CHARLOTTE— Sarah “Boomer” Mooney of North Mecklenburg High School will find her name over a dozen times in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book after her stellar four-year softball career and a spectacular senior season. Mooney compiled the highest single-season batting average ever recorded in the NCHSAA book with a sizzling .779…
KINSTON FOOTBALL COACH MAKES RECORD BOOK THE HARD WAY KINSTON— Kinston High School head football coach Nick Anderson has made his way into the record books, but not one that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association actually tracks. This one may be a world record. According to Brian Bailey of WNCT-TV in Greenville, the…
ALEXANDER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE® NORTH CAROLINA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO— In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, today announced Chelsea Wilkinson of Alexander Central High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade North Carolina Softball Player of the Year….
2010-11 Wachovia Cup Final Standings Announced CHAPEL HILL — Wachovia, a Wells Fargo company, and the North Carolina High School Athletic Association have announced the final standings in the Wachovia Cup competitions for the 2010-11 academic year with the spring sports seasons completed. The Wachovia Cup award, sponsored by Wachovia and the NCHSAA, recognizes the…
VETERAN COACH REX MITCHELL RETIRES AT SURRY CENTRAL DOBSON— Veteran teacher and coach Rex Mitchell of Surry Central is retiring after 37 years in education. According to the Mount Airy News, the outstanding track and field coach has been involved in that sport for 35 of his 37 years in teaching. He has also coached…
PINECREST HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUT NAMED GATORADE® NORTH CAROLINA BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR CHICAGO — In its 26th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN RISE, has announced Dillon Maples of Pinecrest High School as its 2010-11 Gatorade North Carolina Baseball Player of the Year. Maples…
T.C. ROBERSON BASEBALL EARNS SPOTS IN NCHSAA RECORD BOOK ASHEVILLE— T.C. Roberson High School baseball standout Alex Ledford has put his name in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Record Book. Ledford had a great year as T.C. Roberson marched the whole way into the NCHSAA state 4-A baseball championship series, where the Rams…
TAYLORSVILLE — Chelsea Wilkinson of Alexander Central High School, who has twice been the Most Valuable Player of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A softball championships, continues to move up the rankings in several categories in the NCHSAA Record Book. Her 31 pitching victories during the 2011 season equals the state record—which…
CAROLINA PANTHERS TO AWARD FOUR HIGH SCHOOLSWITH WEIGHT ROOM MAKEOVERS Team will donate $250,000 of weight training equipment CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers are now accepting applications for a “High School Weight Room Makeover” grant program which will award four “weight room makeovers” to high schools in the Carolinas. The winning high school athletic programs…
NEW MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH AT NORTH BUNCOMBE ASHEVILLE — The Asheville Citizen-Times has reported that North Buncombe High School has a new head men’s basketball coach. North Buncombe announced that Joey Bryson is the new coach just two days after losing former coach David Rhoney to Clyde Erwin. Bryson…
