CARDINAL GIBBONS ANNOUNCES FIRST INDUCTEES TO ATHLETICS HALL OF FAME RALEIGH — An accomplished runner, two multi-sport athletes, two long-time volunteers and a veteran coach/athletic director have been selected as the first inductees to Cardinal Gibbons High School’s (CGHS) newly-created Athletics Hall of Fame. The six people being recognized have strong ties to the sports…
Special from The National Federation INDIANAPOLIS— Fred Mueller, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research (NCCSIR) in Chapel Hill for the past 30 years, has been chosen as the recipient of the 2012 Award of Merit from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Mueller, a coach and professor…
WILMINGTON— Veteran New Hanover High School soccer coach Al Pastore has announced his retirement from coaching, according to the Wilmington Star News. Pastore has coached New Hanover High School’s boys and girls teams for the past seven years. The coach has suffered from Parkinson’s disease for the past 20 years, but said the disease didn’t…
REUNIONS PLANNED AT NCCA ALL-STAR GAMES GREENSBORO – As announced at the NCHSAA Regional Meetings, the North Carolina Coaches Association is planning to honor former All-Star players, coaches and athletic trainers at this year’s East-West All-Star Games. Players and coaches are listed in the back of each All-Star program/yearbook and players are also listed on…
BAILEY LEAVING JACK BRITT FOR SCOTLAND FAYETTEVILLE— Richard Bailey is leaving Jack Britt High School as head football coach to take over the position at Scotland, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Bailey built the Jack Britt program from a fledgling program at a new school to one of the state’s top programs year in and…
KNIGHTDALE, WAKEFIELD REPEAT AS TEAM CHAMPS IN NCHSAA STATE 4-A TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS GREENSBORO — The defending team champions held on to their titles on Saturday in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A track and field championships at the Irwin Belk Track at North Carolina A&T. Knightdale won its second consecutive…
GREEN HOPE ROLLS PAST CHARLOTTE CATHOLICIN NCHSAA WOMEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP CARY — Cary Green Hope took complete command after halftime and rolled past Charlotte Catholic 17-6 in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s third annual state women’s lacrosse championship Saturday afternoon at WakeMed Soccer Park. The game was close at intermission with…
R.J. REYNOLDS WINS THIRD NCHSAA MEN’S DUAL TEAM TENNIS TITLE; GIBBONS, SHELBY, HENDERSONVILLE ALSO TAKE CROWNS BURLINGTON — Winston-Salem R.J. Reynolds notched its third consecutive North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4-A state championship in the 22nd annual state men’s dual team finals at the Burlington Tennis Center on Saturday. In the 4-A…
FEW CHANGES IN HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL RULES INDIANAPOLIS— Participation and fan interest in high school basketball remain strong throughout the nation, and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Basketball Rules Committee voted to retain one aspect of the sport that makes it unique from other levels of play. At its recent meeting…
22nd ANNUAL NCHSAA DUAL TEAM TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS ON SATURDAY; CARRBORO, RALEIGH CHARTER QUALIFY BURLINGTON – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 22nd annual state men’s dual team tennis championships will come to the Burlington Tennis Center on Saturday. All four classification championships are scheduled for Saturday, with the 3-A and 4-A classifications starting at…
