Chatham County Roundup: Victor Hensley of the Chatham News + Record

Senate Republicans shelved a proposal Thursday to end the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s oversight of interscholastic sports, replacing it with constraints upon the group’s finances and transparency in decision-making activities. A bill approved last month by the Senate education committee would have created a new state athletic commission, its members chosen by the governor and […]

As high school sports return to more normal operations, some student-athletes are ineligible to play because of poor grades stemming from virtual learning challenges.

Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina legislators have ordered additional oversight of the chief nonprofit body that manages high school sports, finalizing legislation Friday that seeks to leave more rule-making in the hands of state education leaders. In separate House and Senate votes, the General Assembly passed a bill that for months had focused solely on […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Formal agreements reached between North Carolina’s education board and two nonprofit bodies that already run high school athletic competitions in the state will take effect next month. The initial memorandums of understanding entered into with the State Board of Education are in keeping with a 2021 state law that sought more rigorous […]

Chatham News + Record Sports Editor Victory Hensley joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell on Tuesday, February 22 for this week's Chatham County Roundup. Hensley shares details on high school basketball playoffs, which feature a strong Chatham contingent. He also shares highlights from other winter sports seasons, including some state titles won by Chatham students, and what he's looking forward to from local spring sports.

Written by BRYAN ANDERSON North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved a measure Tuesday for a new governing structure for high school sports. The new law allows the State Board of Education to create a formal agreement with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the nonprofit body currently governing high school athletics. Under the compromise […]

Victor Hensley, the sports editor for the Chatham News + Record, joins 97.9 The Hill's Brighton McConnell for this week's Chatham County Roundup! He shares details on the start of a highly-anticipated season for high school men's basketball in the region. Plus: how did Seaforth High School fair in its first season of fall sports and other local high schools fair in deep state playoff runs?

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Legislation that likely will create a formal agreement between the nonprofit body currently governing North Carolina high school sports and state education leaders received final approval on Wednesday. The compromise scales back specific demands previously advanced by legislators that the North Carolina High School Athletic Association fought against. The House […]

Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON Legislation that would lead to new controls upon the nonprofit body governing North Carolina high school sports has been agreed to in principle, state officials said Thursday. But there’s still uncertainty, as all the details haven’t been worked out. House and Senate GOP members who have scrutinized the North Carolina […]

In a rare Thursday night showdown between two Orange County rivals, the Carrboro High Jaguars had themselves a game. Carrboro racked up three touchdowns, two onside kick recoveries and a safety… in the first quarter. The East Chapel Hill High Wildcats proved no match for Carrboro Thursday, as the Jaguars rolled on the strength of […]