On July 7, N.C. State Rep. Brian Turner presented Davis, of Asheville, with the state’s highest award for athletic achievement, the Laurel Wreath Award, at his Town Hall at the Leicester ...

So when the Terry Sanford junior found out that he was to receive the Laurel Wreath Award, the highest athletic honor in the state, he was quite taken aback. "I'm a person who plans everything ...

He also presented the Laurel Wreath to two North Carolinians who have made outstanding contributions to sports or athletics. Two Eastern North Carolinians were honored at the ceremony.