Archive for 'Charlotte Country Day'

–Ask the Scout - by Alan Parham - National Scouting Report

19 December 2007

Question: 
What is the major obstacle a high school athlete must overcome before going on to play college athletics?
Answer: 
I will answer that question by speaking directly to young student-athletes with aspirations of playing at the next level.

–Unsung Hero - “Just give me a chance, Coach”

11 October 2007

By Terry Brown
ASHEVILLE - October 10, 2007 - Indomitable - it’s a word we often hear being used to describe certain, resilient types in our culture.  The word means tough, resolute, determined, unconquerable, and invincible.  It’s also the word that best describes sixteen year-old Asheville High School senior, Ryan Nuckolls, who is also the […]

–6th Annual NSR/NSA Fall Talent Search Showcase to be held in Salisbury

9 October 2007

SALISBURY - October 9, 2007 - The 6th Annual National Scouting Report/National Softball Association Fall Talent Search Showcase will be held in Salisbury, NC at the Salisbury Community Park off of Hurley School Road on Saturday, October 21 and Sunday October 22, 2007.  Twenty-eight teams, 16 in 18U and 12 in 16U, have signed up to play.

–Pigskin Report - Week 7 - by Michael Hughes

5 October 2007

Short-handed or short-changed?
 

by Michael Hughes
Seventeen
Madison County football players were in uniform for last Friday’s game with
Hendersonville. Only 11 of those were listed on the preseason roster. Six junior varsity sophomores were promoted to fill in the gaps.
The well-publicized suspension of at least 10 varsity athletes from the team—for […]

–Pigskin Report - Week #6 - Is it X’s and O’s, or the Jims and the Joes?

30 September 2007

Is it the X’s and O’s, or the Jim’s and the Joes?
By Michael Hughes
Whether by land or by air, it’s the end result that counts. It doesn’t matter what makes the sticks move or by what means a team reaches the end zone.
As noted before, several mountain teams […]

–NCISAA Preview - Results

27 September 2007

By Michael Painter
CHARLOTTE - September 26, 2007 - The Asheville School girls came in 5th and the Asheville Christian Academy boys came in 7th in the NCISAA Preview Meet held at McAlpine Park on Wednesday.  Providence Day swept the meet, winning both the boys and girls team championship.
In the boys team […]

–NCRunners.com State Cross Country Coaches Poll

26 September 2007

NCRunners.com Cross Country Coaches Poll
By: Ben Hovis - ben@ncrunners.com Published: 2007-09-25 21:22:09
The top teams stayed the same but of course there was a lot of moving around beyond that. Is every team where they belong? No way. It’s just a coaches poll. Are most of the top teams mentioned? […]

–2007 Great Smoky Hoops Coaching Clinic

25 September 2007

 2007 Great Smoky Hoops Coaching Clinic
Presented by Enka High School
Saturday, September 29, 2007 
Endorsed by the NCHSAA
Featuring Head Coach Oliver Purnell-Clemson University
-also-
Betsy Blose-Women’s Head Coach-UNCAsheville Matt McMahon-Associate Head Coach-App State Larry Hunter-Head Coach-Western Carolina

–Warhorses take first place at Owen Invitational

20 September 2007

By Zachary Colburn Photos by Michael Painter
BLACK MOUNTAIN - September 19, 2007 - On a warm, sunny afternoon in late September under beautiful blue skies, the Asheville cross-country team thought this would be their day to defeat Owen and win the Invitational with their first two runners getting the top spots.  Unfortunately Owen would place four runners […]

–Lady Cougars’ claim 4 of top 10 spots to win Owen Invitational

19 September 2007

By Zachary Colburn Photos by Michael Painter
BLACK MOUNTAIN - September 18, 2007 - What a difference a week makes! 
After a disappointing second place finish at the Buncombe County Invitational, the Lady Cougars cross-country team came to Black Mountain with something to prove, and the team did just that.  Led by Cara Haynes first place finish, Asheville took four of […]