Joey Berini was the Big 8 Conference Player of the Year in 2018. His performance with Orange and his summer travel team, the Cubs, led to him signing with East Carolina University during a ceremony at Orange High Gymnasium on Thursday afternoon. Berini has been a starter at shortstop for Orange since his freshman season, when he helped the Panthers make an improbable run to the 3rd round of the 3A State Playoffs. Last year, led Orange in five offensive categories, including a .541 batting average, 35 runs scored, 33 hits, 26 RBIs, 12 doubles and four RBIs as Orange finished 14-6 and claimed an automatic spot in the state playoffs. Berini has a career batting average of .383 with 79 career hits and he ventures into his senior season with Orange. As a sophomore, Berini hit .369 with 24 hits and 16 RBIs. 

After the Orange junior varsity football team defeated Northwood in Pittsboro on October 24, Panther football coach Van Smith said there would be changes to the varsity team’s lineup the following night.

Smith didn’t go into specifics, but after three straight losses, he wasn’t making empty promises.

As Smith made that vow, several junior varsity players had just finished playing (albeit ten minute quarters). Some of them, like Connor Ray, Eli Danley and Jackson Wood would play extensively against Northwood’s varsity only hours later.

They had no idea they would be vital parts in Orange’s most dramatic game of the year.

Not that it paid immediate dividends, but that wasn’t the message that Smith wanted to communicate at that point. He was ready to build for the future, starting with the ninth game of the regular season.

If you didn’t review the game notes, it’s easy to forget how close Northwood was to going ahead 24-0 in the first half. Midway thought the second quarter, Orange was flat and there was no buzz inside Auman Stadium whatsoever. The Panther offense had consecutive three-and-outs with Northwood leading 17-0. The Chargers started a drive from the Panther 30-yard line after a poor punt.

Northwood faced a 3rd-and-1 from the Orange 21-yard line when senior defensive end Khaleb Smith extended his 6-foot-1 frame and tipped a pass from Northwood quarterback Jack Thompson straight up in the air, then pulled it down for a critical interception.

Orange ended the first half with a 12-yard touchdown run by Omarion Lewis, his first of three touchdowns.

The Panthers scored 35% of its points off turnovers this season. On this night, two critical interceptions paved the way for Orange’s largest come-from-behind victory since 2015. With Northwood in possession leading 24-6 and 6:02 remaining in the third quarter, Elliott Woods picked off a pass by Thompson at midfield and returned it 26 yards.

Two plays later, Lewis scored his second touchdown on a 24-yard gallop. Orange’s defense summoned the momentum with its best stretch of the season. They held the Chargers to two first downs in their final six drives of regulation.

At the end of the third quarter, Lewis scored off a 24-yard touchdown run.

By the end of the night, Machai Holt would have his most Machai Holt game ever. He didn’t play in the first half. He played sparingly in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, he picked off a Thompson pass. Two plays later, quarterback Wyatt Jones hit Holt in stride on a 32-yard touchdown pass to tie the game.

The drama at the end was tense and eerie. Ross intercepted a Jones’ pass with 1:51 remaining. Northwood Coach Cullen Homolka made the ultimate gamble by calling for a fake punt on 4th-and-three from midfield. Punter Aidan Laros rushed around right end and barreled into the Orange sideline to get the first down by the nose of the football.

At this point, Laros had been as reliable as a three-way kicker that also played linebacker could be. Earlier, he drilled a 42-yard field goal in the first quarter to open the scoring. After the fake punt, Northwood gained 25 yards and relied on Laros to attempt a 40-yard field goal and win the game from nearly the same spot on the field where he converted earlier. This time, Orange’s Trey Grizzle got an incredible vertical jump at the line to block the field goal and force overtime.

Holt scored on a 10-yard run in Orange’s opening possession. Nigel Slanker, who had missed the previous four extra points on the night, converted to give Orange a 31-24 lead. After Ross caught a touchdown pass from Thompson, Laros pulled the extra point wide left.

