Month: August 2024
Women’s tennis notebook: Wilson, Kruse lift Orange over Cedar Ridge, Person
There have been barnstorming team in various professional sports over the year, most notably in baseball during the early 20th century where Major Leaguers would tour the country in an effort to spread the word about America’s pastime. This summer, the Orange and Cedar Ridge women’s tennis teams are both brainstorming out of necessity. Their…
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Silcott, Wilkerson lead Orange volleyball past W. Alamance; Stoll, Marty help Cedar Ridge sweep Person
Orange 3, Western Alamance 0: Two weeks into the season, the Orange volleyball team has had one demanding test after another. There have been two matches with D.H. Conley and another against Falls Lake, the defending 1A Eastern Regional champion. It left the Lady Panthers with a 2-3 record, but Orange found its dominant form…
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Ava Wilkerson and Katie Silcott discuss volleyball win over Western Alamance
When Orange and Cedar Ridge have been in the same conference for volleyball, one or the other has claimed the last four league championships. Orange, the defending Central Conference regular season champions, opened league play with a sweep of Western Alamance on Tuesday night in Hillsborough. Orange has won 16 consecutive Central Conference regular season…
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Soccer notebook: Mendez scores two goals to lead Orange past W. Johnston; Tarija helps Cedar Ridge to tie with Cape Fear
In the final days of summer vacation, Cedar Ridge and Orange made their annual trip to WakeMed Soccer Park for the North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association Kick-Off Classic. The Panthers and the Red Wolves each came away with stronger performances with the Panthers earning a win. Orange 2, West Johnston 1: Yurim Tapia Mendez now…
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Alumni Update: Fall sports season starts this week
This week, college sports fall season gets underway. Here are some of the graduates from Orange and Cedar Ridge High Schools that will continue or start their college careers in various sports this week. (There are other athletes who will start next week.) Darius Satterfield: A former Orange High punter and kicker, Satterfield will start his…
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Orange Panther of the Week: Shannon Sollars
Our first Orange Panther the Week for the 2024-2025 academic year is senior tennis player Shannon Sollars. Last week, Sollars started her senior year with wins over Voyager Academy and Eno River Academy. Sollars defeated Carrington Foster of Voyager 8-1, then teamed with Molly Kruse to defeat Foster and Addie Baker in doubles. As a…
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