Day: February 16, 2026

Favio, At Last; Cedar Ridge’s Jaramillo wins Mideast Regional Wrestling Championship; 5 Red Wolves Qualify for State Championships

PITTSBORO–For over a year, Favio Jaramillo has hang an empty bracket on a piece of cardboard up in his room. It’s been there since last winter, serving as a reminder of how far Favio has to go to reach the level he wants to attain. He put it up after he finished 4th in the…

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Grace, Too; Reed Becomes 1st Hillsborough Woman to Win Regional Wrestling Championship

PITTSBORO–With the burgeoning popularity of women’s wrestling, it’s inevitable there will be more regional champions from northern Orange County in the immediate future. But Ella-Grace Reed can always lay claim to being the first. Reed, of Cedar Ridge, pinned top-seeded Maliyah Jackson of South Brunswick to win the 138-pound 5A Eastern Regional Championship on Saturday…

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Cedar Ridge’s Relay Team of Brand, Pollard, Kunz, Zafar & Payton finish 2nd, Red Wolf women finish 4th in the State Championships in Jones Final Meet as Head Coach

CARY–For someone who swim as an Orange Panther, Amanda Jones took to being a Red Wolf pretty well When she started as Cedar Ridge’s swim coach in 2020, she had eight swimmers. On Friday, Jones ended her tenure at Cedar Ridge with two women’s relay teams earning silver medals in the 5A State Championships and…

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