It was a downright weird finish that brought back similar memories from two years prior, when Northwood upset Orange 21-20 in overtime. On that night, it was the Panthers’ reliable kicker, Francisco McKinley, who missed an extra point that would have sent the game into a second overtime.

On this night, Orange would come from behind for a win that propelled them to a three-game winning streak to close the year.

The Cedar Ridge women’s cross country team was the only local representatives at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s 3A State Championship meet at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville on November 2.

Unlike last year, the Cedar Ridge women didn’t qualify as a team. Instead, three Red Wolf runners reached the state meet based on their individual finishes at the Mideast Regional Championships at Northwood High School on October 26.

Junior Anne Morrell finishes with the fastest time among Cedar Ridge runners with a time of 19:41.50, good enough for 35th place. Last year, Morrell ran the same course at 20:11.33.

The other two Cedar Ridge runners also improved from their times at the Redmon Complex from 2018.

Sophomore Zoe Wade came in 74th at 20:35.61. Last year, Wade finished 101st with a time of 21:37.10.

Wade’s classmate, Ruby Lapham, finished 84th with a time of 20:50.28. In 2018, Lapham came in 113th at 21:50.78.

All three runners had personal bests times.

The state championships completed a grueling postseason stretch that started with the Big 8 Conference Championships, which was held on October 19 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. Morrell finished tenth in the Big 8 Championships, the highest among runners outside of Chapel Hill.

Morrell won a sprint to the finish line to edge East Chapel Hill’s Sara Oren for a spot in top ten. Senior Allison Musty finished 15th and joined Morrell on the All-Big 8 Conference team.

“Allison had a great race,” said Cedar Ridge women’s coach Paul Lockwood. “This was her type of race. The weather’s cooler. It’s nice out. You can’t always have nice weather. Anne had a great day and ran really well.”

In addition, Lockwood was voted as the Big 8 Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year. Lockwood, who is in his second year, led the Cedar Ridge women to three dual match victories this year. Cedar Ridge also captured the Greensboro Cross Country Invitational race at Hagan State Park on September 28.

“It all goes back to the kids,” Lockwood said. “If I can’t have them, I don’t have anything. They’re awesome. I enjoy being around them. They work hard and I enjoy being around that.”

In addition to Morrell and Musty, Wade finished 16th at 20:36.60. Right behind her was teammate Ariadna Solis, who finished 17th. Junior Jill Myler came in 18th.

The top Orange finisher in the women’s race was junior Ava Zinn, who crossed the finish line 28th with a time of 21:56.70.

In the men’s race, Cedar Ridge senior Noah Draughon finished 17th with a time of 17:47.30. The Red Wolves Drew Gillespie came in 28th at 18:12.80.

Orange senior Bennett Flemming finished 24th at 18:09.50.

At the Mideast Regionals, the Cedar Ridge women’s team finished 5th among 15 teams. Morrell came in 12th at 20:16.14. Last year at the regionals, Morrell finished 19th at 20:26.21. Wade came in 24th, while Musty finished 28th.

Orange’s Zinn came in 49th at 22:43.13. Senior Hailey Bullard, in her final race, finished 58th.

In the men’s race, Orange’s Flemming was the highest finisher among Hillsborough runners, finishing 32nd.

Levi Draughon came in 34th for Cedar Ridge. Noah Draughon finished 42nd.

The celebratory Gatorade Shower celebration dates back to 1984 when the New York Giants doused head coach Bill Parcells after following a victory over Washington.

That means the celebration is so dated, it’s doubtful that Orange women’s tennis coach Justin Webb was born the first time Harry Carson doused his boss 39 years ago. And it’s a certainty none of Webb’s players were around to see it, especially his top singles player, sophomore Jera Hargrove

On September 23, when Orange defeated Cedar Ridge 5-4 at Red Wolves Tennis Courts, it led to the first Gatorade Shower celebration in Orange women’s tennis history.

