ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: SICKLE CELL DISEASE Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that affects red blood cells and is not uncommon in the African-American community. One of the questions that is on the current NCHSAA pre-participation medical form has to do with sickle cell disease, so it is important that everyone involved in high…
CHARLOTTE— Hopewell High School has won a $5,000 grant, offered by Liberty Mutual Insurance, to encourage sportsmanship among adults in youth sports, according to The Charlotte Observer. The grant is part of Liberty Mutual’s Responsible Sports Program. It scheduled to be awarded to the school between the varsity basketball games last Friday night. To win…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. Bill Carver made significant contributions to high school athletics as a…
VETERAN COACH TO FILL BASEBALL ROLE AT PENDER HIGH SCHOOL BURGAW— Veteran head coach Ed Lewis will come out of retirement to coach Pender High School’s baseball team this spring. The Wilmington Star News reports that Lewis will take over the baseball coaching position vacated by Tom Eanes when he accepted the job as Ashley’s…
NCHSAA Hall of Famer George Whitfield is the News & Observer “Tar Heel of the Week” for the week of February 6, 2011.
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. HILLSIDE BASKETBALL’S “PONY EXPRESS” One of the most famous high school…
ROBESON COUNTY SPORTS HALL OF FAME INCLUDES HIGH SCHOOL STANDOUTS PEMBROKE — The Robeson County Sports Hall of Fame has announced seven new inductees to its hall, according to a report in The Robesonian newspaper. The class includes several outstanding high school athletes, a major league baseball player with a .311 career batting average, an…
WINSTON-SALEM — The Winston-Salem Journal has reported that Reagan High School has named Josh McGee as its new head football coach. McGee, 27, was an outstanding football player at West Forsyth and then at Winston-Salem State University. McGee, a former assistant at Reagan and West Forsyth, replaces Greg King, the only head football coach Reagan…
During the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, the NCHSAA website will feature information about African-Americans who have made major contributions to the great tradition of high school sports in our state. We hope you find these both entertaining and informative. A native of Durham, Willie Bradshaw has devoted a lifetime of…
OFFICIAL FOOTBALLS FOR SUPER BOWL Wilson has long been a corporate sponsor of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, and its public address announcements at selected NCHSAA championships often contain the tag line “the brand of the pros and now the brand of the Association.” Wilson will be supplying the official footballs for this…
