GREENSBORO— Athletes and coaches often work hard in the preseason, but at Grimsley High School in Greensboro that work extended beyond the practice field or court. Lewis Newman of Grimsley reported a huge turnout over the weekend for the annual campus clean-up in preparation for the start of school. There were 136 Grimsley student-athletes, 26…
BURNSVILLE— The Asheville Citizen-Times has reported that Mountain Heritage High School has named two new head coaches. Austin Reece will be the new Mountain Heritage wrestling coach. Reece is a graduate of North Buncombe and wrestled collegiately at Gardner-Webb. Beth Penland, a former all-conference volleyball player at Mountain Heritage, is the new volleyball coach at…
VISION, MISSION, CORE VALUES The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is approaching the celebration of its 100th anniversary, and even though the organization has been around for a while it has made a constant effort to deal with the changing landscape of education and the challenges which any organization can face. To…
August 20, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Croatan’s Jonnie Brimmer returned a punt 98 yards for a touchdown in a high school football game against Topsail.
Fayetteville Pine Forest 19, Pembroke Swett 6Fayetteville Smith 31, Spring Lake Overhills 26 Holly Springs 29, Wake Forest Heritage 14Lumberton 27, Cape Fear 3Scotland County 35, Fayetteville Seventy-First 6Southeast Halifax 34, Northwest Halifax 12Weddington 38, Cuthbertson 21
PREP FOOTBALL Albemarle 41, West Stokes 7 Alexander Central 41, North Iredell 22 Apex Middle Creek 21, Northern Durham 7 Ashe County 20, West Caldwell 14 Asheville 38, North Gaston 28 Asheville Erwin 41, Burnsville Mountain Heritage 19 Asheville Reynolds 51, Watauga County 20 Asheville Roberson 31, Canton Pisgah 7 Ayden-Grifton 28, Riverside Martin 21…
August 18, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, former North Carolina High School Athletic Association executive director Simon Terrell passed away in Chapel Hill. He was an outstanding coach at Cary High School and worked at the NCHSAA from 1959 to 1984, including 17 years as executive director. He is a member…
COACHES NAMED FOR NCCA ALL-STAR CONTESTS IN 2013 GREENSBORO— The coaches have been named for the North Carolina Coaches’ Association high school all-star games in the summer of 2013. In football, the East head coach will be Randy Raper of Wilson Hunt. His staff will include Ken Avent Jr., of James Kenan, Jim Bob Bryant…
CHARLOTTE AREA FOOTBALL GAMES WILL BE MOVED CHARLOTTE— The Charlotte Observer has reported that three different Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools will have to move a total of nine home football games during the 2012 season. The moves are necessitated because of repairs being made to high school stadiums on various campuses. West Charlotte will move three…
STEWART HOBBS TO SERVE AS NCHSAA PRESIDENT FOR 2012-13 ACADEMIC YEAR CHAPEL HILL— Dr. Stewart Hobbs, superintendent of the Yadkin County schools, will serve as president of the North Carolina High School Board of Directors for the 2012-13 academic year. Kathy Spencer, the superintendent of Onslow County, is the incoming vice president. …
