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NCHSAA releases team wrestling championship matchups

"Staff Reports" — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:37:39 -0500

NCHSAA team wrestling championships
Area teams only; complete brackets available at www.nchsaa.org
Tuesday: first and second rounds

Class 4-A
At West Forsyth
Southeast Guilford (21-2) vs. East Forsyth (30-5), 6 p.m.

Grimsley's three-sport star D.J. Reader picks Clemson

"Jason Wolf ()" — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:13:38 -0500

GREENSBORO — Grimsley football lineman D.J. Reader signed with Clemson on Wednesday, providing the Tigers with a nimble, 6-foot-3, 330-pound force of nature ranked among the top 20 offensive guards in the country by Rivals.com and Scout.com.

Page boys beat Smith in overtime

"Steve Huffman ()" — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

GREENSBORO — Smith rallied from a double-digit deficit to force overtime, but ran out of gas down the stretch in a 76-71 loss to Page on Tuesday.

The Eagles trailed 25-14 midway through the second quarter and appeared on the verge of being run out of Mac Morris Gym. But Smith switched to a zone defense and fought back.

UNC signee Summers gets an education in recruiting

"Jason Wolf ()" — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500

GREENSBORO — James Summers spent each of the last two weekends at school.

Page QB James Summers flips commitment from N.C. State to North Carolina

"Jason Wolf ()" — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:17:21 -0500

GREENSBORO — Page quarterback and state championship game MVP James Summers has rescinded his longtime verbal commitment to N.C. State and has instead committed to North Carolina, Page football coach Kevin Gillespie has confirmed.

“He did it,” Gillespie said.

2 N.C. wrestling coaches fired after athlete is hurt

" ()" — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:23:28 -0500

GASTONIA (AP) — Two Gaston County high school wrestling coaches have been fired after an athlete was injured in practice.

Big week ahead for No. 1 High Point Christian

"Jason Wolf ()" — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:50:00 -0500

HIGH POINT — It’s a big week for undefeated High Point Christian (22-0), the top-ranked Class 3-A private school boys basketball team in North Carolina by Rivals.com.

The Cougars visit No. 3 Greensboro Day at 7 p.m. today and host No. 5 Wesleyan on Friday.

Early graduation: Real learning in virtual school

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500

GREENSBORO — Former Western Guilford football players Brock and Clayton Stadnik, who graduated from high school early and have enrolled at South Carolina, are just two in an army of students who have or will take online classes this school year through the N.C. Virtual Public School.

Early graduation: Some football players getting jump-start on college

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500

All-America offensive lineman Brock Stadnik and his twin brother, Clayton, did not step foot in a single classroom at Western Guilford this fall.

They took online classes from home, instead, and showed up to Western only after school, joining their teammates for practice and games. But the brothers are back to taking more traditional classes now.

They're in college.

Stadnik named to Parade All-America football team

"Staff Reports" — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:05:05 -0500

Brock Stadnik, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound offensive lineman from Western Guilford, has been named to Parade Magazine’s 49th annual All-America high school football team. He is the only football player from North Carolina to receive the honor.

The magazine, and full team, is available as an insert in Sunday’s edition of the News & Record.

Bengals tie Dudley with 10 trophies

"Jason Wolf ()" — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:26:27 -0500

GREENSBORO — Greensboro Day School surged from a 12-point deficit to beat Northeast Guilford 55-50 in the 36th annual Pizza Hut Invitational boys tournament championship game Wednesday before a crowd of 2,357 fans at the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.

All’s well that ends well for Pirates

"Keith Tolbert ()" — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:32:53 -0500

GREENSBORO — Once Page got on the board Wednesday, there was little stopping the Pirates from winning their 11th Pizza Hut Invitational title.

The Pirates didn’t score for more than 4 minutes at the start of the game, but they sprinted out to a big lead from there and then withstood a Northwest Guilford comeback attempt for a 56-45 win.

Greensboro Day boys survive; Northeast boys win

"Steve Huffman ()" — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:15:00 -0500

Greensboro Day and Northeast Guilford claimed wins Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Pizza Hut Invitational, earning the right to square off tonight for the tournament championship.

The finals will be played in the Greensboro Coliseum Special Events Center.

Page, Northwest girls advance to final

"Keith Tolbert ()" — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:16:00 -0500

The girls’ final of the Pizza Hut Invitational will feature two teams that are looking to prove something and have similar styles of play.

Eaves leads Page rally in second half

"KEITH TOLBERT ()" — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500

GREENSBORO -- With his team down by 10 points at halftime, Frank Eaves knew it was time to be the senior leader he is expected to be this season for Page.

Eaves hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points in the third quarter Monday to help the fourth-seeded Pirates come from behind for a 67-61 win over fifth seed Northern Guilford in the Pizza Hut Invitational.

Connor plays big in Greensboro Day win

"Steve Huffman ()" — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:29:21 -0500

GREENSBORO -- Tenesha Connor, one of the smallest players on the court, came up big for Greensboro Day on Monday in the opening round of the Pizza Hut Invitational.

Photo gallery: High school wrestler with no arms the one to beat

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:20:54 -0500

Ryan Leonard is 14, a varsity wrestler at Eastern Randolph High. And he has no arms.

He was born that way. Since then, he has learned to adapt. He can dress himself and do almost everything with his left foot — write, use a fork, manage a computer mouse and make a perfect Frisbee toss.

Greensboro Day boys, Page girls top seeds for Pizza Hut Invitational

"Staff Reports" — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:00 -0500

The Greensboro Day boys and Page girls basketball teams will be the No. 1 seeds for the 36th annual Pizza Hut Invitational presented by NewBridge Bank.

NCHSAA takes another look at realignment

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500

The N.C. High School Athletic Association released an alternative draft for 2013 conference realignment Friday after initially releasing a computer-generated proposal that grouped six to eight schools in each conference based on enrollment and geography.

A high school boys basketball team defeats UNC?

"Jason Wolf ()" — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:51:42 -0500

A high school boys basketball team walks into the cavernous Dean Smith Center and knocks off the University of North Carolina.

N.C. high school wrestler paralyzed during match

" ()" — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:42:59 -0500

SPARTA (AP) — The family of a top-ranked wrestler prays that he'll recover after he was left paralyzed during a match.

Class 4-AA championship: Dominant defense carries Pirates to state title

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500

WINSTON-SALEM — Page’s defense rose to the occasion, as it had all season, using a remarkable goal-line stand to close the first half and picking off four passes to deliver the storied Pirates football program its first state championship in a quarter-century.

High school football playoffs 2011

"Staff Reports" — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:00:51 -0500

Here's the schedule for Friday and Saturday's championship games in the 2011 NCHSAA high school football playoffs. Area teams are in bold.

Class 3-AA championship: Northern Guilford 31, Boiling Springs Crest 7

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500

CHAPEL HILL — T.J. Logan scored five touchdowns as Northern Guilford whipped Boiling Springs Crest 31-7 for the NCHSAA Class 3-AA state championship Friday night at Kenan Stadium, the second year in a row the Nighthawks upended the Chargers for the title.

Page poised, confident in bid for title

"Jason Wolf ()" — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:30:00 -0500

Blake Hickman has struggled to concentrate on anything else this week. He’d lie awake at night, tossing, turning, thinking about today.

“You can’t even sleep when you get your mind on it,” the Page senior linebacker said. “It just gives you that rush.”