CARY—USA Baseball has announced the field for the second annual National High School Invitational (NHSI) at the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary. The tournament is scheduled for March 27-30, 2013, and the 16-team event will include teams from 10 states and will feature some of the top prep baseball programs and players in…
CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina High School Athletic Association officially began the celebration of its 100th anniversary with a special kickoff celebration on Saturday. The event was held at The Friday Center in Chapel Hill, and visitors came from all across the state. Several speakers were part of the program. Two of the state’s outstanding…
CONCORD QUARTERBACK EARNS WAY INTO NCHSAA RECORD BOOK CONCORD— Concord quarterback B.J. Beecher, who led the Spiders into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A football championship game in 2012, has earned several performance listings in the NCHSAA Record Book, including a number of career marks. Beecher finished his four-year career at Concord…
TROY—James Garmon, who for many years coached football at West Montgomery High School, died after an extended illness on January 10 at the age of 83. A graduate of Catawba College who earned a masters in education at the University of North Carolina, Garmon taught in Apex for 11 years before moving to West Montgomery….
A number of men’s soccer players from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools have been recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. One player— Ade Taiwo of Cardinal Gibbons High School– was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American team as a junior forward. Two midfielders, including Aaron…
January 12, 2004 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Ty Carter of Bessemer City launched a NCHSAA record 28 three-point attempts in a 143-49 defeat of Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy. Carter went 11 for 28 behind the arc. His 28 attempts are an NCHSAA record and his 11 made three-pointers are among the…
January 11, 2002 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Brittany Boyce of East Rutherford connected on nine three-point field goals in a women’s basketball game against West Lincoln. Boyce’s performance was just two three-pointers short of the NCHSAA record. January 11, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Ty Carter of…
Gaston County’s newest high school has named its first athletic director. Terry Radford, the current athletic director at Hunter Huss, will be the athletic director at the new Stuart Cramer High School. Stuart Cramer will open in the fall of 2013 and Radford will assume his new duties on January 22, according to Dennis Noble…
CANTON—Pisgah High School has announced its new head football coach, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Brett Chappell, who for the last eight seasons has been the head coach at East Henderson, has been named to head the Black Bears program. Chappell was 67-35 during his stint at East and his team won the Western North…
CARY—Long-time game official Leo Pegram died on Monday at the age of 80. Pegram officiated both basketball and football for 43 years for the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Born in Chatham County and a graduate of Apex High School, he was employed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation for 40 years before…
