In four weeks, Northern Durham and Orange will square off in football for the first time in five years. The Panthers canceled a home game with Walter Williams in order to renew acquaintances with the Knights. It’s something that likely didn’t made officials in Burlington very happy, but it’s for the benefit of everyone. Williams…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior running back Markus Thomas. Last week, Thomas rushed for 206 yards in Orange’s season-opening game at Southeast Alamance. It was the most yards for an Orange running back since Hunter Pettiford ran for 203 yards in a win over Southern Durham on September 28, 2018. On…
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Photo by Jacques Morin CHAPEL HILL–Bit by bit, inch by inch, Fritz Hessenthaler’s mission to rebuild Orange football is taking shape. On Friday night, the Panthers walked into a humid Culton-Peerman Stadium without a nonconference win in 728 days. They walked out with its first shutout of the Chapel Hill Tigers since 2016. Orange’s wing-T…
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For the first time since 2016, the Orange Panthers have shut out the Chapel Hill Tigers. Markus Thomas rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns in the Panthers 30-0 win over the Tigers at Culton-Peerman Stadium in Chapel Hill on Friday night. The last time Orange shut out Chapel Hill was on October 21, 2016…
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Embrace tradition while you can in sports. It may seem like it will last forever, but it won’t. In 2003, I’ll never forget broadcasting Chapel Hill vs. Jordan for WCHL at Culton-Peerman Stadium. The Tigers quarterback, Ryan Horton, found wide receiver Charlie Nieves for a game-winning touchdown pass. It put the Tigers in the 4A…
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Payton Wilson: As the opening day of the National Football League draws closer, Payton Wilson is preparing for his third season with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On Thursday night, the Steelers will face the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium in its third preseason game. Wilson had a tackle in Pittsburgh’s 28-9 win over the Green Pay Packers…
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Photo by Jacques Morin HAW RIVER–The Orange football team has known the Southeast Alamance Stallions from the very beginning. Back in 2023, Southeast Alamance played the very first game of its existence in Hillsborough. Back then, they were geldings. Now, with 21 seniors on the roster, they’re truly Stallions. Though Orange didn’t have the depth…
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