Flight of the Nighthawks
A week ago, Northern Guilford opened the school's first-ever football practice. The Nighthawks, with only freshmen and sophomores, will play a JV-only schedule this year.
Other fall sports begin practice today at Guilford County's first new public high school since Southwest opened its doors in 1978.
It'll be a new and exciting adventure for Herk DeGraw, who has coached soccer for about 28 years at Grimsley. He's wondering if he'll have enough players in purple-and-silver to field a varsity and JV boys soccer team this fall. The Nighthawks' first practice starts at 6:30 tonight on the outfield of the Northern middle school's softball field. A makeshift arrangement, to be sure.
"I just hope my daughter's still talking to me after the season," DeGraw said.
Blair DeGraw, who played for Greensboro Day and East Tennessee State, will be one of Herk's assistant coaches.
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