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Newport News Apprentice School Builders

University	Newport News Apprentice School
Association	USCAA, NCWA
Conference	New South Athletic Conference (NSAC)
Athletic director	Jeff Egnot
Location	Newport News, Virginia
Varsity teams	6
Football stadium	Apprentice Athletic Field (2,500)
Baseball stadium	War Memorial Stadium (3,750)
Nickname	Builders
Colors	Maroon and Gold
Website	www.gobuilders.com

The Apprentice Builders are the athletic teams of the Newport News Apprentice School, located in Newport News, in the U.S. state of Virginia. The Apprentice School is a full member of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and competes in the New South Athletic Conference (NSAC) for men's and women's basketball and baseball.

The school competes in the following sports:

Baseball
Men's basketball
Women's basketball
Football
Men's golf
Wrestling
Women’s wrestling

Basketball

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The men's basketball team has enjoyed historical success at Apprentice. The 1937 men's basketball team won the Virginia State AAU Championship and qualified for the AAU Nationals in Denver, Colorado.^[1] More recently, the Builders won the USCAA men's basketball tournament in 2002, 2003, and 2024.^[2]

The school also fields a women's basketball team that has regularly competed nationally at their level.^[3]

Football

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American football has been played at Apprentice since 1919, only breaking for two years during World War II.^[4] The former coach is Phil Janaro, who has led the Builders to a record of 42 wins and 35 losses during his tenure. Former NFL quarterback Norm Snead also served as a head coach.

Until the end of the 2010 season, Apprentice was a member of the Atlantic Central Football Conference, playing teams mainly in the NCAA Division III, although they also schedule games against NAIA teams. The program was briefly a member of the National Club Football Association (NCFA) for the 2018 season.^[5] Led by Head Coach John Davis, the Builders won the 2018 NCFA National Championship before transitioning back to an independent varsity schedule in 2019.^[6]

Wrestling

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Wrestling at Apprentice competes in the National Collegiate Wrestling Association (NCWA) and the team won the Mid-Atlantic Conference Championship for the 2010 season.^[7] The 2009 team, under head coach Bruce Shumaker, won the NCWA national championship.^[8]

References

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^ Apprentice Builders The Early Years
^ "Apprentice School wins third national championship in men's basketball". The Virginian-Pilot. March 13, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
^ Apprentice Builders Women's Basketball National Results
^ Atlantic Central Football Conference The Apprentice School
^ "Teams: The Apprentice School". NCFA. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^ Staff (December 1, 2018). "Apprentice romps to NCFA championship with 56-14 victory vs Oakland". The Daily Press. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
^ National Collegiate Wrestling Association The Apprentice School
^ National Collegiate Wrestling Association 2009 National Tournament Results

External links

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Official website

v t e Sports in Hampton Roads, Virginia
Baseball	IL Norfolk Tides CPL Peninsula Pilots
Golf	LPGA Pure Silk Championship Amateur Eastern Amateur
Ice hockey	ECHL Norfolk Admirals
Roller derby	WFTDA Dominion Derby Girls
Running	Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon
Soccer	NPSL Virginia Beach City FC USL2 Lionsbridge FC Virginia Beach United FC
Surfing	East Coast Surfing Championships
College athletics	NCAA Div. I Hampton Pirates and Lady Pirates Norfolk State Spartans Old Dominion Monarchs William & Mary Tribe NCAA Div. III Christopher Newport Captains Virginia Wesleyan Marlins USCAA Apprentice Builders
Venues	Albert–Daly Field Armstrong Stadium Bud Metheny Baseball Complex Busch Field Chartway Arena Hampton Coliseum Hampton Convocation Center Harbor Park John B. Todd Stadium Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Kaplan Arena Kingsmill Resort Langley Speedway L.R. Hill Sports Complex Marty L. Miller Field McCormack–Nagelsen Tennis Center Millie West Tennis Facility Norfolk Scope Old Dominion Soccer Complex Plumeri Park S.B. Ballard Stadium TowneBank Stadium Virginia Beach Sportsplex War Memorial Stadium William "Dick" Price Stadium Zable Stadium

v t e Huntington Ingalls Industries
Subsidiaries	Ingalls Shipbuilding Newport News Shipbuilding
Facilities	The Apprentice School The Apprentice Builders‎
Related	Avondale Shipyard Litton Industries Northrop Grumman Ship Systems
People	Collis Potter Huntington Robert I. Ingalls Sr.

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