Emsley A. Laney High School

Emsley A. Laney High School is a high school in Wilmington, North Carolina, named in honor of Emsley Armfield Laney, who distinguished himself as a business and community leader for several decades in Wilmington. It is a part of New Hanover County Schools.Laney is 747 students over capacity as of the 2015-16 school year.AthleticsThe Laney High School "Buccaneers" have won state championships in wrestling, baseball, gymnastics and softball . The Bucs have also earned the title of Conference Champions in the following sports : Baseball - 2010 4A State Champions Basketball - 1984, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999•, 2000 Basketball - 2004, 2007 Football - 1997, 1999, 2001• Golf - 2005 Lacrosse - 2003, 2004, 2005 Soccer - 2011, 2015 4A State Runner-up Softball - 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005 Volleyball - 1984, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1997"Track And Field" -1998 Wrestling - 1990, 1991•, 1992•, 1993, 1994, 1996•, 1997, 2000•, 2005•, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Tennis- 1992, 1993, 2012Notable alumni Schuylar Croom, vocalist for rock band He Is Legend Jeff Ferrell, baseball player for the Detroit Tigers Kitwana Jones, linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes Michael Jordan, former basketball player Greg Lindquist, artist Harvest Smith, professional basketball player Tamera Young, WNBA player for the Chicago Sky