MONROE— Veteran football coach Ron Massey has been named as the new head coach at Piedmont High School, according to media reports, including the Concord-Kannapolis Independent-Tribune. Massey, who most recently coached at A.L. Brown in Kannapolis, was out of coaching last year. The 54-year-old coach came to Brown from Kings Mountain in 2000. Massey has…
NORTH DUPLIN STUDENT EARNS NCHSAA’S SIXTH ANNUAL PAT GAINEY STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP CHAPEL HILL—The North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced today the winner of a special award established in the name of the late Pat Gainey. James Kornegay of North Duplin High School has been named this…
April 28, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, multi-record holder Shawn Gallagher blasted his way into the baseball record books in helping New Hanover defeat Southern Wayne 16-9. In the game, Shawn blasted five home runs in five consecutive at bats and totaled 11 RBIs. All three totals are NCHSAA records while…
Seventh Annual Clary Medal Winners Named For NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL – Nancy Ford of Smoky Mountain High School and Maddox Stamey of East Rutherford High School are the recipients of the seventh annual Clary Medals awarded by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The two outstanding student-athletes will be recognized at the NCHSAA’s…
April 27, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Ashe County and North Surry completed the longest recorded fast-pitch softball game in NCHSAA history when their 26-inning marathon spread out over the course of five days. The game started on April 22 and, after being suspended twice on April 22nd and April 25th,…
WAYNESVILLE— Brandon Allen has been named as the new head football coach at Tuscola High School, according to multiple media reports. The 36-year-old coach has been approved by the Haywood County Schools and comes to Tuscola after one year as the head coach of North Buncombe. Allen, a graduate of Pisgah High School, served as…
CHAPEL HILL— The North Carolina chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame has announced its annual Hall of Fame Day banquet. Six outstanding individuals from the sport of wrestling in the state will be honored at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill on Sunday, May 20, with the dinner starting at 5 p.m. William…
Weddington, Perquimans To Receive Major Awards CHAPEL HILL – Two major awards will be presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting on May 3 at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus. Weddington High School is the sixth annual winner of the Exemplary School…
April 26, 1979 The new Simon F. Terrell Building in Chapel Hill, the home offices of the North Carolina High School Atheltic Association, is formally dedicated. The new building located on Finley Golf Course on the University of North Carolina campus had 7,671 square feet of office space.
April 25, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Carolyn Rogers of Perquimans and Hal Capps of Western Alamance were named the inaugural winners of the Toby Webb Coach of the Year awards. They were presented their awards at the NCHSAA Annual Meeting, which was held in May at the Progress Energy Center…