And a Ice Dump to that for Coach pic.twitter.com/l0z8Lig95c— OHSPantherTennis (@OrangeHSTennis) September 23, 2019

It was Orange’s first win over Cedar Ridge in women’s tennis since the Red Wolves joined the Big 8 Conference in 2013.

The match also continue a series of great matches between Hargraves and Cedar Ridge’s top singles player, senior Olivia Ward. It would carry over to the Mideast Regionals in October, but on this day Hargrove defeated Ward 6-2, 6-7 (5-7) and 10-4 in the #1 single match.

“It makes me feel really good. Olivia beat me both times my freshman year,” Hargrove said. “She beat me the previous time we played this season.”

In a summer where Coco Gauff became the sport’s newest sensation after making a run to the fourth round of Wimbledon, Hargrove watched from afar with admiration. Hargrove is exactly two days older than Gauff.

“Hopefully one day that can be me,” Hargrove said. “She’s a prodigy and she’s the same age as me. I was born March 11 and she was born March 13.”

Orange won four of the six singles matches. In addition to Hargrove, junior Emma Williamson, Lindsey Jouannet and Halle Boroski all claimed wins. In fact, Boroski had her own three set match against Cedar Ridge senior Karen Alvarez, which ended 6-2, 5-7 and 14-12 (10-point tiebreaker).

With Orange leading 4-2, the dual match came down to three doubles matches. Ward and Nora Sauers reduce Orange’s lead to 4-3 with a tight 8-6 win at #3 doubles. Cedar Ridge’s Brianna Cellini and Mary-Hunter Millet won 8-4 to even the match.

Jouannet and Sydney Allison clinched the match for Orange with an 8-2 victory at #3 doubles, leading to a joyous ride back to the other end of Hillsborough.

But first, Webb got doused.

Jouannet won two matches on the day.

“I think we were just ready to finally beat our rival,” Jouannet said. “It’s been a long time. A lot of the seniors helped pump us up, too, to get us ready and get the win.”

It would turn out to be a strong season for the Orange women’s tennis team overall. The Panthers finished with its first winning record since 2013, at least. After the Cedar Ridge win, the Lady Panthers edged Person 5-4. They ended the year 11-8 after beating J.F. Webb, Northern Durham and Roxboro Community School to end the dual team match season.

Hargrove would go on to qualify for the 3A Mideast Regionals, where she reached the second round. Once again, she would face Ward, a story you’ll read more about in the coming days.

The Orange men’s basketball team is eleven days away from starting its season against Northern Guilford in Greensboro. Over the weekend, the Panthers started its exhibition slate with a jamboree at West Johnston High School in Benson. The Panthers have an array of outside shooters this year, including Jerec Thompson and J.J. Thompson. Center Nigel Slanker started practicing with the squad on Tuesday after football season officially ended. Enjoy some highlights from Orange’s scrimmage at West Johnston from Thompson Team Films.com right here!

The fall sports season for Hillsborough middle schools ended with two local team appearing in the Orange-Person Athletic Conference Championship games.

On October 30, Southern Middle School led Stanford 14-0 in the OPAC Football Championship game in Roxboro. The game was stopped a few minutes into the third quarter after Stanford linebacker Jeremy Morrow suffered a concussion following a hard hit. According to Kelly Snow of PersonCountySportsNow.com, one of Southern’s assistant coaches is an ER nurse who treated Morrow immediately. After staying at Duke Children’s Hospital for one night, Morrow was released and returned home. Stanford ends the year 5-3.

On the same day, the Gravelly Hill football team defeated the Stanback Bulldogs 16-6 to conclude its season. Maliky Poole opened the scoring with a 20-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Derick Yanko. On the subsequent 2-point conversion, Yanko scored to push the Grizzlies lead to 8-0.

Gravelly’s other touchdown came when Yanko threw to Mason Cates. Yanko added another 2-point run on the point after.

Running back Tyler Fields had a strong all-around game for the Grizzlies. He had several strong runs on offense and made big tackles on defense as a linebacker.

