This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is softball centerfielder Hayleigh Hammond. This season, Hammond was named the Big 7 Conference Player of the Year. She led Orange with ten home runs. It was the most home runs by an Orange player since Mia Davidson hit 12 in the Lady Panthers 2017 3A State Championship…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior wrestler Conner Harward. Last winter, Harward won the Eagle Invitational in the 175-pound division at the Mebane Arts and Community Center. In the tournament, Harward pinned all three of his opponents, ending with a victory over Jorge Gomez at 1:02 in the championship match. In Orange’s…
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A two-time Southeastern Conference Pitcher of the Year had a seamless transition to the professional ranks. Karyln Pickens struck out five as the Carolina Blaze rolled past the Portland Cascade 11-2 in five innings at Smith Family Stadium in Durham on Wednesday night. Pickens, the top overall selection in the Athletes Unlimited Softball League Draft…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior runner Kaleeya Fearrington. This spring, Fearrington’s laid claim to being the fastest woman in Orange County. At the Orange County Outdoor Track & Field Championships inside Culton-Peerman Stadium, Fearrington won the 100 meter dash at 12.86 seconds, beating out East Chapel Hill’s Elia Toldeo by two-hundredths-of-a-second….
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The second-highest scoring player in Orange lacrosse history and the top goal-scorer for Cedar Ridge this season will be among the names competing in the 10th annual Bull City All-Star Game this Wednesday. Orange’s Brett Clark and Jay Parker were selected by the committee for the Men’s All-Star Game. Also on the team is Cedar…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior track & field pole vaulter Owen Grant. On May 15, Grant ended his career at Orange with a seventh place finish in the pole vault at the 5A N.C. High School Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field championships inside Truist Stadium at North Carolina A&T State…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior pole vaulter Clara Fowlkes. Last week, Fowlkes became the first female individual state champion in outdoor track and field in Orange High history. She won the 5A State Championship inside Truist Stadium at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Fowlkes won a jump-off against Lelu…
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It was finally Carrboro’s time. After losing to Orange lacrosse four consecutive postseasons, the Carrboro Jaguars not only got off the playoff schneid against the Panthers. They did it in overtime in Hillsborough. Senior Gabe Goodman took a loose ball off a face-off scramble and scored the game-winning goal 33 seconds into overtime as Carrboro…
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Photo by nc.milesplit.com GREENSBORO–There’s a special place in local history for Kayla Willey, Ava Bishop, Kinsey Ross and Reilly Jermyn now. They are the first relay track & field state champions in Orange High history. Willey, Bishop, Ross and Jermyn captured the 5A State Championship in the 4×800 relay inside Truist Stadium at North Carolina…
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Orange’s 4×800 women’s relay team of Kayla Willey, Ava Bishop, Reilly Jermyn & Kinsey Ross accomplished something special on Friday. They are the first relay team in Orange & track field history to win a state championship. Willey, Bishop, Jermyn and Ross captured the 5A State Championship inside Truist Stadium at North Carolina A&T State…
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