Photo by Sam Sawyer Timing is everything in life. The Orange baseball team that started the season seven weeks ago is radically different from the one that dominated Apex Friendship on Wednesday night. Tyler Thompson, who earned his first complete game victory against the Patriots, was on the junior varsity squad when the Panthers lifted…
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Even if its been 31 years since the Durham Bulls left Durham Athletic Park, there’s still something divine about playing there. It is the park where “Bull Durham” was shot and numerous Baseball Hall of Famers, from Kennesaw Mountain Landis to Chipper Jones, watched and played games. On Tuesday night, the night before the Durham…
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The Orange baseball team became the first squad from the Big 7 Conference to defeat South Granville on Friday night. Oliver Van Tiem hit his third home run of the season as the Panthers defeated the Vikings 6-2 at Orange Baseball Field in Hillsborough. In his fifth game back from injury, junior designated hitter Kayden…
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During a slump for the 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates, comedic right fielder Andy Van Slyke once cracked the year could have been retitled “the Summer of 4-to-3.” On the opposite end of the fortune spectrum, when the Orange men’s tennis team has won this year, it’s often boiled down to the final doubles match. On Monday…
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Photo by Phil Stapleton Orange junior Kaleeya Fearrington now has the title of the fastest woman in Orange County. At the Orange County Track & Field Championships, Fearrington had a near photo finish at Culton-Peerman Stadium inside Chapel Hill High School on Saturday. In the end, Fearrington beat out East Chapel Hill’s Elia Toledo by…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior lacrosse attacker Brett Clark. The Panthers are on the verge of its sixth consecutive conference championship after beating Carrboro 11-7 at Jaguars Stadium on Tuesday. On March 26, Clark scored four goals as the Panthers romped past Northwood 13-4 at Auman Stadium in Hillsborough. In the…
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Orange baseball isn’t in the midst of the Big 7 Conference pennant chase at the moment. But that certainly factored into it on Friday night, helping their crosstown rival in the process. Oliver Van Tiem powered a two-run home run in the third inning while sophomore Tyler Thompson earned his second varsity win to push…
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