There was plenty of competition for the Wells Fargo Conference Cup in the final year of the Central Conference. Behind six conference championships and nine different sports winning state playoff games or matches, Orange was able to win the Wells Fargo Conference Cup for the third straight year. The Panthers were officially declared the winner…
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Ryan Hench: It was a busy summer for Hench, a 2023 Orange High graduate. Playing for the Burlington Sock Puppets of the Appalachian League, Hench led the team with four wins as Burlington finished the regular season 29-17 on Wednesday, the best record in the Eastern Division. The Bluefield Ridge Runners rallied from four runs…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior softball shortstop Sadie Cecil. This season, Cecil hit .465 for an Orange team that reached the second round of the 3A State Playoffs. She led the team with 33 hits, 27 runs scored and 21 singles. On March 7, Cecil hit two home runs and drove…
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FAYETTEVILLE–Terry Sanford defeated Orange in the 2024 3A State Playoffs. Between that game and Friday night, not much had changed in the Bulldog lineup. Seven players who started last year’s game were back in the lineup against the Panthers in the 2nd round of the 2025 3A State Playoffs. Orange had two starters back from…
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For the fourth straight year, the Orange baseball team has won a game in the 3A State Playoffs. In likely its final game against a member of the Central Conference, Orange defeated Eastern Alamance 6-1 in the opening round of the 3A State Playoffs on Tuesday night in Hillsborough in the third meeting between the…
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Little Feet’s “Dixie Chicken” played postgame one more time at Orange Baseball Field on Tuesday night. It became the Panthers’ de facto victory song last year by accident when public address announcer Ryan O’Keefe’s iPad reached the bottom of the playlist by night’s end. For a team that went 15-1 at home in 2024, the…
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Despite injuries, illness and departures, the Orange baseball team finished the regular season with an overall winning record. The Panthers defeated Eastern Alamance 8-1 in Hillsborough on Thursday night. Orange finished the regular season 13-11. After being a part-time hitter in 2024, junior Henry Hoffman finished as the Panthers’ RBI leader. Against the Eagles, Hoffman…
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