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Sanderson names girls basketball coach

Sanderson High has named former boys  basketball assistant coach Glenn Frazier as its  new head women's basketball coach.

Cardinal Gibbons hires Panther Creek's Todd Schuler as athletics director

Cardinal Gibbons has hired Todd Schuler - athletics director at Panther Creek - to the same position. Schuler (pictured left) had been at Panther Creek since the school opened in 2006 and the athletics director since 2008.

Gibbons had been searching for a replacement since January, when Dean Monroe left the school after 22 years as athletics director to become the AD at St. Mary's.

Middle Creek announces Castellano as football coach

Middle Creek announced Friday that Mike Castellano will be the school's new head football coach. Castellano comes from being an assistant coach at Coastal Carolina, and has experience coaching high school football in Wake County.

Harrison named Jordan football coach

LaDwaun Harrison has been named as head football coach at Durham Jordan High.  He replaces Mike Briggs, who resigned in November.

Rod Sink named Wakefield football coach

Moments after J.D. Dinwiddie resigned as Wakefield’s football coach, he wanted to speak with his offensive coordinator Rod Sink. In that small amount of time before the news reached his players, Dinwiddie gave Sink a message:

“You need to apply,” Dinwiddie said.

Sink took Dinwiddie’s advice and today he was named the Wolverines’ new coach.

“I’m very excited,” Sink said. “When the opportunity arose, I was inspired to be the head coach and take that next step. It’s truly an honor for me to get this opportunity.”

For the past four years, Sink was the offensive coordinator. In that time he helped shape the Wolverines into one of the most powerful offensives in the Triangle. Last year, the Wolverines averaged 46 points a game.

Dinwiddie resigned on Jan. 4. He was named head coach at North Henderson High in Hendersonville on Jan. 9.

Athens Drive names football coach

Chris Martin credits two high school football coaches as being his major influences – his father James, who coaches in West Virginia, and recently retired Athens Drive coach Jeff Smouse.

Both of those influences were hoping Martin would be given a shot to coach his own team one day. All parties were rewarded as Athens Drive promoted Martin from defensive coordinator to head coach on Thursday.

Gibbons AD moves to St. Mary's

Dean Monroe, the athletics director at Raleigh Cardinal Gibbons for the past 22 years, was named to the same position at Saint Mary’s School on Monday. He will begin at his new school in July.

In addition to his athletic director duties, Monroe will coach basketball at the all-girls boarding school.

Enloe coach Massey has plan for this offseason

New Enloe football coach Mike Massey won’t be able to coach his Eagles until July. Massey knows that can be difficult for a first-year head coach, yet he has a plan to make sure the Eagles don’t fall behind other teams in the spring.

“I’m not going to wait,” said Massey, who has been an assistant principal at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School for the last two years. “The important thing is to assess our players now.”

Massey’s contract as an administrator will end on June 30. Massey said defensive backs coach Julian Lee will be leading and supervising the Eagles during their weight training program from now until July.

After being introduced to his new team Tuesday, Massey told his players he will implement his offensive and defensive philosophy soon.

Massey named Enloe football coach

Mike Massey has been named the new football coach at Enloe’s High School.

Massey, who is now an assistant principal at Wake Forest-Rolesville Middle School, was hired earlier this month by Tommy Moore, Enloe’s athletic director, and former Enloe principal Beth Cochran, who is now senior director of magnet programs at Wake County schools.

Crocker named Panther Creek coach, leaves Middle Creek

From one "Creek" to another -- football coach Sean Crocker is leaving Middle Creek after five seasons to join Tri-Nine Conference foe Panther Creek.

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