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…
SPORTS MEDICINE CAMP HELD HENDERSONVILLE — There are lots of unique camps that are offered in the summer, but one which was recently completed in the Hendersonville area should pay real dividends for the safety of student-athletes. Dwayne Durham, who has been active in the field of sports medicine with North Carolina High School Athletic…
TRITON NAMES FOOTBALL COACH Ashley Ennis has been named as the new head football coach at Triton High School, according to several media reports including highschoolOT.com. Last year Ennis was the offensive coordinator and associate head coach under head coach Joe McCullen, who retired from teaching after last year’s highly successful 10-2 season and a…
Special To The NCHSAA From ESPN INDIAN TRAIL— There was one constant during the first softball state title run for Porter Ridge High School. Lexi Davis was in the circle for all 34 games. The result: a 33-1 record, a North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 4-A state championship, and the No. 2 spot…
