Orange Men’s Soccer

Photo by Kim Petrides  In less prosperous times, a cynic may have said it would be a snowy day when Orange men’s soccer would play in the round of 16 of the state playoffs. Turns out, they would have been right. After waiting 38 years to play in the third round of the state playoffs,…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior men’s soccer forward Yurem Tapia. For the past two years, Tapia has been the leading scorer during a golden era for Orange men’s soccer. This season, Tapia has 12 goals and 15 assists and paces the team with 37 points. Among the highlights was scoring both…

Sometimes the bigger the stakes are, the biggest surprises arise. Thursday night was just the second time that Orange men’s soccer hosted a state playoff game. It came against Seaforth in the round of 32 of the 5A State Playoffs. The Panthers’ top scorers, Yurem Tapia, John Gomez and Dallas Johnson, all had their moments….

For the first time ever, the Orange men’s soccer team has advanced to the round of 16 in the state playoffs. On Wednesday night, the Panthers defeated Seaforth 4-1 in just the second-ever home state playoff game at Orange Soccer Field. The Panthers scored the opener when Ajali Carter sent a cross into the penalty…

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There will be at least one more home game for the Orange men’s soccer seniors. It will be this Thursday in the 5A State Playoffs. The senior group of John Gomez, Yurem Tapia Mendez, Dallas Johnson, Carson Condon, Jay Parker, Durvin Lopez, Cris Lopez, Gabe Yen, and Logan Edwards have been the most successful group…

After going 36 years without hosting a postseason game, the Orange men’s soccer team will play at home to open the state playoffs this Thursday for the second year in a row. And they could face the only team from the Big 7 Conference that’s beaten them this year. Meanwhile, Cedar Ridge is headed to…

Photo by Kim Petrides  PITTSBORO–They are the first of their kind. Every loose ball that landed with a thud on the soggy Seaforth pitch in Pittsboro on Wednesday night kicked up water. There was standing rain along both sidelines. Players from both sides got their socks and shorts muddy before the feeling out process ended….

For the first time in the 38-year history of the program, the Orange men’s soccer team has won a conference championship. John Gomez scored a hat trick, including the game-winning goal in the 15th minute, as the Panthers defeated Seaforth 3-1 at Hawks Stadium in Pittsboro. Orange avenged its only conference loss of the season…