Move will now allow balls to be used in workouts; no date yet for return of playing events By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Phase Two of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) guidance for schools about summer conditioning and workouts begins on Monday. The NCHSAA Board of Directions voted on July 23 to invoke Phase …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Gov. Cooper says Plan B will be used to reopen schools
NCHSAA begins working on guidelines and local school systems face decision on making it all work By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) Commissioner Que Tucker issued the following statement on Tuesday after Gov. Roy Cooper announced an update on the state’s plan for reopening schools. Cooper said Plan B — which …
HIGH SCHOOLS: NCHSAA says it can’t yet put fall plan in place
Commissioner gives updates, but COVID-19 still impacting all high school sports By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) can’t yet say when high school athletes will be able to play games this fall. In a Zoom session with the media that began at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker …
SOUTH FORK 2A: North Lincoln’s Lackey nears end of career
HobbsDailyReport.com A good read about Mark Lackey, a unique guy whose athletic career — as an athlete, coach and athletic director — saw him play a role at all four current Lincoln County high schools. HobbsDailyReport.com editor and content coordinator Chris Hobbs first met Lackey when Lackey was a student-athlete at West Lincoln, and has worked with him for more …
HIGH SCHOOLS: Patterson to coach Hibriten varsity girls, Christas moves to swimming
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com LENOIR – Hibriten High is making a change in head coaches in varsity girls’ basketball and in boys’ swimming. In a press release on Thursday morning, Panthers athletic director Derek Reeves announced: — George Christas, the Panthers’ varsity girls’ basketball head coach the last three seasons, will coach the swimming team. — Maury Patterson, a former …