NCHSAA: Delays start of state wrestling, seeding for state basketball tournaments

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA), responding to possible inclement weather on Thursday around the state, said Wednesday it has made these changes: STATE INDIVIDUAL WRESTLING TOURNAMENT: The first day, originally scheduled for Thursday, is delayed until Friday at midday. The NCHSAA staff is working on a schedule that will still allow the tournament …

HIGH SCHOOLS: NCHSAA to take vote on going beyond 4 classifications

Schools must approve change to bylaws if Class 5A part of next realignment   HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) will ask its member schools to vote on a proposal that would allow it to move to more than four classifications. The decision was made by the NCHSAA Board of Directors on Thursday at …

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Final first-round pairings for state playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS (FINAL) Note: These changes were made from the preliminary brackets released earlier — Newton-Conover from No. 8 to No. 7… and Chase became No. 6, changing opponents for the Red Devils (from No. 9 Black Mountain Owen) and the Wildcats (from at No. 6 Eastern Randolph). All games at 7:30 p.m. on Friday WEST 2A …

COMMENTARY: Fans, parents should chill out and enjoy the games

The main thing needed at N.C. prep events: Improved adult behavior   HobbsDailyReport.com Commentary by Karissa Niehoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFSHA) and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA): Inappropriate adult behavior at high school athletic events in North Carolina and across our country has reached epidemic …

NCHSAA WELLS FARGO CUP: Trio of South Fork 2A teams finish in state’s Top 10

Lake Norman Charter second, North Lincoln takes fourth, East Lincoln ends up at No. 9   HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Three of the top athletic programs in the state in 2A are from the South Fork 2A. Lake Norman Charter finished second, North Lincoln was fourth and East Lincoln was ninth in the state when the North Carolina High School …