For the first time since it won the 2012 3A State Championship, the Orange wrestling team is headed to the state quarterfinals. The Panthers (29-0) will square off against Swansboro on Thursday night at 6 at Gray’s Creek High School in Hope Mills in a regional semifinal. On the opposite mat, West Brunswick will face…
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On Tuesday night in the opening rounds of the 3A State Dual Wrestling Tournament, Orange defeated Corinth Holders 43-27 in the first round. In the second round, Orange scored pins in six of the first seven matches to roll past Wilson Fike 45-36. Orange will face Swansboro at a location to be determined on Thursday…
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While suffering from nerves in his first two playoff matches, freshman Noah Davis didn’t show it. Wrestling at 113 pounds, Davis pinned Corinth Holders Bryen Daughtry in 2:45 in the opening round. In the 2nd round, he pinned Wilson Fike’s Jahmez Settles in 2:57.
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In the opening rounds of the 3A Dual Team Wrestling Playoffs on Tuesday night at Jim King Gymnasium, Gavin Wiggins scored a major decision over Corinth Holders’ Brian Hines 14-4, then pinned Wilson Fike’s Taylor Gay in 1:05. The Panthers will face Swansboro on Thursday in the regional semifinals. If victorious, they will compete for…
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For a fleeting moment, the Orange Panthers appeared to have the Big 8 regular season championship all but sewn up. Trailing 55-54 to Chapel Hill at Tiger Gymnasium, Orange’s Mitch Portman hit a shot at the buzzer. It would have put Orange 9-0 in league play, needing only two more wins to clinch the regular…
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