The Cedar Ridge Red Wolves girls tennis team won its first-ever team tennis match on Tuesday, defeating Swansboro 9-0 at Red Wolves Tennis Courts. Senior #1 singles player Tess Johnson defeated the Pirates’ Grace Ann Piner 7-5, 6-3. Freshman Olivia Ward improved to 14-3 after defeating Michaela Potter 6-2, 6-0. Johnson and Ward discussed their performance…
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After advancing to the 3rd round of the 3A state playoffs last season, the Orange Panthers hoped their return to the postseason in 2016 would be just as successful. The Cleveland Rams had other ideas. In Clayton on Wednesday night, the Rams swept the Panthers 3-0 on scores of 25-12, 25-19 and 25-17. The Rams,…
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The more things change, the more they stay the same. For the 2nd consecutive year, Cedar Ridge’s Ian Elliott is the Big 8 Conference Cross Country Individual Champion. This year, it was under far different circumstances. Last year, Elliott ran in mid-70s temperatures at Northwood High in Pittsboro. This year, Elliott completed the course at…
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Cedar Ridge’s Elizabeth Zarzar finished 3rd at the Big 8 Cross Country Championships last week at Chapel Hill High School. On a sultry 88-degree day, Zarzar navigated the course in 19:50, 31 seconds behind conference champion Katherine Dokholyan of Chapel Hill. The Red Wolves had a strong meet, with Julie Averette finishing 9th with a…
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The highest finisher for the Orange Boys Cross Country team at the Big 8 Cross Country Championships was Andrew Sollars, who finished 14th. Sollars finished with a time of 19:02, just ahead of teammate Sam Rasinske. The Panthers finished 3rd in the conference with 79 points, behind conference champion Chapel Hill and runner-up Cedar Ridge.
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Our Orange Panther of the Week is cross country runner Adalyn Fleming, who finsihed highest among the Panthers cross country runners last Wednesday at the Big 8 Conference Championships. Fleming came in eleventh overall with a time of 21:05. Orange finished 2nd in the girls meet with 64 points, behind only conference champion Chapel Hill….
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