CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017-2018 Pat Gainey Student Award, providing scholarship support for two student-athletes with a focus on need-based applicants. This year’s recipients are Hannah Jennings from Madison High School and Lyle Pfingst from West Forsyth High School. Each recipient…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Toby Webb Coach of the Year Awards. The Toby Webb award recognizes two coaches annually, one male and one female. Amber Reddick from Freedom and Roy Cooper from Apex have been selected as this year’s winners. Since…
CHAPEL HILL— Tess Meurling from Apex High School and Lexi Sox from Western Alamance High School have been named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations received from media and school administrators. Meurling, a…
CLINTON, N.C. – A long-serving stalwart of the education and athletics community, Edward R. Mason, or “E.R.” as he was known by many, has passed away. Mason passed away on Thursday after months of health complications. Mason served the students and communities of Eastern NC in many capacities from coach to athletic director, principal and…
Why did you choose to be an athletic trainer at a secondary school? Courtney: "I have an array of experience as an athletic trainer in the seven short years since I became a Certified Athletic Trainerin 2011. I have experience at the NCAA Division I level and I have worked as a Civilian Contractor with…
Chapel Hill, N.C. – Moe’s Southwest Grill locations in the Triangle, in conjunction with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), has selected James Battle from Hunt High School in Wilson, N.C., Latoia Valentine of Cedar Ridge High School in Hillsborough, N.C., and Stephen Larkins from Knightdale High School in Knightdale, N.C., as the…
CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association in conjunction with Wells Fargo released the Winter standings in the 39th annual Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2017-18 academic year. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. After…
CHAPEL HILL— Caleigh MacKinnon of Union Academy and Christopher Thorburn of Cardinal Gibbons High School were named recipients of the NCHSAA Performance of the Week awards. Each week, two athletes in North Carolina High School Athletic Association competition are selected for this award from nominations submitted by media and school administrators. MacKinnon, a senior on…
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (April 3, 2018) – Schools participating in the North Carolina Basketball State Championships at the Dean E. Smith Center and Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, March 10 donated 1,034 pounds of canned goods – the equivalent of 690 meals – for local hungry families. The “UHC Sidelines Hunger” food drives are part of…
The month of March is National Athletic Training Month as promoted by the National Athletic Trainers' Association to spread awareness about the important work of athletic trainers. During the month of March, we'll spotlight Licensed Athletic Trainers across the state, asking them why they participate in education-based athletics as a trainer. We will also talk to Athletic…
