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 Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior pitcher/centerfielder Aidan Ryan. This season, Ryan helped the Cedar Ridge baseball team host a state playoff game for the first time since 2018. On March 19, Ryan hit two doubles and drove in two runs in a win over Clover Garden School in Hillsborough….
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is Freddy Sneed. Last week, Freddy graduated after being a member of the Orange men’s basketball team for four years. Last year, Sneed had the best season of his career, averaging 10.3 points per game. He also had career-highs with 3.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior runner John Ngunjiri Jr. For the past three years, Ngunjiri has been a constant for the Cedar Ridge cross country and track & field teams. Last October, Ngunjiri finished tenth in the 3A Mideast Cross Country Regionals at Owens Recreation Park in Louisburg. It…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is junior lacrosse midfielder Grant Thole. This spring, the Red Wolves won its first game in the 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs since 2022. Thole finished with a goal in the Red Wolves win over Voyager Academy on May 16. He finished the season with 22 goals and…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior golfer Keaton Westbrook. The son of former Orange High cross country runner Russell Westbrook, Keaton tried something different for his senior year. Westbrook was an established basketball player who even saw action as a freshman in a state playoff game at West Carteret. After three years…
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DURHAM–George Benson can get used to Durham. A resident of costal North Carolina, Benson took a joyous bus ride from Durham County Stadium to Carteret County on May 30 when his Croatan Cougars won the N.C. High School Athletic Association Men’s Lacrosse 3A/2A/1A State Championship. The Cougars ended the three-year dynasty of Lake Norman Charter…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior striker Caroline Cathey. This season, the Orange women’s soccer team hosted a game in the state playoffs for the first time since 2017. Fittingly, in her final game in Hillsborough, Cathey scored a goal as the Lady Panthers defeated Southern Nash 7-0 in the opening round…
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This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior baseball pitcher Quinn Finnegan. From the start of his freshman year, Finnegan has been a leader for Cedar Ridge baseball team. In his final three season, Finnegan was a co-Captain for some of the most successful Red Wolf teams in history. Last month, Finnegan…
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