Chapel Hill — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the NCHSAA Lacrosse Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes one male and one female senior, varsity lacrosse student-athlete planning to attend and play collegiate varsity level lacrosse. Adyson LeMay from Ronald Reagan High School and Thomas Pittman II…
Chapel Hill — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of the Tony Cullen Memorial Scholarship an award honoring the late Tony Cullen, a former lacrosse player, coach, and official. The scholarship is given to one male and one female senior varsity lacrosse player who plans to…
Commissioner Que Tucker provides the following statement on August 6, 2020. "At his press conference on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper and his health team extended Phase Two of the state's reopening plan until at least September 11. Unfortunately, this announcement means that the start of the 2020-2021 school year will be delayed…
Former East Bladen Head Baseball Coach, Russell Priest, passed away on Thursday, July 30, 2020 at the age of 73. He was a graduate of Elizabethtown High School and Pembroke State College, where he majored in physical education. He served the students and student-athletes of Bladen County Schools for more than 40 years. The baseball field…
CHAPEL HILL— Lauryn Taylor of Green Level High School and Hunter Epps of Southwestern Randolph High School won top honors in the North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program Click it or Ticket Scholar-Athlete essay contest. The Spring 2020 semester’s prompt was: Explain how, as a student-athlete, you can encourage your peers to buckle up by…
Below are excerpts from Dr. Harrell's obituary on the Miller Funeral Home website. James Patrick “Pat” Harrell, 81, of 246 Ainsley Road, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation following a long illness. The oldest of six children, he was the son of the late James Wesley Harrell, Sr. and Nokomis…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the winner of the Female Athlete of the Year for the 2019-2020 School Year. The award is in its 35th year and winners receive the Pat Best Memorial Trophy. This year’s Female Athlete of the Year is Morgan Smalls from Panther…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the winner of the Male Athlete of the Year for the 2019-2020 School Year. The award is in its 35th year and winners receive the Pat Best Memorial Trophy. This year’s Male Athlete of the Year is Jefferson Boaz from East…
Jason Norton, the athletic director for Pine Forest High School, passed away at the age of 47 following a long battle with cancer. The 2019 Tony Simeon Courage Award winner was first diagnosed with stage three colorectal cancer in 2016. Norton spent many years at his alma mater, Richmond Senior, as a three-sport coach prior…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) is pleased to recognize two graduating senior athletes that have been highly successful throughout all four years of their high school careers on an individual level with Four-time Champion Awards. The NCHSAA annually provides recognition for senior athletes completing their eligibility that have won…
