NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TUESDAY’S REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS (tournament seed and record in parentheses) Eastern Regionals-Men Class 4A- at Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville Tuesday, March 5, 7 p.m.: Raleigh Broughton 65, Durham Hillside 49 Tuesday, March 5, 8:30 p.m.: Fayetteville Seventy-First 84, Clayton 68 Saturday, March 9, noon: championship at Crown Coliseum—Broughton (2,…
RALEIGH—Deran Coe has been named the athletic director for the Wake County schools. Coe, 36 years old, has been the athletic director and head men’s and women’s soccer coach at Wake Forest-Rolesville since 2010. Prior to that, he had served as athletic director and both men’s and women’s soccer coach at Franklinton. Coe replaces Bobby…
March 5, 1991 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Harvey Reid of Wilson’s Fike High School died after collapsing during a tournament game. He was one of the winningest basketball coaches in the nation and is still North Carolina’s all-time leader in that category, compiling an incredible 816-208 record in 42 seasons as…
NCHSAA 100TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK NOW AVAILABLE CHAPEL HILL— Davis Whitfield, commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, has announced that a commemorative book written as part of the NCHSAA’s Centennial Celebration is now available to the public. The one-of-a-kind history is entitled Inspiring Individuals, Encouraging Excellence—100 Years of the North Carolina…
March 4, 1967 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Gastonia Ashley pulled away in the fourth quarter and defeated Wilmington 51-44 to win the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A men’s basketball championship played at Carmichael Auditorium in Chapel Hill.
GREENSBORO — After almost 1,300 matches and three grueling days of competition, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state wrestling championships at the Greensboro Coliseum wrapped up Saturday night with the championship matches in all four classifications. Individual weight class champions in 56 different divisions across the four classifications were crowned. Winston-Salem Parkland won…
NCHSAA REGIONAL BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS SET TO BEGIN IN FAYETTEVILLE, GREENSBORO CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s regional basketball tournaments, will get underway on Tuesday as the state’s prep teams continue the road toward the state championships. Sectional winners from the East will be going to Fayetteville for the third consecutive year. The…
FIRST DAY ACTION COMPLETE IN NCHSAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS GREENSBORO — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state wrestling championships at the Greensboro Coliseum got underway on Thursday evening with the first round of competition in three classifications. The 4-A wrestlers were the first ones to wrestle on the opening day, followed by the 2-A…
Jimmy Fletcher will be the new athletic director at West Brunswick High School, according to a release from Brunswick County Schools and a report in the Wilmington Star-News. Fletcher has been the head football coach and guidance counselor at the school for the past 10 years. He will replace John Floyd, who had announced his…
A brand new high school has named its initial head football coach, according to media reports including HighSchoolOT.com. Jermaine Evans, currently an assistant at Millbrook High School in Raleigh, has been chosen to be the first head coach at the new Rolesville High School. Rolesville will open in August of 2013 with just freshmen and…
