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The long-awaited answer as to whether high school sports would have a playoff system for 2020-21 was provided last week, as the N.C. High School Athletic Association released its modified playoff calendar. With the exception of... — Updated 9/16/2020

At a time when there are no easy answers, and no one-size-fits-all, silver-bullet solutions, the proposed athletic calendar put forth by the N.C. High School Athletic Association is about as good as sports fans could have hoped... — Updated 8/17/2020

As a follow-up to last week’s article outlining the N.C. High School Athletic Association’s amended athletic calendar for the 2020-21 academic year, the following is an abbreviated outline of comments from NCHSAA commissioner... — Updated 8/17/2020

High school sports will move forward in 2020-21, but they will look nothing like the past. On Wednesday afternoon at 2 p.m., N.C. High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker unveiled an amended sports calendar that... — Updated 8/12/2020

With the health and safety of student athletes, coaches, athletic trainers and athletics staffs as their priority, the presidents of the USA South Athletic Conference, which includes Brevard College, have voted unanimously to... — Updated 7/29/2020

“I can smell ice, ya’ know. When it’s near.” That quote is from the movie “Titanic,” spoken by a crew member in the crow’s nest moments before the unsinkable ship plowed into an iceberg, yet, it seems eerily... — Updated 7/23/2020

As the athletic director and transportation director of Transylvania County Schools, it’s been a busy past few months for Alan Justice as he tries to navigate the perpetually murky waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with... — Updated 7/23/2020

The road for prep sports to return hit a bit of speed bump last week thanks to Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order, which extended the state’s Phase Two protocols until July 17. Following that lead, the North Carolina High... — Updated 7/23/2020

Brevard College has been officially granted active NCAA Division III membership status, effective Sept. 1, 2020. As a result, the Tornados will be eligible to participate in NCAA championships beginning in the 2020-21 academic year... — Updated 7/1/2020

With few exceptions, not many sports teams can succeed without a great coach. So, if you’re a prep sports fan who’s been keeping their fingers crossed for hopes of a fall season, you should be thankful to have Gov. Roy Cooper... — Updated 7/1/2020

The USA South Conference announced its annual USA South Academic All-Conference list, selecting a school-record 112 Brevard College student-athletes as Academic All-Conference selections, part of a conference-record 1,702 overall... — Updated 6/22/2020

With Brevard and Rosman athletics entering Phase One of the reopening process last week, both schools released preliminary fall sports schedules. It should be noted that these dates are tentative and subject to change as teams... — Updated 6/22/2020

To be an agent of change, one must first acknowledge that there is a situation in need of change. NASCAR, as well as the Boston Red Sox, did just that last week and the message they sent throughout the sports landscape was... — Updated 6/15/2020

With high school sports slowly returning to the fold, head coaches once tasked with strategy and execution now find themselves leading their teams under a slew of restrictions and protocols. And while all agree they’re happy to... — Updated 6/10/2020

Exactly three months to the day since high school sports were shut down due to the early outbreak of COVID-19, athletics take the first step to returning this Monday, as the N.C. High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) allows... — Updated 6/10/2020

The question of just what high school sports might look like in the fall got its first answer on Tuesday morning. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), utilizing its Sports Medicine Advisory Committee... — Updated 5/20/2020