National Baseball Rules Committee Addresses Altering of Bats INDIANAPOLIS, IN — New language has been added to the high school baseball rules to re-emphasize that non-wood bats cannot be altered. This additional note in Rule 1-3-2 was one of four rules changes approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Baseball Rules…
NOTICE FOR CITY COUNTY ATHLETIC DIRECTORS CONCERNING MIDDLE SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH ATHLETIC MANUAL The State Department of Public Instruction has provided the North Carolina High School Athletic Association with some information that will certainly be of interest to city-county athletic directors. The State Board of Education has approved the 2012 revised version of the Middle/Junior High…
WILMINGTON— Aaron Livengood has been elevated to the head baseball position at Laney High School, according to the Wilmington Star-News. Livengood has been an assistant baseball coach at Laney for the last nine years under head coach Vern Baker. He has been serving as a teacher and athletic director at Trask Middle School in Wilmington….
RALEIGH— Russ Frazier is the new head men’s basketball coach at Leesville Road High School, according to multiple media reports. Frazier moves to the Raleigh school after a very successful stint at Northwood. Frazier coached six years with the Chargers and put together an outstanding record, with a record of 133-39 and two berths in…
NELSON SMITH WILL BE NEW GARNER ATHLETIC DIRECTOR GARNER–Veteran Garner High School head football coach Nelson Smith is assuming the duties as athletic director at the Wake County school, according to various media reports including the Raleigh News and Observer. Smith, who has been at Garner for 30 years, succeeds Doc Harrell as athletic director,…
NORTHEAST GUILFORD BASEBALL COACH LAWING RETIRES Veteran Northeast Guilford High School baseball coach David Lawing has retired from teaching, according to the Greensboro News and Record. As a result, he has also resigned as the head baseball coach, although he will continue to assist the program. Brad White, who has been an assistant at Northeast…
July 10, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time coach and administrator Willie Bradshaw of Durham was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in San Diego. Bradshaw is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
FORMER NCHSAA STATE CHAMP HEADED TO LONDON– AS REFEREE HIGH POINT– A former North Carolina High School Athletic Association state wrestling champion is heading to the Olympics– as an official, according to the High Point Enterprise. Stacey Davis, who was a state wrestling champion at High Point Andrews and graduated in 1982, will be a…
MOORESVILLE— Andy Sparks has been named the new women’s basketball coach at Mooresville High School, according to media reports including the Statesville Record and Landmark. Sparks will teach social studies at Mooresville and will also serve as an assistant football coach while coaching track during the spring season. Sparks, who graduated from Mooresville High in…
July 6, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, long-time coach Russell Blunt, who coached a number of sports during his lengthy career with many years at Durham Hillside, was inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame in Portland, Oregon. Blunt is also a member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.
