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July 19, 2025

Kenan Stadium

Article

Powerhouse programs meet in state football title games

December 6, 2023 Cory Lavalette

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state football playoffs will come to an end this weekend when eight teams play across four divisions, with two games each at the homes of NC State and […]

Article

Chapel Hill smashes first-ever international soccer showcase

July 27, 2023 Ryan Henkel

Usually the home of the Carolina Tar Heels football team, the University of North Carolina’s Kenan Stadium instead welcomed two international guests under its lights last Wednesday as it played host to two of the […]

Article

Chelsea shuts out Wrexham in exhibition showcase at Kenan Stadium

July 19, 2023 Ryan Henkel

CHAPEL HILL – There’s just something magical about soccer… er football? Futball? Well whatever you prefer to call it, it’s easy to understand why the sport is the most popular in the world. On the […]

Article

International soccer match brings new twist to Kenan Stadium

July 19, 2023 Bob Sutton

CHAPEL HILL – The presence of Chelsea FC and Wrexham AFC meant a major international soccer event this week in the Triangle. It came with an overhaul of Kenan Stadium on the University of North […]

Article

Top seeds, undefeated teams highlight NCHSAA championship weekend

December 7, 2022 Shawn Krest

Cinderella will be in short supply at the North Carolina High School football championships this weekend. The four title games taking place at NC State’s Carter-Finley Stadium and UNC’s Kenan Stadium on Friday and Saturday […]

Article

Prep football nears May conclusion with title games

May 5, 2021 Brett Friedlander

The term “spring football’ takes on new meaning this weekend when the N.C. High School Athletic Association holds its state championship games in Raleigh and Chapel Hill. Titles in eight subdivisions will be up for […]

Sports

New alcohol law could improve game-day environment

July 24, 2019 Shawn Krest

CHARLOTTE — There could be a much higher energy level at college football games in North Carolina this year, regardless of what’s going on down on the field. Credit for that can go to H.B. […]

Sports

UNC moves to artifical turf at Kenan Stadium

June 20, 2019 Brett Friedlander

CHAPEL HILL — Everything old is new again. Take artificial turf, for example. Unveiled in the 1960s with the opening of Houston’s Astrodome, fake grass became a fixture at stadiums all across the country over […]

Eamon Queeney—The North State Journal
College Football

UNC announces restrictions on items allowed at home football games

September 6, 2017 Brett Friedlander

If you are planning on attending Saturday’s football game between North Carolina and Louisville at Kenan Stadium, be advised. In an effort to reduce wait times entering the stadium, UNC is implementing a clear bag […]

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