New Hanover High School

State high school basketball tournaments tip off

February 28, 2024 Cory Lavalette

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball playoffs start Tuesday with rounds one through four hosted by higher-seeded teams before the regional finals and state championship games are played March 15-16 at Joel […]

NC sheriff’s office: Student shot at school, shooter sought

August 30, 2021 The Associated Press

WILMINGTON — A student was shot at a North Carolina high school on Monday and officials were searching for a suspect who fled the scene, the sheriff’s office said. The shooting happened at New Hanover […]

NCSHOF inducts new class after year’s wait

July 27, 2021 Brett Friedlander

RALEIGH — Mack Brown has been inducted into several halls of fame during his long, successful career as a college football coach. This one, he said, was the most special because of who he went […]

Earl Smith adds state title to New Hanover’s long, interconnected history

December 13, 2017 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — In 2015, when Kevin Motsinger resigned as New Hanover head coach, the school planned to call on a familiar name to help lead the coaching search. Earl Smith had coached the Wildcats in […]

NCHSAA 3AA Championship Game: New Hanover 27, A.C. Reynolds 17

December 10, 2017 Cory Lavalette