Orange Swimming
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After State Championship, Orange’s Sikes earns All-Conference honors; Cedar Ridge’s Hill, Czar honored
After becoming the first female Orange swimmer in school history to win an individual state championship, Katie Belle Sikes earned two spots on the All-Central Carolina Conference squad. In addition, Cedar...
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Orange Panther of the Week: Katie Belle Sikes
This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is sophomore Katie Belle Sikes, the 2022 3A State Women’s Swimming Champion in the 50 yard freestyle. Sikes is the first female swimming state...
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The Gold Standard: Orange’s Sikes wins 50-yard freestyle state championship, becomes 1st female state swimming champion in school history
When Katie Belle Sikes earned the right to choose her own walkout music for the 50-yard freestyle finals, she could only think of “Enemy” by Imagine Dragons. The fact that the...
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Orange Panther of the Week: Stasz Zitko
This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior diver Stanislav “Stasz” Zitko. On Thursday, Zitko completed his Orange career with a 2nd place finish in the 3A State Diving Championships...
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Orange’s Zitko wins 4th regional diving championship, goes for state title today
The path to success for senior diver Stanislav “Stasz” Zitko is quite different from his fellow athletes at Orange High. Swimmers typically work out in the morning because it’s the best...
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Sikes wins two Central Regional championships for Orange; Panther men finish 2nd in team standings
Katie Belle Sikes has spent a significant portion of her life under water. From the time she was in third grade, Sikes has been a daily fixture in the pools of...
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Orange Panther of the Week: Luke Roman
This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is freshman swimmer Luke Roman. On Saturday, Roman was named the 2022 Central Carolina Conference Male Swimmer of the Year. Last Thursday, Roman won...
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Orange’s Sikes rated #1 sophomore swimmer in the state; Roman named CCC Male Swimmer of the Year; Geib Coach of the Year
The postseason has arrived in high school swimming and there’s plenty of expectations for Orange men’s and women’s swimming after the Central Carolina Conference championships. After winning two Central Carolina Conference...
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Orange’s Sikes discusses two conference titles at CCC Swimming Championships
After winning the 3A Central Regional Championship as a freshman and finishing 2nd in the state, Orange sophomore Katie Belle Sikes had high expectations for her sophomore season. On Thursday night,...
