Cedar Ridge Wrestling

Worsham, Summers & Tinnen qualify for state wrestling championships

Photo by Cassie Summers Despite a down year by traditional team standards, Orange High wrestling will have three representatives at the 3A State Championships this week. Brendon Worsham, Kessel Summers and...
Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Kady Watkins

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior wrestler Kady Watkins. Last week, Watkins became the first female wrestler in Hillsborough history to reach the semifinals of a...
Cedar Ridge’s Watkins makes more history at State Women’s Wrestling championships

Last year, Kady Watkins made history. This year, she wanted something more. In 2019, Watkins became the first woman from Hillsborough to compete for a high school wrestling state championship in...
Middle School Review: Stanford, Stanback finish in top two at OPAC Wrestling championships

While it wasn’t as dramatic as the UNC-Duke finish on Saturday night, the Stanford and Stanback Middle School wrestling teams had one more tight competition before wrestling season ended. This time...
Cedar Ridge wrestling looks ahead after strong finish to season

This winter will be recorded as a time of change within local wrestling circles. Not just because Chapel Hill ended Orange’s dynasty of 17 consecutive conference championships, but also for the...
Summers wins 126-pound title for Orange at Dash Classic

After two runner-up finishes over the past two seasons, Orange’s Kessel Summers has claimed his first individual varsity wrestling championship. Summers pinned Havelock’s Nate Lucio to take the 126-pound championship of...
Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: James Rosati-Brown

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is wrestler James Rosati-Brown. On Saturday, Rosati-Brown won the 152-pound championship at the Buccaneer Cup in Yanceyville. Rosati-Brown won five matches in...
Cedar Ridge wrestling wins Buccaneer Cup

A good year for western Hillsborough wrestling continues. The Cedar Ridge wrestling team claimed the Buccaneer Cup at Bartlett Yancey High School on Saturday, the first team championship claimed by a...
Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Ruffin Wyrick

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is 170-pound senior wrestler Ruffin Wyrick. So far this season, Wyrick has 14 victories, including 12 pins. On December 18, Wyrick won...
Orange, Cedar Ridge wrestling conclude Tiger Holiday Classic

On the shortest day of the year, Orange’s had its briefest run in the Tiger Holiday Classic in a long time. No Panther placed in the top five in any of...