August 1, 1984 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Dick Knox joined the staff of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association as assistant executive director and supervisor of officials after 21 years as a teacher and coach in various North Carolina public schools. He replaced Charlie Adams, who became executive director.
Eight Named To Join NCHSAA Hall of Fame CHAPEL HILL—Eight more outstanding individuals in the annals of state prep athletics have been selected for induction into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Donnie Baxter of Asheboro, Ronnie Chavis of Pembroke, Lawrence Dunn of Raleigh, Doug Henderson of Greensboro, Lindsey Page of…
HICKORY— Cory Morgan has been named as the new men’s head soccer coach at St. Stephens High School, according to various media reports. Morgan, who is 31, has been working in admissions at Fortis College in Georgia for the last five years. His father is Steve Morgan, the current soccer coach at Alexander Central. Morgan…
RALEIGH— Hal Wertich has been named as the women’s head basketball coach at Leesville Road High School, according to various media reports. Wertich has been out of coaching for the last eight years, working for Sportek Events. Before that he served as athletic director at Chapel Hill High School. Wertich does have extensive experience as…
Kris Britton has been announced as the new women’s basketball coach at Eastern Guilford High School. Britton replaces Tina Gunn, who took a similar position at Greensboro Grimsley. Britton has formerly coached at Greensboro Dudley, where she led her team to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A women’s basketball title, the only…
LOFTIN TO TAKE OVER BASKETBALL REINS AT A.C. REYNOLDS ASHEVILLE— Clint Loftin has been named as the new men’s head basketball coach at A.C. Reynolds High School, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Loftin has coached at East Henderson for the last two years and prior to that was an assistant coach at North Buncombe from…
COACH JOE POPP DIES AT AGE OF 82 MOORESVILLE– Long time football coach Joe Popp died here on Thursday at the age of 82. The funeral is scheduled for eleven o’clock Tuesday morning at Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church in Mooresville. Popp was born in Johnstown, PA., and coached collegiately at such places as North Carolina,…
Special From The National Federation INDIANAPOLIS— Batters in high school softball no longer will have to make an attempt to avoid being hit by a pitch in order to be awarded first base. This revision to Rule 8-1-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)…
BURLINGTON— Southern Alamance High School will have a new athletic director for the 2012-13 academic year, according to the Burlington Times-News. Jon Russell is the new athletic director at Southern. He formerly has served as softball coach at Oxford Webb and at Northern Vance. Russell will replace Sean Quinn, who resigned after nine years at…
July 25, 2009 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame member David Maynard of Burlington died at the age of 84. Maynard was an outstanding athlete at the old Jordan Sellars High School in Alamance County and later was a successful high school basketball coach…
