Day: May 2, 2018

Chnupa Hits Grand Slam on Senior Night, Cedar Ridge Baseball Routs Southern Durham to Clinch Playoff Spot

There wasn’t a sense of finality for the Cedar Ridge Baseball team on its senior night. They will likely be playing at home again next week in the state playoffs. But Adam Chnupa picked a poetic time for his first grand slam. The senior, who attended Elon University’s spring football game on Saturday, drove in…

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Orange Senior CF Jaydin Poteat Discusses Scoring a Run in his Final Plate Apperance at Orange High Field

Jaydin Poteat’s final plate appearance at Orange High Field was befitting of his entire high school career. He was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning against Northern Durham. Poteat stole second, took third after Joey Berini was also hit by a pitch and scored off an infield single…

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Orange Sr. Pitcher Kaymin Matsko Discusses Getting a Win on Senior Night Against Northern Durham

Sometimes, baseball can become a sudden sport. On Tuesday night, Orange starting pitcher Will White was struck on the right foot by a line drive. He left the game an inning later. On short notice, Kaymin Matsko entered the game. Matsko, a senior, threw 4-and-one-third scoreless innings. Behind Matsko’s arm, Orange rallied from a 4-1…

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Ruff Rips 4 Hits as Orange Softball Beats Knight 14-4, Clinches Playoff Spot

On a night where four seniors played their final games on the Orange softball field, it was a junior and a sophomore who ensured the Lady Panthers would return to the postseason. Junior 3rd baseman Olivia Ruff went 4-for-4 with a double and a home run, while sophomore pitcher Jaden Hurdle hit her 3rd homer…

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Cedar Ridge GK Grace Davies Discusses Tie vs. Northern Durham and Creating Music

In a battle for 3rd place in the Big 8 on Tuesday night, the Cedar Ridge Women’s soccer team tied Northern Durham 1-1 at Red Wolves Stadium. Cedar Ridge nearly got the game-winner with 5:42 remaining in the 2nd overtime after Emerson Talley’s diagonal pass on a counter found freshman Ivy Garner, who was ruled…

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