Former Clayton High football coach Glenn Nixon died Tuesday morning after battling brain cancer.

Rosters for this summer's N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star basketball game in Greensboro.

Includes Chapel Hill's Denzel Ingram, Garner's Dominique Reed and Millbrook's Shi'Chee Moore.

Robert F. Kanaby, the former executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations, was in the area this week for the Durham Sports Club's annual award presentations.

Where we stand after Tuesday's edition of the second round NCHSAA Softball Playoffs. Some teams started and finished, others started but didn't finish and a couple never got started... 


1A


Perquimans (16-6) at Princeton (14-7)

Postponed until 6 p.m. on Thursday at Princeton (The winner meets Rosewood in the second round on Friday. Princeton would host if it wins Thursday.)


2A


North Johnston 10, Eastern Randolph 0 FINAL in 5 innings

The Panthers (24-1) will host the winner between Bertie (19-2) and Bunn (11-9) in the second round on Friday.)


3A


South Central Pitt (17-8) at South Johnston (21-5)

Postponed until 6:30 p.m. Wednesday (The winner visits Havelock (21-4) in the third round on Friday.)


4A


Garner 2, Richmond County 1 FINAL in 9 innings

The Trojans host Fayetteville Britt (22-2) in the third round on Friday.)

West Johnston (18-5) at Purnell Swett (20-5)

Suspended after two innings with no score because of lightning and rain. The game resumes Wednesday at Purnell Swett at 5 p.m. (West goes to Wilmington Ashley (18-5) on Friday if it wins, while Swett would host Ashley if it won.)

NCHSAA boys and girls lacrosse, dual-team tennis, girls soccer, baseball and softball playoff pairings.

Brackets and locations of N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association playoffs in baseball, softball, girls soccer, 3A boys tennis, boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and track & field.

Tuesday's second round NCHSAA Softball Playoff match-ups. Times to be announced later/we'll update when we get them
1A
Perquimans (16-6) at Princeton (14-7), 6 p.m.
2A
Eastern Randolph (15-11) at North Johnston (23-1)
3A
South Central Pitt (17-8) at South Johnston (21-5), 7 p.m.
4A
Richmond County (16-8) at Garner (18-2), 7 p.m.
West Johnston (18-5) at Purnell Swett (20-5)

Thursday's night's area NCHSAA playoff scores
Softball
3A
South Johnston 12, Northern Nash 2
Nash Central 7, Cleveland 5
Friday night's area NCHSAA playoff scores
Baseball
1A
Holly Ridge Dixon 5, Princeton 4
2A
Bartlett Yancey 10, North Johnston 2
4A
Greenville Rose 9, Garner 2
New Bern 8, Smithfield-Selma 4
Wilmington Hoggard 8, West Johnston 4
Softball
1A
Princeton 8, Holly Ridge Dixon 7
2A
Siler City Jordan Matthews 6, Corinth Holders 1
North Johnston 8, Pasquotank 0
4A
Garner 4, New Hanover 3
West Johnston 2, Greenville Rose 0
Wilmington Ashley 3, Clayton 1

Some veteran North Carolina high school coaches will be brushing up on coaching basics during the next few years.

The Atlantic Coast Conference’s new $3.6 billion television deal with ESPN includes three Friday games each year.

The N.C. High School Athletic Association has worked for years to keep the ACC from televising its football games on Friday nights, which are the traditional playing night for high schools in the state, but the tide could not be stopped.