This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is freshman Luke McCrary. Over the winter, McCrary qualified for the 5A State Men’s Swimming Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. In the 200 yard medley relay, McCrary joined Jason Spey, Colin Wuthrich and Silas Rowe to finish 13th with a time of 1:54.81. In the…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior swimmer Piper White. Last week, White ended her swimming career by finishing second in the 200 yard freestyle at the 5A State Championships inside the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary. It was the best individual finish of her career at the state championships. White also earned…
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CARY–It was one last trip to Cary and the final pages of the greatest chapter in Orange women’s swimming history. Together, Piper White and Ainsley Rasinske won three relay state championships. In 2023, when they were freshman, White and Rasinske teamed with Katie Belle Sikes (now swimming at the University of Georgia) and Riley White…
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After three bouts of winter weather in January, the winter sports schedule locally has spiralled into uncertainty with no clear answers immediately available. The opening round of the 5A State Dual Team Wrestling playoffs, scheduled for Cedar Ridge High on Tuesday night, has been postponed. The quad meet is set to feature Big 7 Conference…
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Piper White will leave behind her swimming career later this year, but she will float away continuing a tradition of excellence. White has been named the Big 7 Conference Female Swimmer of the Year. It’s the fifth year in a row that Orange swimming has had a competitor honored as a conference swimmer of the…
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Katie Belle Sikes: In a dual meet moved to Friday due to winter weather, Sikes won the 50 yard freestyle forthe #16 Georgia Bulldogs women’s swimming team meet against Tennessee during Swimapalooza 2 at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, GA. Sikes swam a season-best time of 22.29 seconds to pace a field of seven other competitors. Sikes…
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It was the final meet for Orange senior Piper White inside the Orange County SportsPlex on Wednesday night. In her final conference championship meet, White came away with two individual gold medals at the Big 7 Conference Championships in Hillsborough. She captured the 200 yard freestyle with a time of 2:02.28. For the third year…
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A season of change for Orange and Cedar Ridge swimming is headed to the home stretch with the Big 7 Conference Championships set for Tuesday. Over the past six weeks, new stars have developed for the men’s and women’s teams. The Cedar Ridge women’s team, which won the 2025 Central Conference championship, won a dual…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is swimmer Ayden Twiddy. Last winter, the Orange men’s swimming team had its best season in team history under head coach Ron Geib. For the first time ever, Orange won the Central Regional Championship at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. Twiddy teamed with Luke Roman, Noah Jones and Alex…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior swimmer Piper White. Last month, White won two Central Regional individual titles at the championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. White won the 50 yard freestyle title at 25.04 seconds, keeping that event within the Panther family. The previous four years, Katie Belle Sikes of…
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