FAYETTEVILLE — Three of the four new inductees to the Fayetteville Sports Club Hall of Fame have great high school backgrounds. The induction class has been announced by the Fayetteville Observer, and it includes Earl Vaughan Jr., of the newspaper, former South View High School softball coach Eddie Dees and former Fayetteville High School star…
January 8, 1982 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Bill Bost of Bandys High School recorded his 400th coaching victory as his Bandys men’s team defeated Cherryville 61-50, led by Vernon Odom’s 25 points. For several years, Bost coached both the men’s and women’s varsity teams simultaneously at Bandys and he is a…
January 6, 1959 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lawrence “Cotton” Clayton of Zebulon Vance pulled down a NCHSAA record 46 rebounds in a 61-37 defeat of Knightdale. The future East Carolina Pirate’s 46 rebounds ranks first all-time in NCHSAA history while his mark of 44 rebounds in a game also ranks second…
JIM BOB BRYANT WINS AP COACHING AWARD Jim Bob Bryant of Havelock High School has been named the Associated Press High School Football Coach of the Year. Havelock posted an unbeaten 16-0 season and won the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 3-A championship in his fourth year at the school, beating West Rowan…
RICHARD BAILEY EARNS AWARD FROM CAROLINA PANTHERS FAYETTEVILLE — Jack Britt High School head football coach Richard Bailey has earned a prestigious award, according to the Fayetteville Observer. Bailey has been honored as the Carolina Panthers’ high school football Coach of the Year. Bailey was the winner of the Panthers’ first Coach of the Week…
January 4, 1981 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Dr. Wiley Thurber “Army” Armstrong died in Rocky Mount at the age of 76. For many years Dr. Armstrong was the head of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference (NCHSAC), the organization that supervised championships for the black high schools in North Carolina…
FOUR OAKS— For the seventh year in a row, the South Johnston High School baseball time was deeply involved in community service during the holiday season. According to head coach Keith Durham, returning and prospective baseball players at South Johnston participated in a service project benefitting the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots…
January 3, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Mark Dreibelbis joined the staff of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association as assistant executive director, assuming direction of the NCHSAA’s student services program and also serving as supervisor of officials. January 3, 1998 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Forbush’s…
NFHS Winter Meeting Set For This Week The winter meeting of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) will be held this week. The meeting is slated for January 3-6 at the Westin LaCantera Resort in San Antonio, Texas. The NFHS Board of Directors will meet during of the winter meeting. The National…
LELAND — Multiple media outlets have confirmed that West Brunswick High School’s Jimmy Fletcher has been let go as head football coach. In 2009, Fletcher led the Trojans to their first winning season in nine years. But West Brunswick went a combined 9-14 in the past two seasons, and 6-6 in the Waccamaw Conference during…
