CHARLOTTE— Hopewell High School has announced the hiring of David Johnson as its new head football coach, according to the Charlotte Observer. Johnson, age 26, will take over for Chris Rust, who retired. Johnson is the third head coach in the school’s 10-year history. Johnson comes to Hopewell from Phillip O. Berry Academy, where he…
TRACK AND FIELD RULES CHANGES FOCUS ON JEWELRY VIOLATIONS, POLE VAULT INDIANAPOLIS— The penalty for wearing jewelry during high school track and field competition will shift from the team to the individual competitor beginning next season. In its June meeting in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Track and Field and…
NATIONAL FASTPITCH COACHES ASSOCIATION HAS THREE NORTH CAROLINIANSON 2011 HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS STARKVILLE, Miss. – Three North Carolininans are among the 48 student-athletes from 17 states who have earned the honor of being named to one of three 2011 Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-American teams. Chelsea Wilkinson of Alexander Central became a three-time…
RAMSEUR— Eastern Randolph High School had a great softball season in 2011 and earned a number of team and individual spots in the North Carolina High School Record Book as a result. Dallas Heaton of Eastern had one of the great all around years in NCHSAA history. Not only did she win 25 games as…
He served as East Duplin’s athletic director for more than 20 years. He was diagnosed with colon cancer around Easter and has been hospitalized since Memorial Day, according to the Jacksonville Daily News. The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Beulaville Baptist Church. Burial will follow at East Duplin Memorial Gardens.
HICKORY— St. Stephens High School has elevated assistant coach Murphy Post to the position of head men’s basketball coach. According to the Hickory Daily Record, Post, 25, has been an assistant to Gary Bowne for the past four years and served as the junior varsity head men’s basketball coach. Bowne retired after 21 seasons as…
SWANSBORO— Rusty Ross is truly following in his father’s footsteps. The Jacksonville Daily News has reported that Rusty Ross has been named the new athletic director at Swansboro High School, replacing Jim Sheehan, who retired from the job after 18 years. Ronnie Ross, Rusty’s father, served as athletic director for 25 years before Sheehan took…
FRED T. FOARD NAMES NEW HEAD FOOTBALL COACH Jason Phelps, who spent the past three seasons at Bartlett Yancey High School, has been hired as the new head football coach at Fred T. Foard High School in Catawba County. According to The Observer-News-Enterprise in Newton, Phelps said there were a few main reasons the Foard…
Charles D. Owen standout posts numerous marks BLACK MOUNTAIN— Stephanie Jones of Charles D. Owen High School has established her name in many places in the North Carolina High School Association Record Book for softball. Jones finished the season with a .663 batting average, hitting safely 69 times in 104 at bats. That would currently…
GREENSBORO— The North Carolina Sports Medicine Symposium for Students will be held in Greensboro during the same week as the North Carolina Coaches Association Clinic. The event is scheduled for July 18-21 at Greensboro College and is sponsored by the NCCA. The mission of the symposium is to provide a quality, up-to-date educational program to…
