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One of East Henderson High School's alltime stars in basketball is coming home to coach the Lady Eagles. Read Story »
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Pardee UNC Health Care and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics will once again administer sports physicals for local student-athletes who attend 22 middle and high schools in the area, Pardee announced last week. Read Story »
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John Whitmire, who coached basketball from the youth leagues to junior high and high school in his hometown for more than 50 years, died Saturday at the age of 80. Read Story »
Tags: prep sports | Boyce Whitmire | Henderson County Education Hall of Fame | John Whitmire | Boyce Whitmire Sr.
Coaches and scouts sometimes say that a gifted running back runs downhill. Read Story »
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East Henderson High School announced that it has hired Bobby James as its new head football coach. Read Story »
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Pardee UNC Health Care and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics announced their annual initiative to administer sports physicals for local student athletes who attend 22 middle schools and high schools in the surrounding area. Read Story »
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RALEIGH — The General Assembly will soon consider a bill that seeks to protect women’s sports by preventing boys and men from being allowed to compete on female teams in middle school, high school and college. Read Story »
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James Franklin "Jim" Laughter Jr., known by a generation of young athletes as “Coach” and then “Pop,” died Wednesday at the Elizabeth House after a brief illness. He was 82. Read Story »
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Val Burch, who led North Henderson High School cross country teams to seven state championships and was named conference coach of the year 10 times, received the Glenn C. Marlow Athletic Achievement Award from the Kiwanis Club of Henderson County last month. Read Story »
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West Henderson High School varsity basketball coach Joey Bryson resigned from his coaching job on Thursday, citing the stress and pressure of 20 years of coaching, the Henderson County school system said in a news release. Read Story »
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All four head football coaches of Henderson County schools say they have young rosters and will need new starters to develop quickly if their squads are going to excel this season. Read Story »
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The administration of West Henderson High School has named April Bryson – a ’93 West graduate and 3-sport Varsity standout – the new head women's basketball coach, effective immediately. In her first year of teaching at West, Bryson is joining the Falcons with years of head coaching experience in club and recreation sports. Read Story »
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A peanut and butter jelly picnic turned into a horrific accident for Annabelle Webb. Read Story »
North Henderson High School shortstop Zach Gahagan was selected in the 40th round of last week’s Major League Baseball draft but that does not mean the UNC recruit will skip his college career in Chapel Hill. Read Story »
WHKP announced that it is adding longtime local broadcaster Randy Houston to its morning show and replacing its Friday night high school football game coverage with a new father-son team. Read Story »
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Reidsville High School, which defeated Hendersonville High School and then knocked out Polk County in the playoffs, advanced to the 2A Western Regional Championship Friday by slipping past Lincolnton 13-10. Read Story »
Like a grand play that looked better in the huddle than on the field, the idea of replacing grass with artificial turf at county football fields went bust before it could get started. Read Story »
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Rick Wood, left, presents Lou Ann Morgan award to Wade King.High school athletes, coaches and teachers were honored Thursday during the 46th annual Kiwanis All-Stars Awards at the Chariot. Read Story »