The Eno River Academy varsity volleyball team has gotten off to a tremendous start to the 2022 fall season, as the Bobcats began the year with six straight victories. Led by head coach Meagan Kimbrough, a former star volleyball player at Person County who won two state championships during h…

Coming off a disappointing 2-8 season in 2021, Orange High School’s football program is starting over with new leadership this season. Moving on is former head coach Van Smith, who made the decision in March to retire after 30 years of coaching and teaching. It was a difficult decision for t…

It’s one of the top questions on the minds of high school volleyball followers throughout the state of North Carolina. Can Cedar Ridge, the defending NCHSAA 3A state volleyball champions, make another run towards a second straight state title in 2022? 

After skipping out on the 2021 varsity football season - Cedar Ridge High School’s first in the recently-formed Central Conference - the Red Wolves are making a return to the Friday night lights in the fall of 2022. Multiple sources have indicated to the News of Orange that CRHS is returning…

Orange High School can officially stake claim to one of the best athletic trainers in the entire state of North Carolina, as Emily Gaddy, Licensed Athletic Trainer and head Athletic Trainer at OHS, was recently named the Elton Hawley Athletic Trainer of the Year by the North Carolina High Sc…

A local track standout from Cedar Ridge High School recently concluded his collegiate career as one of the top high jumpers in the history of North Carolina Central University’s men’s track team. 

If Cameron Lloyd’s junior year of volleyball at Cedar Ridge High School could be described as a dream car, let’s just say she now has the hood ornament. Last week, Lloyd received her trophy for being named the N.C. Volleyball Coaches Association’s Player of the Year, which she was named foll…

Orange High School sent a total of 14 men’s runners to this past weekend’s NCHSAA 3A State Track and Field Championships on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. The Panthers sent a hurdler, a sprinter, two distance runners, and three men’s relay teams to the S…

Over the past couple of months, it seemed as though Orange High’s baseball team was catching most, if not all, of the big breaks. 

At the NCHSAA 3A Mideast Regionals, held the afternoon of Friday, May 14 at Franklinton High School, Orange High School’s men’s track team finished second out of 24 teams, and will move on to the NCHSAA 3A State Championships this coming weekend on the campus of North Carolina A&T Univer…

After battling neck-and-neck for much of the season in the Central Conference standings, Orange and Cedar Ridge faced off the evening of May 11 in the first round of the NCHSAA 3A state baseball playoffs. Orange, the Central Conference regular season champions, swept the Red Wolves by domina…

Freshman year in high school is never easy, and the challenges involved often unfold in young-adult books, songs, TV shows, and movies. For many first-year high schoolers, blending in is the skill most desired. The last thing you want to do is stand out. 

A pair of elite athletes at Cedar Ridge High School have earned unique recognitions this week, as CRHS men’s tennis standout Josh Mayhew earned a second straight trip to the NCHSAA 3A Individual State Championships, while Red Wolves softball star Ava Lowry earned a scholarship from the North…

If, by chance this weekend you find yourself hearing a bell — or hooter — signaling the umpire that seven minutes of play in a chukka have elapsed, then kick up your divots, because you’re probably at the Battle of the Blues Polo match in Efland. 

DeVante’ Pettiford has been named the next head coach of Orange High’s football team. A former Panther himself, Coach Pettiford had served as the team’s linebackers coach under outgoing coach Van Smith, who recently retired. 

Cedar Ridge High School’s men’s tennis program closed out a storybook regular season this spring by winning the Central Conference title. The Red Wolves finished out the regular season with an overall record of 9-4, including a 9-1 mark in league matches. CRHS’s only setback was a 5-2 loss t…

Orange and Cedar Ridge’s varsity baseball teams have both been playing their best baseball of the season in recent weeks, with Orange putting together a stretch of nine wins in 11 games heading into a huge late-season showdown with the Red Wolves. Cedar Ridge headed into the crucial two-game…

After falling to some strong opposition over Spring Break to Wilmington foes New Hanover and Ashley, the Orange High varsity baseball team put together a five-game winning streak against its Central Conference rivals, which propelled the Panthers to the top of the league standings. 

