Cedar Ridge Softball

Cedar Ridge softball’s Best signs with Meredith College

With time, Mia Best learned to let go of the bat. When Best hit her first high school home run against Northern Durham on March 9, 2023 at the Knights old field along Latta Road, she was elated. She was surprised. She carried the bat around first base with her. “I wound up throwing it…

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Cedar Ridge softball’s Mia Best discusses signing with Meredith College

Cedar Ridge senior Mia Best officially signed with the Meredith College softball team during a ceremony on Thursday night. Best has been a varsity player since her freshman season where she hit .358 with 19 hits and two home runs. Last season, when Cedar Ridge finished second in the Central Conference, she had a .441…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Kimber Shambley

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior softball first baseman Kimber Shambley. A commitment to Western Carolina University to play softball, Shambley was second on the team with a .452 batting average, playing in all 25 games. She led the team with seven home runs and was tied for second with…

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Cedar Ridge softball catcher Reagan Simmons discusses playoff win over West Johnston

For the first time since 2019, the Cedar Ridge softball team has advanced to the second round of the 3A State Playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Red Wolves made quick work of West Johnston, beating the Wildcats 12-1 in five innings in Hillsborough. In her first postseason game since her freshman year, Reagan Simmons finished…

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Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Charlotte Lowry

This week’s Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week is senior softball pitcher Charlotte Lowry. This season, Lowry has been an instrumental piece of Cedar Ridge’s most successful season since 2019. Lowry has logged hundreds of pitches through her 17 starts in the circle. She has compiled a 12-3 record with a 3.59 ERA as…

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Cedar Ridge at Eastern Alamance softball! Listen live here!

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Sykes’ game-winning RBI scores Kennedy, Cedar Ridge softball outscores Orange 15-14 in Central Tournament semifinals

It’s a good thing the softball scoreboard at Cedar Ridge High School was installed only five years ago. If it was any older, every fuse on it would have been blown out Tuesday night. In the Central Conference Tournament semifinals, Orange and Cedar Ridge combined for 29 runs, 26 hits, one monstrous comeback by Orange…

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