BISHOP MCGUINNESS VOLLEYBALL DOES OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE KERNERSVILLE —Bishop McGuinness High School volleyball players are incorporating community service into their home games this season, according to the Greensboro News and Record. During August home games, non-perishable food items were collected to benefit the Catholic Social Services Food Pantry in Winston Salem….
COLORADO SPRINGS— An event that occurred during last year’s North Carolina High School Athletic Association regional cross country meet has attracted the attention of the United State Olympic Committee. Jenna Huff of North Stanly High School, for her act of sportsmanship in last year’s meet, was named the winner of the NCHSAA Spirit of Sport…
September 25, 2004 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, during the game between North Carolina and Louisville. Durham School of the Arts, Charlotte Catholic, Weddington and Providence received the Wachovia Cups on…
September 24, 1999 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Myron Miller of Statesville became the second player in NCHSAA history to record four returns for touchdown in a single game en route to a 58-0 shutout of Bunker Hill. Miller returned two punts, an interception and a fumble recovery for scores. His performance…
September 23, 2009 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Allison Emrey of Ardrey Kell shot a four under par nine hole score of 31 in a regular-season women’s golf match against Charlotte Providence at Providence Country Club in Charlotte. The nine holes were set at par 35 and 2,367 yards. Her 31 broke…
Jennifer Wiker- South Mecklenburg (2004-07) In the history of women’s volleyball in the NCHSAA, one of the names highlighting the record book is South Mecklenburg’s Jennifer Wiker. A four-year standout for the Sabres, the 2008 graduate had a record-breaking senior year. Currently Wiker is the current record-holder for most aces in a single match (22),…
HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS JOIN FIGHT AGAINST CANCER Henderson County teams are competing tonight and on Saturday in high school athletic events that will also help raise money and awareness in the battle against cancer. Tonight’s football game scheduled at Glenn C. Marlow Stadium between East Henderson and North Henderson at North, will include students from…
September 22, 1995 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Tyler Ashe of Shelby booked a 58-yard field goal against Burns in a high school football game. It is tied for the second longest field goal in North Carolina High School Athletic Association history behind the record setting 61.
COACH BOB PAROLI REACHES MILESTONE FAYETTEVILLE — Veteran head football coach Bob Paroli has reached another milestone. Last Friday night Paroli recorded the 400th coaching victory of his illustrious career as Seventy-First defeated E.E. Smith 24-14. Paroli is in his 54th season as a head coach and was inducted into the North Carolina High School…
September 21, 2008 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, pioneering sports writer Mary Garber of the Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, and the Twin City Sentinel before that, passed away at the age of 92. She was the first woman to be inducted into the U.S. Basketball Writers Hall of Fame and is a member of…