Cedar Ridge High School’s varsity baseball team is coming together at just the right time, as the Red Wolves have put together a six-game winning streak heading into the biggest series of the season - a showdown with local rival Orange High with first place on the line in the Central Confere…

Several of Orange High School’s spring sports teams are off to excellent starts, as they look to bring even more success to the school in its first season in the new Central Conference. Coming off the Central Conference championships won by the OHS men’s swimming and wrestling teams in the w…

The Central 3A Conference released its All-Conference teams for winter sports last week, and Orange and Cedar Ridge High Schools were heavily represented on the various lists. A total of 10 combined CRHS athletes and 20 OHS athletes were named All-Conference in the sports of men’s and women’…

The Orange High School softball team swept two games last week, both on the road, to improve to 3-1 on the young season. The Panthers traveled to Bear Creek and earned a hard-fought 6-5 win over Chatham Central before returning to Chatham County on Friday evening to face Northwood in their C…

At just after 3 p.m. today, a lot of local college basketball fans will set themselves up in front of their TVs as the Richmond Spiders will take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in the first round of the NCAA tournament. While the attention may seem a little odd, given neither of the teams are from Nor…

The Orange High varsity baseball team got off to a promising start to the 2022 spring season with an impressive pair of non-conference victories over Northern Durham and East Chapel Hill. 

The public is invited to a meet and greet with Coach Matt Doherty on Saturday, Feb. 26,10 a.m. through 12 p.m. Copies of Doherty’s book, “Rebound: From Pain to Passion,” can be pre-ordered to be personally signed at the event. Visit http://www.rebound-book.com/ to order now.

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA) began the three-day Individual Wrestling State Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum on Thursday, February 17, running through Saturday, February 19. A pair of Cedar Ridge grapplers - 113-pound Mideast Regional champion Fernando Ma…

Amanda Jones’ career as the head coach for the Cedar Ridge High School swim team has been bookended by Covid. When she stepped into the coaching job late in 2020, Jones was salvaging a team that was sinking fast. Two weeks in, the team had no coach, couldn’t practice as a team, and was alrea…

Orange High School’s men’s and women’s swimming teams made their way to the Greensboro Aquatic Center last week for the NCHSAA 3A Central Regionals. The Panthers finished in second place out of 18 women’s schools competing in the Regionals, and second place out of 20 teams in the men’s compe…

Due to the winter weather that plagued the region in recent weeks, Orange High School’s men’s and women’s basketball teams were forced into double duty in early February. The situation was even worse for the Orange women’s team, which missed almost a month of game action due to COVID-19 prot…

Coming off its undefeated championship season in the first year of the Central Conference, Orange High School’s wrestling team advanced to the East Regional finals of the NCHSAA 3A state dual wrestling playoffs before falling on the road at East Regional champion Union Pines in Fayetteville …

Orange High School’s wrestling program earned the Central Conference regular season title the evening of Tuesday, January 25, as the Panthers dominated Eastern Alamance, 64-18, in their final match prior to the postseason. It was Senior Night in Hillsborough, and the Panthers honored 2022 se…

Cedar Ridge’s wrestling squad earned a big Central Conference dual team match victory over Williams the evening of Wednesday, January 12 inside the CRHS gymnasium. The Red Wolves outlasted the Bulldogs by a score of 45-27.  

The Orange High School men’s and women’s swimming teams are enjoying an outstanding start to the 2021-22 season, with potentially much more to come. Through five matches, the OHS men’s team enjoyed a perfect 5-0 record, including a perfect 4-0 mark in Central Conference competition, while th…

Orange High School’s wrestling program took a big step towards another conference championship this past week with a huge win in dual team competition, while also earning an impressive first place showing as a team at an individual tournament over the weekend iN Greensboro. 

