This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior soccer striker Kyla Mehl. Over the last four years, Kyla has been a woman of all seasons for Orange athletics. In the fall, she played tennis. In the winter, she suited up for the basketball team. In the spring, she has played soccer. Through it all,…
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It is fitting that the final points scored by a Hillsborough basketball team this season was a 3-pointer by Orange’s Natalie Roberson off an assist from Payton Borland. It was two seniors from a team that has won 36 games over the past two years connecting one final time on a night that didn’t go…
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This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior basketball guard Maura McMurtry. On Thursday, McMurtry ended her Orange career in the second round of the 5A State Playoffs. On Tuesday, Orange defeated Havelock 57-23 in the opening round of the state playoffs. It was the second time in two years that Orange claimed a…
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When the Orange women’s basketball team defeated Swansboro last February, it was their first win in the state playoffs in seven years. They didn’t have to wait seven years for its second playoff win under head coach Joshua Underwood. Sophomore Kassidy Tolliver scored 14 points while freshman Mia Albright added ten as the Lady Panthers…
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Photo by Jacques Morin Despite losing four starters from a squad that finish just shy of a conference championship last year, the Orange men’s basketball team has made the 5A State Playoffs. For the second year in a row, the Orange women’s team will host a game in the state playoffs. The field of 48…
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PITTSBORO–Natalie Roberson didn’t think twice about diving on the floor for a loose ball. Maura McMurtry still tried to create as many loose balls as possible. Kassidy Tolliver remained a consistent presence in the low post. All the familiar ingredients to its success were still readily apparent for the Orange women’s basketball team in the…
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PITTSBORO–By now, the Orange women’s basketball team knew the routine against South Granville. After scoring 42 and 41 points in her previous two games against Orange, Vikings forward Lilah Penigar has long established herself as largely a one-woman team. When the Lady Panthers and the Vikings met in the Big 7 Conference Tournament semifinals on…
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