This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior men’s basketball Jalen Crayton. On Wednesday, Crayton registered 20 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks as Orange defeated Durham School of the Arts 69-31 at Sykes Gymnasium. This season, Crayton has had ten double-doubles and one triple-double. Against Knightdale on November 29, Crayton may have had…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is freshman swimmer Wren Brand. Last week, Brand won the Big 7 Conference championship in the 50 yard freestyle at the Orange County SportsPlex in Hillsborough. Brand finished with a time of 25.54 seconds, a full two seconds ahead of the runner-up. Brand also earned the…
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Shortly after starting workouts last fall, it was apparent the Cedar Ridge wrestling team had something special. Those feelings turned out to be prescient as the Red Wolves have captured the Big 7 Conference championship. On Wednesday night, Cedar Ridge finished an undefeated conference season with a 77-0 win over South Granville in Creedmoor. To…
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The Orange men’s basketball team had to fight to keep its winning streak against crosstown rival Cedar Ridge alive. Looking for its first win over Orange since February 5, 2021, Cedar Ridge bolted out to a 28-14 lead inside Red Wolves Gymnasium in Friday night. The Panthers fought back and held the Red Wolves without…
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Katie Belle Sikes: In a dual meet moved to Friday due to winter weather, Sikes won the 50 yard freestyle forthe #16 Georgia Bulldogs women’s swimming team meet against Tennessee during Swimapalooza 2 at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, GA. Sikes swam a season-best time of 22.29 seconds to pace a field of seven other competitors. Sikes…
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Five years ago, the very thought of the Sate Dual Team Playoffs without Orange wrestling was sort of like having the Grammys without Taylor Swift. The Panthers won 16 consecutive conference championships from 2005-2020, ending when Chapel Hill stunned the Panthers to win the 2021 Big 8 Championship a month before the COVID-19 pandemic started….
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The Orange women’s basketball team remains tied for first place in the Big 7 Conference. Alexis Stephens scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the Lady Panthers defeated Cedar Ridge 52-28 on Friday night at Red Wolves Gymnasium. Orange jumped out to a 15-2 lead in the opening quarter. Stephens and Maura McMurtry each…
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