In addition to his touchdown, Cates had an interception, a fumble recovery and several big tackles on defense. Christian Moore also had a solid day for the Grizzlies to conclude the season at 3-4.

Boy’s Soccer: The Gravelly Hill boys soccer team claimed its 3rd straight OPAC Northern Division championship when they defeated Phillips 5-1. Nathan Sorrells had a hat trick for the Grizzlies, while Konnor Johnson and Carson Condon each scored for the Grizzlies. Smith Middle School defeated the Grizzlies for the OPAC Championship.

Also in the final week of October, the Stanback Bulldogs defeated Stanford 4-0 to conclude its season. It was a special night for the Stanback 8th graders who won its final home game. The Bulldogs were coached by J.P. Joubert and Mary-Kathryn Scheppegrell.

Kevin Wright: In Sunday’s Alumni Update, we didn’t include Kevin Wright’s latest game because he was erroneously reported as having not played during North Carolina Wesleyan’s game against Huntingdon on Saturday. In fact, Wright did play as Wesleyan won 23-7 at Samford Stadium in Montgomery, AL. Wright was credited with three tackles as the Battling Bishops improved to 5-4 overall, 4-2 in the USA South Athletic Conference. Wesleyan will conclude its season against Maryville on Senior Day in Rocky Mount on Saturday.

Finally, last week during a column I wrote regarding the Chapel Hill-Orange rivalry, I mentioned that Orange High School never received a golden football from the National Football League despite the fact that 1993 Orange graduate Alvis Whitted had played in Super Bowl XXXVII for the Oakland Raiders against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That was incorrect. In fact, Orange did receive a gold football from the NFL in 2016 for the 50th anniversary of the Super Bowl and is, in fact, in the trophy case outside the Orange High Gymnasium. I apologize to the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell for the error.

Speaking of which, Whitted is now the wide receivers coach for the Green Bay Packers. Whitted left Colorado State last year and joined the Packers over the summer. He actually started he coaching career at Orange before reaching the college ranks.

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is quarterback Wyatt Jones. In his final football game on Friday night, Jones threw for two touchdowns as Orange defeated Chapel Hill 30-6 at Auman Stadium. Jones was one of 21 seniors honored before the game. He came out throwing tap passes to wide receivers Zyon Pettiford and Cam White. To conclude the opening drive of the game, White carried around left end for a 17-yard touchdown, his first of the year. Jones also threw to Elliott Woods on a 44-yard touchdown pass in the fourth quarter. Wyatt was joined by classmate Joe Kiger and offensive line coach Eric Stephens for this interview. In his final two games in an Orange football uniform, Jones threw for two touchdowns each in games against Cedar Ridge and Chapel Hill. Kiger had a career-high five receptions against Cedar Ridge. Jones’ athletic career at Orange is far from done. He will spend the winter getting ready for the start of lacrosse season in February. 

It’s official, the whole conference outside of Clemson is bad. Even Wake Forest, who I believed in with all my heart, let me down in Blacksburg. And Louisville, just as I thought you were on the rise, I see your most recent outcome. Anyways, here we go. 

Note: Since Duke did not play a conference game, they do not get analysis for their performance against Notre Dame.

Note 2: For basketball predictions, I’m just going to pick a few games that I find interesting for the upcoming week. 

Virginia

It wasn’t pretty for the Hoos, but a 5 point win over Georgia Tech is a win nonetheless, and they are a win against Virginia Tech away from their first ever ACC Championship game appearance. They have a tune-up game against Liberty next week to prepare for what will inevitably be a tough battle with the Hokies the final week of the season.

Virginia Tech

Like Virginia, the Hokies control their own destiny in their effort for an ACC Championship game appearance. The Tech defense locked down Wake Forest quarterback Jamie Newman, and Deshawn McClease’s two touchdown carries led a dominant rushing attack for the Hokies. It seems like Virginia Tech is finally hitting their groove at the right time. 

