August 23, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Jennifer Wiker of South Mecklenburg High School drilled home an NCHSAA record 22 service aces in a women’s volleyball match in a 3-0 victory over Olympic. Wiker’s 22 aces is an NCHSAA record and ranks among the elite national performances. August 23, 1996…
RED SPRINGS NAMES COLTHARP ATHLETIC DIRECTOR REDSPRINGS — New Red Springs High School head football coach George Coltharp has added some additional duties. Cotharp has been named the Red Springs athletic director, according to The Robesonian. Not only is the Fayetteville native facing the challenge of leading a football program on its third coach in…
August 22, 2007 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Eastern Randolph High School tied a NCHSAA men’s soccer record by netting a record 21 goals in a single game. The Wildcats were the third NCHSAA team to accomplish the feat, joining Charlotte Catholic (1998) and Fayetteville Westover (2000) in the performance listing in…
FORMER NCHSAA MEN’S GOLF CHAMPION WINS ON PGA TOUR IN GREENSBORO GREENSBORO — A former North Carolina High School Athletic Association men’s state golf champion earned his first victory on the PGA tour over the weekend. Webb Simpson scored a three-shot victory over the field at the Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro to win the…
August 19, 2010 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lia Johnson of Providence Grove High School dished out a NCHSAA single-game record 73 assists in its 3-1 victory over Asheboro in women’s volleyball. Her 73 assists also ranks among the all-time leaders nationally.
South Rowan and Salisbury are planning a series of celebrations for the upcoming football season, according to the Salisbury Post. South is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the opening of the school in 1961 and the 50th anniversary of its football program. South Rowan’s proud football tradition has included just five head coaches in school…
TIME WARNER CABLE CAROLINA ON DEMAND TO FEATURE ‘GAMES OF THE WEEK’ ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE –A new season of Time Warner Cable’s Game of the Week kicks off Friday with more games and some of the best high school football matchups from across the state. “Only Time Warner Cable brings you statewide games throughout…
DURHAM – Holly Springs pitcher Carlos Rodon has been selected as the 2011 North Carolina Baseball Coaches Association Player of the Year. The left-hander helped lead Holly Springs to its first-ever NCHSAA 4-A state baseball title in June and earned the Most Valuable Player award in a sweep of Asheville T.C. Roberson in the championship…
August 18, 2005 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, former North Carolina High School Athletic Association executive director Simon Terrell passed away in Chapel Hill. He was an outstanding coach at Cary High School and worked at the NCHSAA from 1959 to 1984, including 17 years as executive director. He is a member…
August 17, 2000 On this day in history in the NCHSAA, Lee Senior’s Ryan Solle dished out seven assists in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association men’s soccer match against Western Harnett. The performance listing is tied for fourth in the NCHSAA Record Book for assists in a game.
