North Carolina High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker provides the following statement on Thursday, August 6: “At his press conference on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper and his health team extended Phase Two of the state’s reopening plan until at least September 11. Unfortunately, this announcement means that the start of the…… read more »
Saturday, August 08, 2020
Category Archives: Sports
NCHSAA: Fall Sports Season Delayed Beyond September 1
Conference Carolinas To Proceed With Fall Athletics Competition
The Conference Carolinas Board of Directors unanimously approved a plan to proceed with intercollegiate competition in conference-sponsored sports in the upcoming fall semester. Intercollegiate competition may begin no earlier than Sept. 18, 2020. The decision was made in the best interest of Conference Carolinas student-athletes, coaches, and administrators. Conference Carolinas member institutions may begin practicing in…… read more »
UMO’s New “Coach’s Corner” Continues This Week
The University of Mount Olive Department of Athletics recently launched a new virtual series called the “Coach’s Corner” in June via Zoom. The next Coach’s Corner is this Wednesday, July, 8 with Jackie Kirby at 12:00 p.m. The Coach’s Corner gives Trojan faithful the opportunity to interact with select UMO Athletics coaches in a Zoom…… read more »
NCHSAA Extends “Dead Period” Until June 15
(NORTH CAROLINA NEWS NETWORK) — The North Carolina High School Athletic Association will extend the dead period created by COVID-19 until June 15. It was originally supposed to expire on June 1. NCHSAA Commissioner Que Tucker will allow all sports to resume when the dead period ends. However, Tucker says she realizes that students will…… read more »
UMO Wins 2019-2020 Conference Carolinas Joby Hawn Cup
The University of Mount Olive captured the 2019-2020 Conference Carolinas Joby Hawn Cup, it was announced by the conference office. The Hawn Cup goes to the conference school with the year’s best overall athletics performance. Mount Olive also won the individual women’s Hawn Cup, winning the overall cup in back-to-back years for the first time in school…… read more »
UMO Cancels All Athletics Summer Camps
The University of Mount Olive is announcing the cancelation of all University-sponsored summer camps to take place on the campus of Mount Olive for the remainder of the summer. UMO has decided to cancel all summer camps in order to focus planning on getting the campus ready for the Fall Semester and the return of…… read more »