Florida State

Didn’t expect to see these guys in the winner’s circle this week, but alas, here they are. The 38-31 win over Boston College is big for Florida State as that likely secured them bowl eligibility with FCS Alabama State up next. Now, the real question for FSU now is who their next head coach will be. If it’s Deion Sanders, I will laugh harder than I have my entire life.

Miami

Miami is good! A dominating victory over what has been a surprisingly solid Louisville team seems to show that with Jarren Williams becoming a better passer day by day, and with tailback Deejay Dallas right there for OC Dan Enos to lean on when things are tough, it seems the Miami offense is good enough to win football games. This is something that wasn’t there for Miami in early season losses to Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia Tech. It’s there now, and Miami is going to be dangerous down the stretch because of it. 

Clemson

After the playoff committee decided to put Clemson at number 5 in their initial rankings, Clmeson decided they had something to prove, and boy did they play like it. With Dabo already not liking Dave Doeren, this was shaping up to be a blowout for a week and the Tigers could have easily beaten NC State much worse than by the 45 point margin they did. Clemson is really good, and State is really bad, that’s all there is to it.

Wake Forest

Sigh, Wake Forest was just asleep all day against Virginia Tech, and in a place that’s as hard to win in as Lane Stadium, if you aren’t on your A game you aren’t going to win. With a game against Clemson next week likely to knock them out of the Top 25, the Wake Forest Orange Bowl dream seems to be slipping away.

Boston College

If only the Eagles defense could be as good as their offense has been, with the most recent negative result coming at home against Florida State. This has been a weird season for a Steve Addazio coached team, hopefully the Eagles can steal a win against either Notre Dame or Pitt and snag a bowl bid. That Kansas loss from early on looks worse and worse by the day. 

Louisville

Defense wins championships, and that is why Louisville won’t be winning any championships this season. Giving up 52 points to Miami, regardless of how highly I think of Miami right now, is embarassing. Javian Hawkins is still super fun to watch though, so at least Louisville had that going for them this past Saturday.

Georgia Tech

Yep, they lost again. That being said, the Jackets are getting better and better every week. They played UVa at Scott Stadium better than anybody else has this season, and I think that speaks to how well Geoff Collins is doing in instilling that drive into these GT players. Tech could have easily just given up after the loss to The Citadel, but they kept fighting, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see the Yellow Jackets get a third win on the season over their last 3 games here. 

NC State

Everybody is injured, all 3 quarterbacks are bad, and the coaching staff has no idea what to do right now. All these things lead to bad football, and I know they were playing Clemson, but they were flat out embarrassed at home. I think Doeren definitely gets at least one more year after this one due to the circumstances he was dealing with, but I don’t exactly blame State fans for being sick of him right now. 

Football Power Rankings1. Clemson, duh.2. Virginia3. Virginia Tech4. Wake Forest5. Miami6. North Carolina7. Pitt8. Louisville9. Florida State10. Boston College11. Duke12. Georgia Tech13. NC State14. Syracuse

Football Predictions

North Carolina at Pitt: North Carolina 31-28

Alabama State at Florida State: Florida State 42-14

Wake Forest at Clemson: Clemson, 49-20

Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech: Virginia Tech, 28-24

Syracuse at Duke: Duke, 30-17

Louisville at NC State: Louisville, 38-27

Last week’s predictions: 3-3

Season total: 19-15

Basketball Power Rankings1. North Carolina2. Duke3. Virginia4. Louisville5. Florida State6. NC State7. Miami8. Syracuse9. Notre Dame10. Pitt11. Georgia Tech12. Virginia Tech13. Boston College14. Clemson15. Wake Forest

Basketball Predictions

Miami at UCF: Miami, 75-70

Colgate at Syracuse: Syracuse, 67-55

Marshall at Notre Dame: Notre Dame, 78-65

West Virginia at Pitt: West Virginia, 82-76

Belmont at Boston College: Belmont, 71-66

Wake Forest at Charlotte: Charlotte, 61-59

A three-game winning streak to end the season wasn’t enough for the Orange football team to make the state playoffs this year.

