HUGE CROSS COUNTRY RACE HELD IN NEWTON NEWTON– One of the largest regular-season cross country events around was held here at Southside Park recently. A field of more than 1,120 runners from 36 high schools competed in seven different races in the 19th annual United Way Invitational. The boys’ and girls’ championships featured runners from…
October 16, 2003 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Mike Hill of Harnett Central rushed for 461 yards and eight touchdowns in a single game leading the Trojans to a 62-28 victory over South Johnston. Hill became the third player in state history to rush for eight touchdowns, joining Hope Mills’ Donnie Davis…
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 94 538 NCHSAA 4 1 660 12.0 FORMER HOLLY SPRINGS FOOTBALL COACH PASSES AWAY Jim Hynus, a veteran high school teacher and coach, died earlier this week of cancer at the age of 51. Hynus, a graduate of Marshall University, had also served as an assistant coach at Apex and Purnell…
BANDYS, BUNKER HILL RAISE MONEY AT VOLLEYBALL EVENT CLAREMONT— Bandys defeated Bunker Hill earlier this week in a high school volleyball match by scores of 25-13, 25-6, and 25-19, but the Observer-News-Enterprise of Newton reports there was much more involved than just the match itself. Bunker Hill hosted its first-ever “Dig Pink” night to help…
October 14, 2006 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association was honored by the University of North Carolina on NCHSAA Day at Kenan Stadium, when North Carolina played South Florida. Topsail, Cardinal Gibbons, T.C. Roberson and Providence received the Wachovia Cups in their respective classifications for winning…
JONES SENIOR TEAMS PLAYING IN NEW GYM TRENTON — Jones Senior High School is enjoying a new gymnasium on campus, according to the New Bern Sun-Journal. “It’s like going from a Volkswagen to a Cadillac,” veteran coach and Jones athletic director Debbie Philyaw said about the difference between the two gymnasiums. “This is beautiful to…
ROSE HONORS HALL OF FAME ATHLETES GREENVILLE — Five former standouts in athletics at Greenville’s J. H. Rose High School have been honored with induction into the Rose Athletic Hall of Fame, according to the Greenville Daily Reflector. The five inductees included Tommy Jordan, Abdul Jordan, Roswell Streeter, David Lee and Jeffery Hagans. Former…
The Catawba County school system plans to replace bleachers at several of its high school football stadiums, according to a report published recently in The Observer-News-Enterprise. The Catawba County Board of Education has approved an agreement to hire an architect to create design concepts and cost estimates for the replacements. Assistant Superintendent Steve Demiter said…
Hakeem Nicks- Charlotte Independence Charlotte Independence’s Hakeem Nicks is another gifted wide receiver that emerged from the Patriots’ record-setting program. Nicks’ most successful year in high school was his senior year, due in large part because he had shared the field with record-breaking receiver, Muhammad Massaquoi, his first three years. During Nicks’ senior year,…
MILLS RIVER — An outstanding retired high school basketball coach has written a book about his experiences, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. Rick Wood has written a book entitled “40 Seasons: The life of a high school basketball coach,” a memoir that chronicles his life in the sport. Wood, 68, retired at West Henderson in…
