KANNAPOLIS— Kevin Garay, principal of A.L. Brown High School, has been named the Kannapolis City School district’s Principal of the Year, according to the Salisbury Post. Since Garay became principal in 2009, A.L. Brown’s graduation rate has jumped more than 16 points and is now among the best in North Carolina. Garay also has been…
October 21, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Chris Varela of Fayetteville Pine Forest dished out eight assists en route to a shut out defeat of Cornerstone Academy in men’s high school soccer. His mark ranks second all-time in NCHSAA men’s soccer history behind Raymundo Fumo’s (Parkwood) nine assists set in…
PRESSLEY WINS 100TH Pisgah football coach David Pressley won his 100th career game Friday at North Henderson, according to the Asheville Citizen-Time. Dakota King rushed for 241 yards and three touchdowns in a 47-35 shootout over North Henderson,a victory that keeps the Black Bears (2-6, 2-3) in contention for a NCHSAA playoff berth. Pressley has been…
FORMER NCHSAA PLAYERS IN WORLD SERIES North Carolina has long been known as a state that produces great baseball players and at least two former North Carolina High School Athletic Association players are participating in the World Series. Of course, the saga of Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers has been well documented. The former…
October 20, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, NCHSAA and national record holder Matt Smith netted 11 goals for Eastern Alamance en route to a 14-3 defeat of Graham in a men’s soccer match.
NEW WALKERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL OPENING DELAYED WINSTON-SALEM —The opening of the new Walkertown High School has been pushed back again, this time to January, according to the Winston-Salem Journal. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials initially hoped the new high school-middle school combination would be ready by the start of the 2011-12 academic year in August. But…
The 2011-12 Volleyball Playoff Brackets are posted and can be found under “Volleyball” under NCHSAA Playoff Brackets on the “Homepage”.
AYCOCK CONTINUES CELEBRATING 50TH ANNIVERSARY PIKEVILLE— Charles B. Aycock High School has been enjoying the celebration of its 50th anniversary. The school, which bears the name of North Carolina’s “Education Governor,” Charles Brantley Aycock, opened in 1961 and the school is actually located only three miles from Governor Aycock’s birthplace. The culmination of the celebration…
SPANISH VERSION OF NCHSAA SPORTS PRE-PARTICIPATION PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE Thanks to the work of some individuals at the Charlotte Community Health Clinic, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has added a Spanish translation version of the sports pre-participation physical form. Millie Espinal and Jill Lipson at the clinic translated the approved version into Spanish…
NCHSAA COACH-CAPTAIN RETREAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM ACROSS STATE RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association held its fall 2011 Coach-Captain Retreat the weekend of October 14-16, the 32nd in the history of this program. The event, part of the Association’s Student Services program, was held at the Radisson RTP…