The Panthers were omitted from the 3A and 3AA state playoff brackets released by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association on Saturday afternoon.

Orange’s final MaxPreps ranking was #68.

Of Orange’s five wins, three of them came against teams ranked among the bottom eleven of 3A football (there are 109 football teams in 3A). The Panthers didn’t beat any teams that made the state playoffs.

Judging from the final 3A brackets, Orange appeared to have been the fourth team left out of the field. E.E. Smith, ranked #65, was the last team to get in. Ranked one spot ahead of Orange was Walter Williams, who the Panthers defeated 21-13 in Hillsborough on September 13.

In the end, Orange only played two nonconference teams that made the playoffs. Riverside, who finished 8-3 and in a three-way tie for 2nd in the Triangle 8 Conference, received a 9-seed in the 4A tournament.

South Granville, who held off Orange 20-15 on September 6, won the championship of the Northern Carolina 2A/1A Conference and also ended up 8-3. The Vikings will be in the 2AA State Tournament and opens with North Lenoir in Creedmoor.

R.J. Reynolds, who defeated Orange 47-24 in the season opener, missed the 4A state playoffs, which has 48 teams. The Demons finished 3-8.

After making the state playoffs for seven straight seasons from 2011-17, the Panthers will watch the postseason from home for the second year in a row.

At the end of Friday night’s 30-6 win over Chapel Hill, the Orange coaches planned to have practice on Monday despite their playoff future being murky, at best. On Saturday, that practice was canceled at plans were made to collect equipment on Tuesday.

“I’m proud of how, after a disappointing season last year for a variety of reasons, this group of seniors kind of got everybody together and refocused them during the offseason,” Orange Coach Van Smith said on Friday night. “We didn’t get as many wins as we wanted. But most of the losses we had were were in the games and competitive and had our chances. If a couple of things go our way, a turnover here or there…a penalty here or there…a lot of those game could have turned out different. I think finishing near .500 was a big improvement from one year to the next.”

The two teams who received the Big 8 Conference’s two automatic bids each have home games this Friday night. Southern Durham, who won its first Big 8 Conference Championship since 2014 after going 7-0 in the league, will host Gray’s Creek. The Spartans received a 3-seed in the 3AA State Tournament. Gray’s Creek was one of the six teams to make the playoffs from the 4A/3A Patriot Athletic Conference. The Bears finished 7-4, 4-4 in the PAC.

Northern Durham, who ended the year with six consecutive wins, also wound up in the 3AA State Tournament. The Knights received an 8-seed and will host Southern Alamance at Durham County Stadium on Friday night.

Vance County was the final team from he Big 8 to make the playoffs. The Vipers were placed in the 3A State Tournament and received a 9-seed. They will travel to Northern Nash.

Keshawn Thompson: The Campbell Fighting Camels of the Football Championship Subdivision suffered its first Big South Conference loss of the season to #11 Kennesaw State, 38-35, at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek on Saturday. Thompson, who wasn’t credited for a tackle last week against North Alabama, made a career-high seven tackles against the Owls. A redshirt sophomore, Thompson had five tackles in a season-opening loss to Troy of the Sun Belt Conference. Campbell is 6-3 overall, 3-1 in the Sun Belt Conference. They return to action against Monmouth next Saturday.

Payton Wilson: #4 Clemson defeated N.C. State 55-10 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh Saturday night. Wilson, a redshirt freshman, left the game with a sprained left shoulder in the 2nd quarter and didn’t return. Wilson had two tackles up to that point. He emerged from the locker room with his left arm in a sling on the sidelines during the 2nd half. After the game, Wolfpack Coach Dave Doeren said he didn’t know how long Wilson would be out. N.C. State has three games remaining, starting with Louisville next Saturday in Raleigh.

Trenton Gill: Against Clemson, Gill had five punts for an average of 52.2 yards per punt. On a brisk night, his longest was 75 yards. Three of the punts were over 50 yards, two were downed inside the 20-yard line and one was a touchback. Gill also had three kickoffs, one of which was a touchback.

