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John Henry Moss, the founder and leader of the South Atlantic League until 2007, died Wednesday morning at the Kings Mountain Hospital in his hometown of Kings Mountain, where he had been hospitalized after suffering a stroke on June 7. He was 90 years old.

Moss played minor-league baseball in 1940, then joined the army. Upon returning to Kings Mountain in 1947, he established the Western Carolina League.

Moss was recruited in 1959 to re-organize the Western Carolinas League, which assumed the name of the retired South Atlantic League in 1980.

Under Moss' leadership, the South Atlantic League grew to 16 clubs in eight states. To honor Moss' commitment and dedication of 50 years to the South Atlantic League, the number 50 will be retired throughout the league.

HITOMS 11, FOREST CITY 0: HiToms (15-14, 1-1) righty Aaron Barrett pitched seven shutout innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits. Josh Liles went 3-for-5.

MEADE A PRO: Sonny Meade became a pro, signing with the Gateway (Sauget, Ill.) Grizzlies of the Frontier League. Meade won Coastal Plain League titles with the HiToms in '06 and '08.

GOLF

PAIR QUALIFIES: Elon's Nelson Nance (70) and Greensboro's Brad Buxton (74) qualified for the 95th Carolinas Amateur Championship at a sectional event Wednesday at the Governors Club in Chapel Hill.

HARVEY ELIMINATED: Scott Harvey of Greensboro was defeated 6 & 5 by Wes Bryan of Chapin, S.C., in match play at the 109th North & South Men's Amateur Championship at Pinehurst No. 2.

MISCELLANY

UNC JUST DOES IT: The University of North Carolina has signed a new 10-year contract for Nike to be the exclusive supplier of athletic footwear, apparel and accessory products to the Tar Heels.

BASKETBALL

LUCAS TO SIGN: Northwest Guilford's Jarquise Lucas will sign a scholarship with Montreat College, an NAIA program, at 1 p.m. today in the Northwest media center. Lucas, a 6-foot-3 swingman, averaged eight points and three rebounds last season.

ELON ADDS ASSISTANT: Men's basketball coach Matt Matheny added Will Roberson to his coaching staff. Roberson spent the last year as an assistant coach at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.

WOMEN'S soccer

GREENSBORO COLLEGE: Coach Ian Spooner announced 15 commitments: Mary Reinhardt (F, Winston-Salem), Brittany Crawford (D, Winston- Salem), Megan Nicole Roberts (D, Cockeysville, Md.), Meredith Kelly (M, Snow Camp), Kayla Sutton (M, Hickory), Jessie Jameson (F, Columbus, Ohio), Hannah Coats (F, Pfafftown), Jess Kile (D, Salisbury, Md.), Shannon Hewitt (G, Wellington, Fla.), Christian Gabrielle (G, Belmont), Cara Wilcox (F, Charlotte), Sam Beasley (D, Christiansburg, Va.), Sarah Hopkins (D, Greensboro), Allie Czipo (D, Charlotte)

Forward Missy Torzewski, from Glen Gardner, N.J., is the lone transfer.