CHAPEL HILL — Coaches, administrators and media representatives will be among those receiving awards next Thursday when the North Carolina High School Athletic Association holds its 2011 Annual Meeting. The event is scheduled for the Dean E. Smith Center on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the…
BURKE COUNTY FACILITIESNAMED IN GLEN ALPINE GLEN ALPINE —Two well respected athletic figures from this Burke County community are scheduled to be honored on Saturday, according to the Morganton News-Herald. The special dedication event will name both the football field and press box at the former Glen Alpine High School facility. The football field will…
SALISBURY, SOUTH LENOIR RECOGNIZED CHAPEL HILL – Two major awards will be presented to schools at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Annual Meeting on May 5 at the Smith Center on the University of North Carolina campus. Salisbury High School is the fifth annual winner of the Exemplary School Award while…
NORTH DAVIDSON’S MIKE LAMBROS ACHIEVES SOFTBALL MILESTONE WELCOME – Mike Lambros, the veteran North Davidson High School softball coach has had a lot of milestones in his outstanding 31-year career. Last week, according to the Lexington Dispatch, he reached another one. The Black Knights beat East Davidson 14-1 for their 49th consecutive win and it…
WEIGHT CLASSES CHANGED IN HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING National Federation rules changes INDIANAPOLIS — The most significant changes in weight classes in high school wrestling in 23 years will take place in the 2011-12 season. In its meeting earlier this month in Indianapolis, the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Wrestling Rules Committee…
Three Win Courage Awards From NCHSAA CHAPEL HILL—Three student-athletes will be honored by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association at its 2011 Annual Meeting with the NCHSAA’s A.J. “Tony” Simeon Courage Award. Emily Newton of Broughton High School in Raleigh, Craig Mitchell of Fuquay-Varina High School and Bradley Greeson of Southern Alamance High School…
EDEN— There are numerous ways that high schools and their athletic teams are involved in community service, and here is an example of a whole conference doing something special. The Mid-State 3-A Conference, for the last two years, has voted to add a one-dollar surcharge to the admission of the conference basketball tournament in February….
HUFF WINS NORTH CAROLINA SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD CHAPEL HILL— Jenna Huff of North Stanly High School is the first recipient of the North Carolina Spirit of Sport Award presented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The NCHSAA is participating in the “Spirit of Sport Award” program sponsored by the National…
SECOND ANNUAL ADAMS SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCEDFOR NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CHAPEL HILL – Holly Kristen Monteith of Swain County High School and Gray Burn of Burns High School in Lawndale have been named winners of the second annual Charles Adams Endowed Scholarships awarded by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. …
Forward approach definition altered in high school diving INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Two significant changes in high school diving were among the six rules revisions approved by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Swimming and Diving Rules Committee at its recent meeting in Indianapolis. The rules changes were subsequently approved by the NFHS…
