The 2022 Cedar Ridge men’s tennis team won the Central Conference championship. As great as they were, they didn’t win a match in the 3A State Playoffs, falling to Carrboro in the opening round. But the Red Wolves of 2026 pulled off a State Playoff win in Rocky Mount on Monday night. Junior Tyler Baker…
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Photo by Justin Webb For the first time since the founding of the program in 1982, the Orange men’s tennis team will host a match in the state playoffs on Monday. After finishing third in the Big 7 Conference, the Panthers received a #10 seed and will face Southern Wayne High School in the opening…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is Landon Rogers. Last spring, Rogers was the top singles player for the Cedar Ridge men’s tennis team. Rogers was a member of the 2022 Cedar Ridge team that won the Central Conference championship and became the first men’s team to host a 3A State Dual…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior men’s tennis player Fionn Kuo. On Wednesday, Kuo reached the Mideast Regionals in doubles play along with partner Lev Bearman. They were voted the #1 doubles team from the Central Conference during the league’s tennis championships at the Burlington Tennis Center on Wednesday. This…
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The Cedar Ridge men’s tennis team will reach the state playoffs under first-year head coach Mike Rogers. The Red Wolves have gone 11-2, 10-1 in the Central Conference. On Friday, the Red Wolves will face Western Alamance with a chance to tie for the Central Conference championship. This season, the Red Wolves have been led…
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BURLINGTON–Moments after Josh Mayhew finished the last match of his Cedar Ridge career, he was approached by the mother of one of his opponents. “I just want to wish you all the best going forward,” the lady said. “My son is happy you’re graduating.” It was the mother of A.J. Swisher of St. Stephens High…
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BURLINGTON–The most decorated tennis player in Cedar Ridge history will return to the 3A State Tournament one more time. On Saturday, senior Josh Mayhew reached the final of the Mideast Regionals at the Burlington Tennis Center. It was the third straight year that Mayhew reached a regional final. In the semifinals on Saturday morning, Mayhew…
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Men’s Tennis: Cedar Ridge 5, Orange 4: The first matchup between Cedar Ridge and Orange on March 13 boiled down to one doubles match, which Orange captured. On April 13, the Red Wolves turned the tables. Walker Richards-Baker and Lev Bearman won the match at #2 doubles for the Red Wolves that clinched a 5-4 victory…
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Josh Mayhew is such a constant, daily presence at tennis courts across Hillsborough, he’s on a first name basis with opposing players from rival Orange High School. Even though he attends Cedar Ridge, a standard workday for Mayhew starts at 6:45 each morning when he drives to Orange High’s tennis courts to hit balls with…
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