Adam Chnupa: The FCS Elon Phoenix’s hopes making the FCS playoffs took a drastic hit on Saturday after losing 31-17 to Maine at Rhodes Stadium in Elon. Chnupa, redshirt freshman, played special teams for Elon, who falls to 4-6, 3-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Rodney Brooks: In CIAA action on Saturday, Fayetteville State defeated Livingston 32-0 at Alumni Memorial Stadium in Salisbury. Brooks, who suited up for Livingstone, had three tackles, including one for a loss. Brooks is classified as a junior, according to the Livingstone website. The Blue Bears haven’t scored in eight quarters and have lost five straight. They’re 4-5 overall, 1-5 in the CIAA. They conclude the season next week against Johnston C. Smith in Salisbury next week.

Chandler Compton: After four years on the Wofford men’s soccer team, Compton’s college career came to an end on Friday night. The Terriers lost to Mercer 3-0 in the opening round of the Southern Conference Tournament at Stone Soccer Stadium in Greenville, S.C. Wofford finished the year 4-13-1. Compton played in two games. He played 17 games in his Wofford career. He scored one goal in 2018 against VMI.

Lionel Reid-Shaw: The college career of Lionel Reid-Shaw also ended on Saturday. Division III Johns Hopkins defeated Dickinson 2-0 in the semifinals of the Centennial Conference Tournament at Franklin & Marshall University in Lancaster, PA. Reid-Shaw scored his only college goal last week in his final home game against Muhlenberg. Reid-Shaw concludes his career with the Red Devils with 67 games played. He started 45 with one goal and one assist. Dickinson ends the year 10-8.

Taylin Jean: The Division II Limestone Saints women’s soccer team defeated North Greenville University 2-1 in the opening round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament on Saturday at Saints Field in Gaffney, S.C. Jean started at goalkeeper for the Saints and earned the win after she made three saves. Limestone, who is a #4 seed in the tournament, will face regular season champion Mount Olive on Thursday in the semifinals.

Brittany Daley: The season of the Division III Greensboro College women’s soccer team ended in the semifinals of the USA South Athletic Conference on Friday. Covenant College defeated Greensboro 3-1 on penalty kicks after the two sides played to a scoreless tie in regulation. Greensboro lost despite outshooting the Scots 22-3 in regulation. As she has done every game this season, Daley started at center back for the Pride. Daley didn’t attempt a penalty during the shootout. Greensboro, which went undefeated in the regular season last year only to lose in the USA South Conference Tournament and were denied a trip to the Division III National Tournament, end the year 13-4-2. Daley, a sophomore, started all 19 games for the Pride.

Bailey Lucas: The Division III Meredith volleyball team had its season come to an end in the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday. Maryville defeated Methodist 3-1 in the USA South semifinals at the Grant Center in Danville, VA. Lucas started again for Meredith and finished with 25 assists, eleven digs, and one kill. In the quarterfinals, Meredith defeated William Peace 3-1 at Weatherspoon Gym in Raleigh on Wednesday. Lucas started and had 28 assists, 10 digs and one kill. Meredith ends the year 20-9. Lucas was 2nd on the team this season with 267 assists.

Icez Barnett: The Division II Chowan women’s basketball team had an exhibition game against Gardner-Webb last week. The Running Bulldogs won 69-33. Barnett came off the bench and played three minutes. She grabbed one rebound. The Hawks will officially start its season on Friday against North Georgia in Dahlonega, GA.

Lauren Cates: Wake Tech Community College improved to 2-0 on the season with a 117-24 win over Fayetteville Technical Community College at Reid Ross Gymnasium in Fayetteville on Wednesday night. Cates scored 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting from the field, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range. Cates also had three rebounds, three steals and two assists. On Saturday, the Eagles suffered its first loss of the season to South Carolina-Salkehatchie 58-50. Statistics from that game weren’t immediately available.