Leading up to their appearance at the WRAL Invitational in Knightdale this past weekend, the Cedar Ridge High School wrestling team challenged Eastern Alamance in a home Central Conference dual team match the evening of Tuesday, December 14 in Mebane. The Red Wolves put it all together for a…

There’s good news and more good news coming out of local high school softball. Orange High standout Carson Bradsher has committed to attend and play for Appalachian State University, which is good news for the Mountaineers. Bradsher is a junior, so she still has two more seasons at Orange, w…

Cedar Ridge High School’s volleyball squad headed to Raleigh Saturday for the NCHSAA 3A state championship match against North Iredell looking to bring home the school’s first-ever state title. Mission accomplished, as the Red Wolves won a thrilling four set match against the Raiders to comp…

Cedar Ridge High School’s volleyball team justified its No. 1 ranking in the NCHSAA 3A East Regional playoffs Tuesday evening by sweeping No. 2 seed Greenville Rose on its home court in Hillsborough, securing the Red Wolves’ place in the NCHSAA 3A state championship match.  

Orange High School’s varsity football team concluded its 2021 football season Friday night with a home game in Auman Stadium against Eastern Alamance. The Eagles had clinched the Central Conference regular season championship the week before with a victory over Northwood, and came to Hillsbo…

Orange High School’s women’s tennis squad made its way to Fayetteville the afternoon of Tuesday, October 26 for a second round state playoff matchup at Cape Fear. The Panthers stunned Wilson Fike on October 22 in the first round of this year’s NCHSAA 3A state playoffs, and headed to Fayettev…

The Orange Panthers (2-7 overall, 1-4 in conference play) traveled down Interstate 40-85 to Burlington on Friday night and suffered a 43-7 setback against the Walter Williams Bulldogs (5-4, 4-1 in league play). 

The Cedar Ridge High volleyball squad swept a pair of matches October 19 and 20 over Orange and Person County in the Central Conference Tournament, completing a perfect 14-0 run through Central Conference play this fall and earning the Red Wolves the first-ever Central Conference regular sea…

Dig, set, kill. Dig, set, kill. On its way to a (so far) undefeated season, the Cedar Ridge High School volleyball team has mastered the three-step play of dig, set, kill. 

The Orange County School Board met Monday evening to discuss potential changes and challenges facing the district and students as a result of the pandemic. It also received recommendations from the Orange County Health Department and the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on whethe…

Hillsborough has seen some fantastic high school sports teams roll through the area. This year, one group has stood out from the rest. The Cedar Ridge Volleyball team has been a dominant force, generating interest in the program’s varsity team. The squad, which is 7-0 so far this season, has…

More than 100 Orange County Schools parents and students gathered at the old Orange County Courthouse to rally against proposed mandated Covid-19 vaccines for employees and middle and high school students who plan to participate in athletics, cheerleading, chorus, theater, and band activities.

About five years ago, Karen MacAulay and Mary Ann Peter were talking over lunch, and MacAulay mentioned she was having back issues, and that she wanted to take up a sport that would be easier on her back. Peter suggested swimming.

Hillsborough native and Orange High School graduate Bryse Wilson was traded Friday to the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Atlanta Braves, in a three-player deal. Wilson, 23, was drafted by the Braves in the fourth round in 2016. He is 2-3 with a 4.83 ERA and 21 strikeouts in seven starts this se…

There must be something in the water. Legendary Duke University men's basketball coach Mike 'Coach K' Krzyzewski, will reportedly retire after the upcoming 2021-22 NCAA basketball season, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Krzyzewski’s announcement comes just months after UNC Tar Heels men…

On the afternoon of Oct. 16, 2020, Atlanta Braves pitcher Bryse Wilson was trying to stay calm as the minutes before game time ticked away like the popping of a fastball hitting a catcher’s mitt. It was Game 4 of the National League Championship Series. He was facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.…