Orange Men’s Soccer

Photo by Kim Petrides  PITTSBORO–They are the first of their kind. Every loose ball that landed with a thud on the soggy Seaforth pitch in Pittsboro on Wednesday night kicked up water. There was standing rain along both sidelines. Players from both sides got their socks and shorts muddy before the feeling out process ended….

For the first time in the 38-year history of the program, the Orange men’s soccer team has won a conference championship. John Gomez scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal in the 15th minute, as the Panthers defeated Seaforth 3-1 at Hawks Stadium in Pittsboro. Orange avenged its only conference loss of the season…

Yurem Tapia Mendez’s senior night would have been special enough without a highlight reel goal. But he scored one, anyway. With 1:41 remaining in the first half against Durham School of the Arts on Wednesday night, Mendez took a pass from sophomore Jesse Alder outside the box.  Mendez put the ball between DSA defender Dimitri…

Photo by Kim Petrides If you passed the Orange men’s soccer team bus on its way back from Creedmoor on Monday night, you may have heard  Steve Miller’s “Take the Money and Run” blaring from the speakers going down I-85 South. Some nights when a team doesn’t have it’s “A” game on the road, the…

Photo by Kim Petrides  There’s no use in thinking about yesterday for Orange men’s soccer coach Palmer Bowman. He just wants to think about the present and the future, which appears promising enough for his team. On Wednesday night, Orange used a strong defensive effort to defeat Carrboro 2-1 in Hillsborough in a battle for…

Two own goals. Two overtime goals and a prom proposal during a 2nd half celebration. The first Rosewood Wealth Management Cup had it all and it ended with Orange raising the trophy. Yurem Tapia Mendez, Orange’s leading scorer, notched the game-winning goal with 5:46 remaining in the opening overtime session as the Panthers defeated Cedar…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior men’s soccer goalkeeper Hector Garrido. Two weeks ago, Garrido made a save on a penalty kick with 43 seconds remaining to preserve Orange’s 1-0 lead against Southeast Alamance and defeat the Stallions 1-0. Garrido has five clean sheets this season as the Panthers have moved atop…