This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior golfer Gianni Burnette. This season, Burnette qualified for the 5A State Championships at Stonebridge Golf Course in Monroe. On October 28, Burnette finished 13th in the second round among 47 golfers amidst rainy weather and wind gusts of 25 miles per hour. She carded nine-hole scores…
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In a field with 44 competitors, Orange junior Gianni Burnette had her best finish in the 5A East Women’s Golf Regionals at the Keith Hill Golf Club in Lillington. For the second year in a row, Burnette qualified for the state championships last week. Playing a full 18 hole course, Burnette finished 13th overall with…
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Photo by Phil Stapleton Women’s golf: The Orange and Cedar Ridge women’s golf team competed in a meet at the Chapel Hill Country Club on Monday. The Lady Panthers finished fourth in the team standings. Gianna Burnette finished tied with teammate Marie Wilson for 11th in the individual standings. Each carded a 50 over nine holes….
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Women’s Golf: Giani Burnette shot a career-best 44 for the Orange women’s golf team during a meet at Southern Alamance last week. Burnette, who had the second-best score on the team last season behind Shannon Murphy, helped Orange finish third in the overall standings. Maria Wilson finished with a 54 for the Lady Panthers. Grace Dunlap…
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Men’s soccer: Cedar Ridge 1, Southern Alamance 0: Soccer is a game of the elements and Cedar Ridge got all of them wrapped up into one in its season-opener. There was a steady rainstorm hours before kickoff of the Red Wolves game against Southern Alamance. The precipitation gave way to classic North Carolina August humidity…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior golfer Keaton Westbrook. The son of former Orange High cross country runner Russell Westbrook, Keaton tried something different for his senior year. Westbrook was an established basketball player who even saw action as a freshman in a state playoff game at West Carteret. After three years…
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Men’s tennis: Orange 8, Cedar Ridge 1: In the final regular season match of the year, the Orange men’s tennis team defeated Cedar Ridge at Red Wolf Tennis Courts on Wednesday. Seniors Cameron Foster and Kace McAuley each won two matches. Foster defeated Tyler Baker 6-0, 6-0 at #2 singles. Foster would team with longtime doubles…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior golfer Shannon Murphy. This season, Murphy qualified for the 3A State Championships at Longleaf Golf and Family Club in Southern Pines. Murphy was the top placer for the Orange women’s golf team this season and finished among the top 75 3A players in the state. She…
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Photo by Shannon Murphy Women’s golf: Orange senior Shannon Murphy is going to the 3A State Golf Championships next week. Lady Panthers sophomore Gianni Burnette will join her. On Monday at the Central Regional championships, Murphy finished 15h overall with a 92, including shooting a 44 on the front nine at the Valley Golf Course in…
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Going back to last academic year, this week’s Orange Panther of the Week is Thomas Loch. Through four years at Orange, Thomas was a two-sport athlete with the Panthers. And, during his final days at Orange, he became a head coach. At Orange, he qualified for the Mideast Golf Regionals three times. Loch’s father was…
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