Photo by Sam Sawyer Timing is everything in life. The Orange baseball team that started the season seven weeks ago is radically different from the one that dominated Apex Friendship on Wednesday night. Tyler Thompson, who earned his first complete game victory against the Patriots, was on the junior varsity squad when the Panthers lifted…
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Photo by Jacques Morin “Can I do it?” Grant McGuffey has played for Bryson Massey at Cedar Ridge for four years. He knows his head coach’s aggressive approach to base running, his trademark for six years. So as McGuffey stood at third base on Tuesday night during the second inning of a scoreless game, he…
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Even if its been 31 years since the Durham Bulls left Durham Athletic Park, there’s still something divine about playing there. It is the park where “Bull Durham” was shot and numerous Baseball Hall of Famers, from Kennesaw Mountain Landis to Chipper Jones, watched and played games. On Tuesday night, the night before the Durham…
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The Cedar Ridge baseball team continue to be the team to beat in the Big 7 Conference. The Red Wolves remain undefeated by beating Carrboro 2-0 at Cedar Ridge Baseball Field on Tuesday night. Both runs were scored by senior shortstop Grant McGuffey. In the second inning, McGuffey had a straight steal of home on…
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The Orange baseball team became the first squad from the Big 7 Conference to defeat South Granville on Friday night. Oliver Van Tiem hit his third home run of the season as the Panthers defeated the Vikings 6-2 at Orange Baseball Field in Hillsborough. In his fifth game back from injury, junior designated hitter Kayden…
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Photo by Jacques Morin At one point in December, Cedar Ridge senior midfielder Ava Smith was worried her soccer season was in jeopardy. Smith injured her foot playing basketball in the first quarter of the game at Orange. She left the floor on crutches. Not only did Smith recover in time for the end of…
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During a slump for the 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates, comedic right fielder Andy Van Slyke once cracked the year could have been retitled “the Summer of 4-to-3.” On the opposite end of the fortune spectrum, when the Orange men’s tennis team has won this year, it’s often boiled down to the final doubles match. On Monday…
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