Orange Volleyball

Katie Silcott spent the last four years as a Swiss Army knife for the Orange volleyball team. She has been a setter, an outside hitter and a blocker. Her ubiquitous presence led to Orange winning two conference championships and the 3A Eastern Regional Championship in 2023. Last week, Silcott formally signed with Division II Palm…

Aubrey Jordan surpassed 1,000 career kills in her senior season, concluding a remarkable career where she played an instrumental role in the Lady Panthers winning two Central Conference championships. This week, Jordan was named second-team 5A All-State by the North Carolina Volleyball Coaches Association. Jordan led the Lady Panthers with 3.1 kills per set to…

Ava Wilkerson will become the second Hillsborough product to join the Houston Cougars volleyball team early next year. Lottie Scully, who graduated from Orange in 2021, recently surpassed 2,000 college  assists playing for the Cougars. On Wednesday, Wilkerson formally signed with Houston. During her career at Orange, Wilkerson helped transform the team from a squad…

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior volleyball outside hitter Sawyer White. This week, White was named to the All- Region team by the North Carolina Volleyball Coaches Association. White had a spectacular season for the Orange volleyball season as the Lady Panthers finished third in the Big 7 Conference, reaching the 5A…

Following a run to the 5A State Quarterfinals, three Orange players have been named to the All-Region 3 team by the North Carolina Volleyball Coaches Association. Senior setter Katie Silcott, senior outside hitter Aubrey Jordan and junior outside hitter/setter Sawyer White were all honored. It’s the second year in a row that Silcott has been…

Photo by Ben Wilkerson ROXBORO–What’s Halloween without a resurrection? It’s happened to Michael Myers in the Halloween series eight times. It’s happened to Ghostface in the Scream series six. Ava Wilkerson’s career at Orange High was thought to be over on September 2, when she registered 16 kills in a win at Carrboro. She then…

For the third year in a row, the Orange volleyball team has reached the quarterfinals of the state tournament. On Thursday night, the Lady Panthers defeated Southern Nash 3-1 in Bailey. It is the 12th state playoff win for the current Orange senior class, which includes Katie Silcott, Aubrey Jordan, Ava Wilkerson, Addison Guentensberger, Mariah…

Photo by Jacques Morin  Hope Heverly was right on Senior Night. Even after losing outside hitter Ava Wilkerson at mid-season due to a medical procedure, Heverly said her Orange volleyball team had yet to play its best game of the season after beating J.F. Webb on October 7. Two nights later, the Lady Panthers proceeded…