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Creating a Culture of Caring External Inbox

By Dr. Karissa Niehoff, Chief Executive Officer of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), and Que Tucker, Commissioner of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Participants in high school sports and performing arts are under tremendous pressure these days – from parents, teachers, coaches and peers. …

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Postseason play underway in Volleyball, Women’s Tennis and Women’s Golf

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s post season events are underway for three women’s sports. Today, Monday, October 23, seven of the nine women’s golf regionals are taking place as well as the second round of the women’s tennis dual team playoffs. A few of the …

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NCHSAA finalizes 2023 volleyball brackets

CHAPEL HILL — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association has released the final 2023 Volleyball Playoff bracket for the four classifications. The full brackets are available here. The top four seeds in each region are listed below. 1A West #1 Polk County #2 Highland Tech #3 Cornerstone Charter #4 Cherokee …

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NCHSAA Comments on SB 452

CHAPEL HILL — Shortly after midnight this morning, the House of Representatives passed an insurance bill that was modified to contain updated language from Senate Bill 636; a bill that would greatly diminish the effectiveness of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. The Association neither supports the bill, nor the …

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NCHSAA announces creation of Foundation

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is pleased to announce the creation of the NCHSAA Foundation, Inc., a new entity, designed to expand upon the Association’s history of giving back to its member schools. The NCHSAA Board of Directors voted to approve the creation of …

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NCHSAA Announces Fall Championship Sites

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is excited to announce the locations and dates of the 2023 fall sports championships. Burlington Tennis Center will once again play host to the NCHSAA’s dual team tennis championship matches as well as the 3A individual state tournament. The 1A …

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NCHSAA Honors Ejection Free Schools

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is proud to honor the high schools that had zero ejections in the 2022-23 school year. There were 106 schools that completed the school year without a single ejection across all sports. Sportsmanship is the first core value of the …

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NCHSAA announces 2022-2023 Wells Fargo Cup and Conference Cup Champions

CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association, in conjunction with Wells Fargo, is proud to release the final standings in the 44th annual Wells Fargo Cup competitions for the 2022-2023 academic year. The award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each …

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NCHSAA Baseball Brackets

Three teams have clinched NCHSAA Regional Championships and their spots in next weekend’s NCHSAA State Championship Series and five more will have the opportunity to join them tonight. The State Championship Series will be played at Ting Stadium in Holly Springs and Burlington Athletic Stadium.   1A East Regional Series: …

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Hayden’s MVP performance lifts Croatan to 1A/2A/3A Championship

DURHAM – The Croatan Cougars (19-2) topped the Bishop McGuinness Villains 10-7 in the first ever NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A Women’s Lacrosse Championship. The NCHSAA first sanctioned lacrosse playoffs in 2010 but held just one women’s championship for all classifications until 2023.   Bishop McGuinness (16-4) struck first when Kathleen Dennen found …

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