Joe Kiger: As the short-track racing season winds down, 2020 Orange High graduate Joe Kiger captured the checkered flag in the Smokey Dave’s BBQ Mod 4 Division race on October 8 at the Orange County Speedway. Kiger, who played football with the Panthers, won the 20-lap event.
Trenton Gill: If it’s Thursday Night Football, it means punting. Which made Trenton Gill a busy man last week for the Chicago Bears against the Washington Commanders. Gill had four punts for an average of 46.3 yards. His longest was 54 yards. One punt was downed inside the 20-yard line. Washington held on to defeat the Bears 12-7 at Solider Field.
Payton Wilson: Wilson had another strong game for #15 N.C. State in its 24-9 loss to #18 Syracuse at the JMA Wireless Dome on Saturday afternoon. Wilson finished with eight tackles for the Wolfpack, second behind only Isaiah Moore. Wilson also had a quarterback hit. The Wolfpack fell to 5-2, 1-2 in the ACC. They will have this week off before turning to conference play against Virginia Tech on October 27 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh.
Keshawn Thompson: The Campbell Football team defeated Robert Morris 41-10 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek on Saturday. Thompson finished with three tackles, including one-half of a tackle for loss as the Camels improved to 4-2, 2-0 in the Big South Conference. Campbell will travel to Jackson State, coached by Pro Football Hall of Fame Deion Sanders and ranked #6 in the Football Championship Subdivision, on Saturday.
Darius Satterfield: The Elizabeth City State University football team defeated Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 21-19 at Roebuck Stadium in Elizabeth City on Saturday. Satterfield finished with four punts for an average of 37 yards. He had one downed inside the 20-yard line and another for a touchback. Satterfield also had a tackle on one of his kickoffs that saved a potential touchdown by the Lions. The Vikings will host Virginia State next Saturday.
Braxton Mergenthal: Mergenthal played on defense for Division III Hampden-Sydney in its 37-26 win over Averett University on Saturday at Everett Stadium. Hampden-Sydney has won three of its last four games, is now 3-3, 2-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.
Emerson Talley: The Lenoir-Rhyne women’s soccer team defeated Coker 1-0 at Coker Athletic Field on August 12. Talley came off the bench to play 49 minutes for the Bears, who remain undefeated in the South Atlantic Conference at 7-0-2. They are 8-2-3 overall.
Lottie Scully: The Binghamton volleyball team stepped out of American East Conference play and dropped a match to Colgate 3-1 on scores of 22-25, 25-20, 25-23 and 25-18. Scully finished with three kills, 38 assists, one ace, four blocks and five digs. The Bearcats rebounded by beating Bryant University 3-0 at West Gym in Binghamton on Friday. Scully had one kill, 36 assists, one block and five digs. On Sunday, Binghamton won a thriller over the University of New Hampshire 3-2 on scores of 25-14, 20-25, 25-19, 21-25 and 15-5. Scully finished with five kills, a season-high 44 assists, one ace, three blocks and ten digs. Binghamton is 13-6 overall, 4-1 in the American East.
Avery Miller: The Pitt Community College volleyball team has won three in a row. The Bulldogs defeated Lenoir Community College 3-0 in Kinston on Wednesday. Miller finished with six kills, one ace, one dig and two blocks. On Saturday, Pitt CC swept a doubleheader. They started with a 3-0 sweep of USC Salkehatchie at Wake Tech Community College in Raleigh. Miller, who played one set, finished with one kill. Pitt completed the day with a 3-1 victory over Wake Tech. Miller finished with seven kills, five digs and one block. Pitt Community College is now 12-8 overall, 2-8 in Region X.
Joshua Jackson: Last week, Jackson announced he has joined Division III Brevard University. Jackson graduated from Orange in June. Over two years on the Orange men’s basketball team, Jackson averaged 3.7 points over 33 games. His junior year was limited to eight games because of the pandemic. Brevard will start its season against Bob Jones University on November 10 at Boshamer Gymnasium.
J.J. Thompson: Thompson was announced as a new assistant coach for the Orange men’s basketball team last week by head coach Derryl Britt. Thompson, who currently attends Durham Technical Community College, played three seasons at the varsity level with the Panthers. Last December, he had a career-high 27 points in a 67-59 win over Granville Central in the South Granville Holiday Tournament.