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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The Orange lacrosse team has won 14 state playoff games since 2021. Last week, the Panthers opened the 2025 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs with a 11-7 win over Carrboro. Brett Clark scored the Panthers final four goals. Orange started the game with a 10-3 run. In his final game at Auman Stadium, senior longstick defensemen Kale…
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Photo by Abigail Pfeiffenberger PITTSBORO–It’s May and the Orange Panthers are the best lacrosse team in their conference again. Yet Orange’s win at Seaforth on Tuesday night in the 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs felt different. It wasn’t the domination that the Panthers had established against its Mid-Carolina Conference rivals the past four years. In fact, Orange…
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For the fifth year in a row, the Orange lacrosse team has reached the state quarterfinals of the 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs. On Tuesday night, the Panthers held off Seaforth 10-8 in the third and final meeting between the Mid-Carolina Conference rivals. It was the Panthers’ second win against the Hawks in Pittsboro this season. After…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior lacrosse attacker Brett Clark. On Friday night, Clark scored the Panthers’ last three goals as Orange defeated Carrboro 11-7 to advance to the round of 16 in the 3A/2A/1A State Playoffs at Auman Stadium in Hillsborough. It ensured Orange’s second straight 20-win season. Clark leads the…
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The path through the state playoffs looks different for Orange lacrosse this year. Unlike the past four years, the road to the 3A/2A/1A Eastern Regional championship game won’t run through Hillsborough. In fact, Orange may very well have just one home game the entire postseason. The Panthers earned a share of its fifth consecutive conference…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is sophomore lacrosse midfielder Owen Wimsatt. The younger brother of former Orange face-off ace Jake Wimsatt, Wimsatt helped the Panthers win its fifth consecutive Mid-Carolina Conference championship this season. He’s second on the team with 49 goals and 69 points. When he played at Orange Middle School, Wimsatt…
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