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 SCHOOL FOOTBALL: As it weighs options, NCHSAA tells schools to use open dates for makeup football games

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has advised high schools to try to play any missed games on open dates while it weighs options on a timeline to finish the regular season and start the playoffs. In a memo sent to athletic directors by Tra Waters, assistant commissioner for Sports and Championships, the NCHSAA …

NCHSAA HALL OF FAME: Class of 2018 includes Freedom’s Crump

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The next class of Hall of Famers in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) includes a Freedom basketball coach who guided five teams to state title games and three to state championships. Marsha Crump — who coached the Patriots from the late 1970s until retiring after the 1996-97 season — was among eight new …

WACHOVIA CONFERENCE CUPS: Foard, Lake Norman Charter, Watauga win in area leagues

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – Fred T Foard, Lake Norman Charter and Watauga have won Wachovia Conference Cups from the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) as the top athletic programs in their conferences for 2017-2018. Foard won the Northwestern Foothills 2A title, finishing ahead of Patton, after adding spring conference championships in boys’ tennis and softball, finishing second in …

STATE AWARDS: NCHSAA will honor 7 selections Thursday at its annual meeting

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) has selected its seven State Award winners for the 2017-18 school year. The NCHSAA annually presents the awards in seven different categories, all based on those “who have done the most for high school athletics” rather than a single accomplishment or having an outstanding won-loss record. State awards …