ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: NCHSAA SCHOLAR-ATHLETE PROGRAM The Scholar-Athlete program of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association has become one of the most positive and popular voluntary programs with which the Association is involved. Last year over 20,000 certificates were awarded to deserving scholar-athletes from across North Carolina in this program, again encouraging excellence in the…
Concussion in Sports Course Free to Coaches, Parents, Players INDIANAPOLIS – With high school sports underway for this academic year, coaches, parents, players and officials are encouraged to complete the “Concussion in Sports- What You Need to Know” online course offered free of charge by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). To…
NCHSAA ATHLETES OF THE YEAR The top athletic award which any athlete in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association can earn is the NCHSAA Athlete of the Year. Some of the state’s most outstanding prep athletes have earned this honor since its inception in 1986. A committee of sports writers and sports broadcasters from…
Principals, Athletic Directors and Superintendents: Please take a moment and go to “School Central” and click on the “Regional Meeting Registration” link to review and register for the 2010 NCHSAA Regional Meetings. As stated in the information, this is a mandatory meeting for principals, bur if you cannot attend, please send a designated representative. Also,…
Spring Scholar-Athlete Winners Named By North Carolina High School Athletic Association CHAPEL HILL— Almost 10,000 individual awards were earned by students in the spring semester for achievements in the classroom as well as on the playing court or athletic field. The North Carolina High School Athletic Association made the awards in its Scholar-Athlete program, which…
NATIONAL VIDEO CONTEST AVAILABLE FOR NCHSAA MEMBER SCHOOLS State Farm Insurance is once again featuring the State Farm Friday Night Feats high school video contest. NCHSAA member schools can earn money for their schools by submitting a great football play to www.FridayNightFeats.com starting August 27. Like last year, coaches. fans or students can earn up…
SEVEN NAMED TO NCHSAA HALL OF FAME CHAPEL HILL–Seven more outstanding individuals in the annals of state prep athletics have been selected for induction into the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Harvey Brooks of Trenton, Tunney Brooks of Lumberton, Tom Brown of Maiden, Bob Catapano of Raleigh, the late Joe Hunt…
CARY HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM TO BE NAMED IN HONOR OF CHARLIE ADAMS CARY — The gymnasium at Cary High School will be officially named in honor of Charlie Adams later this month. Adams, who served the North Carolina High School Athletic Association for 42 years, including 25 as executive director, will be honored at a…
PRACTICE FOR FALL SPORTS SET TO BEGIN The first date official practices are allowed for North Carolina High School Athletic Association fall sports is Monday, August 2. Fall sports include football, men’s and women’s cross country, volleyball, women’s golf, women’s tennis, and men’s soccer. Individual schools establish their own practice dates and schedules, but Monday…
ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT: WACHOVIA CUP The Wachovia Cup has become one of the great traditions the symbol of overall sports excellence among high schools in North Carolina. Since 1979 the Cup has gone to the schools which have the best overall interscholastic sports programs in each of the four classifications: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A. The…
