College Notebook
Hoops court named for Saint Augustine’s alum Curtis March
TEANECK, N.J. Curtis March was celebrated Thursday with a ceremony naming the Teaneck High School basketball court in his honor.
March spent nearly 40 years teaching history at Teaneck High School, where he also was the boys and girls basketball coach.
His girls and boys teams combined to win 594 games and captured 34 league, county and state championships including two Group 4 state boys’ titles. He is the only coach in the state of New Jersey to win 300 games in boys’ basketball and 200 games in girls’ basketball.
March was a standout collegiate basketball player at then Saint Augustine’s College in the 1960s. He is a member of the Saint Augustine’s University Athletic Hall of Fame and the New Jersey Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.
March, a Columbia, S.C. native, retired and moved to Charlotte in 2010.
Gymnastics
UNC: The team opened the 2016 gymnastics season with a 192.400-189.050 win over William & Mary at Carmichael Arena. Sophomores Morgan Lane and Kaitlynn Hedelund finished first and second, respectively, in the all-around competition.
NC State: The Pack started its season Saturday evening, as it posted a meet total of 194.700 to clinch a win over Penn State inside Rec Hall.
Track and Field
UNC: The team opened the 2016 indoor season at the Joe Hilton Invite, with several freshman and sophomores setting personal records.
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This story was originally published January 10, 2016 at 7:11 PM with the headline "College Notebook."