Month: February 2025
Cedar Ridge men’s basketball’s Braedon Wilbourn & Tripp Beasley discuss win at Seaforth
The season ended last week for the Cedar Ridge men’s basketball team, but they took steps forward this year. In November, they ended a 16-game road winning streak when they defeated Seaforth 59-50 in Pittsboro. It was the first road win for the Red Wolves’ men’s basketball team since February 3, 2023. Senior Braeden Wilbourn…
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Orange men’s lacrosse’s Holden Ray, Andrew Jouannet & Aidan Monteith discuss win over N. Guilford
The Orange lacrosse team may have lost the highest scorer in school history, but their expectations aren’t any lower for this season. After winning the 3A/2A/1A Eastern Regional championship, the Panthers have opened this season 2-0 with dominant victories over Southeast Alamance and Northern Guilford. On Tuesday, Owen Wimstt had a hat trick while Dylan…
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Orange men’s basketball’s Xandrell Pennix, Freddy Sneed & Kamaal Smith discuss state playoff win over C.B. Aycock
The Orange men’s basketball team looked the end of its season right in the eye on Tuesday night and didn’t blink. Trailing 63-61 with 35 seconds remaining, Michael Clark hit a 3-point play with :31.7 remaining to lift the Panthers past C.B. Aycock 69-66 in the opening round of the 3A State Playoffs. It was…
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He’s The Captain Now: Clark’s 3-point play puts Orange past C.B. Aycock 69-66 in state playoffs; rematch with Person Friday
Some teams would shrink from the adversity of losing its experienced point guard with its season on the brink in the state playoffs. On Tuesday night, Orange fed off of it. And they advanced. Michael Clark, a senior co-Captain, scored off an offensive rebound while drawing a blocking foul with :32.7 remaining against C.B. Aycock….
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McMurtry makes Pirates Walk the Plank, scores 16 to lead Orange women past Swansboro 50-33; first State Playoff win since 2017
Regardless of the sport, there’s nothing certain when the state playoffs roll around. It’s unclear if Tuesday night’s win by the Orange women’s basketball team was the final home game for its six seniors. But if it was, they went out playing some of their best basketball. Facing a Swansboro team whose only two losses…
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Orange men’s basketball to host C.B. Aycock in state playoffs Tuesday; Lady Panthers host Swansboro
There will be one final basketball doubleheader at Orange High this winter. A difficult non-conference schedule led to the Orange men’s basketball team hosting a state playoff game for the second straight year. The Orange women’s basketball team will host a state playoff game for the first time since 2019. On Sunday, the North Carolina…
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