Challenges ahead for Cumberland County Schools amid NCHSAA changes?
David Culbreth, who wraps up his tenure as Cumberland County Schools student activities director today, made his last official visit to the N.C. Athletic Directors Association annual convention over the weekend.
Davis, Gantt named Athletes of the Week
Lianna Davis, E.E. Smith, wrestling Davis was the only wrestler from Cumberland County to make the finals of the first official NCHSAA women’s wrestling championships in Greensboro. …
Cumberland County high school football coaches reveal their Super Bowl LVIII picks
Before all the talking heads take center stage and all the world’s sports media descends on Las Vegas for next week’s Super Bowl, let’s hear the picks of Cumberland County …
Women’s wrestling grows at Jack Britt High School
Women’s wrestling has been a big deal at Jack Britt High School for a few years, but this year the N.C. High School Athletic Association has pushed the competition to its highest levels ever.
2023: A look back at the year in sports
The late radio great Larry King used to say that people don’t read stories wrapping up the biggest news of the year because everyone already knows what happened. One thing he didn’t …
N.C. High School Athletic Association’s Board of Directors meet to discuss report on ejections, expanded number of classifications
Expanding the number of classifications to eight by 2025 and reviewing a troubling new report on ejections were among the major actions taken by the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s …
Seventy-First football team looks toward the Eastern 3A NCHSAA championship football playoffs
Catching Z’s is a good thing for someone who’s tired, but for opponents of the Seventy-First football team it would be wise to seek something else. The Z’s in particular …
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Preview: 2023 NCHSAA 3A football championship goes into third round of play
Seventy-First and Terry Sanford continue their respective quests for the NCHSAA 3-A football championship tonight as they advance into the third round of play. Here’s a capsule look at …
NC High School Athletic Association takes baby steps for conference realignment
Every four years, the N.C. High School Athletic Association takes on the huge challenge of aligning its member schools into conferences.
General Assembly completes dismantling of High School Athletics Association
The North Carolina General Assembly has penned a 21st-century version of the Hans Christian Andersen classic “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” State Senate Bill 452 has completed the stripping of power from the N.C. High School Athletic Association that began four years ago as a personal crusade by Sen. Tom McInnis, a Republican who represents Cumberland…
High school version of name-image-likeness provision shot down by NC Senate
There’s a scene in the classic comedy film “Blazing Saddles” when the town pastor is begging town folk not to take rash action against the newly appointed and highly unpopular sheriff.