Wilkins has been at Millbrook since 1982 and guided the Wildcats to the girls N.C. High School Athletic Association title in 1989. He had started the program in 1982.

His boys team won the NCHSAA 4-A title in 1994. Two of the players on the '94 team, Casey Prince and John Massey, have been his assistant coaches.

"Danny has been a fixture here," Millbrook athletic director Scott McInnes said.

"He has been an exceptional coach for many years and has been a positive influence on the young men and women he has coached."

Wilkins, who has coached for 31 years, is expected to remain on the Millbrook faculty.

HODGE IS FINALS MVP: Former Durham Riverside volleyball All-America selection Megan Hodge was the most outstanding player in the NCAA Division I championship on Saturday in Sacramento, Calif.

Hodge led Penn State to a 3-2 (30-25, 30-26, 23-30, 19-30, 15-8) victory over Stanford in front of 13,631 at Arco Arena.

Hodge, an outside hitter, had a match-high 26 kills, 10 digs and 26.5 points.

FOWLER PICKED FOR GAME: Former Clayton football standout Drew Fowler, a three-year starter at linebacker for the Air Force Academy, has been selected to play in the East-West Shrine Bowl on Jan. 19 in Houston.

The game will be televised live by ESPN, with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

Fowler was the Air Force's defensive most valuable player in 2006 (this year's MVP has not been announced) and was a two-time all-conference pick in the Mountain West Conference.

He ranked third in the MWC in tackles this season with 110, including five games with 10 or more.

The trip to Texas will be Fowler's second in a short period.

Air Force plays California in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth on New Year's Eve. That game also will be telecast on ESPN, beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Fowler also has been selected to stay at Air Force during the 2008 season to help on the coaching staff.

Fowler (6 feet 2, 235 pounds) was a four-year letterman at Air Force and started for three years.

He will be a second lieutenant in the Air Force following his graduation from the academy in May.

ONLINE IMPROVEMENTS: The highschoolextra.newsobserver.com Web site has undergone several improvements, including minimum game requirements for the statistical leaders.

Setting a minimum game requirement eliminates some teams and individuals from the top 10. If results are not regularly reported, the school or individual is no longer listed.

Also new are the scoring leaders for each team.

Select a team and a sport from the highschoolextra page and scroll down past the schedule and roster to find the team's individual scoring leaders.

TRI-EIGHT BASKETBALL: The Tri-Eight basketball league games begin tonight. The top four boys teams during the non-conference portion have been Middle Creek (7-0), Panther Creek (7-1), Athens Drive (6-1) and Green Hope (6-1). They have a combined 26-3 record.

Tonight, Middle Creek is at home against Green Hope; Apex is at Athens Drive; and Panther Creek is at Fuquay-Varina.

TIGERS WIN IN MEBANE: Chapel Hill's wrestlers claimed the Eagle Tournament at Eastern Alamance on Saturday.

The Tigers topped the 16-team field with 221 points. Orange was second with 159.

Chapel Hill's Josh Craig (112), Ian Coggin (119), Corey Mock (125), Byron Beddingfield (135), Nick Gregoris (152), John Leonard (160) and Andrew Hertzberg (171) won weight class championships.

CARY MOVES TO 16-0: Cary romped past five teams during its dual-team wrestling event Saturday to climb to 16-0.

The Imps, the defending state champions, topped South Johnston 62-13, Enloe 84-0, Southeast Raleigh 81-0, West Carteret 71-6 and Cary Academy 74-6.