Golf: East Chapel Hill’s Ben Griffin is on a hot streak – winning a second NCHSAA golf championship and then medalist honors at a local U.S. Open qualifier before finishing third at a top junior tournament in Virginia.Published: May. 25, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
NCHSAA Baseball: Both teams rode grand slams into the best-of-three state semifinals, which are contested this weekend. Orange was to face Greenville’s D.H. Conley in the East 3A Regional, while Northwood was taking on North Brunswick in the East 2A Regional.Published: May. 25, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
The North Carolina rowing team has nearly 60 athletes on the 2012-13 roster. Only about half of those athletes traveled to compete in the ACC Championships at Clemson May 11-12. And about half of those athletes had any experience rowing before attending the University of North Carolina.Published: May. 25, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Ten local teens will pedal with purpose this summer, riding some 3,700 miles over 10 week, from Maryland to Oregon.Published: May. 18, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
NCHSAA Track & Field: Multiple champion will lead Carrboro into the season’s last meet -- her last as a high school athlete.Published: May. 18, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Apex 11, East Chapel Hill 7: The path less traveled isn’t always the best option. For Apex’s boys’ lacrosse team, they’re just fine to go the same route as they did in 2010.Published: May. 16, 2013 5:54 PM | Full story
East Chapel Hill 18, Green Hope 12: The Wildcats take out defending champion Green Hope as Sydney Holman breaks the NCHSAA record for goals scored in a season. East Chapel Hill will play for its first title Saturday.Published: May. 16, 2013 5:41 PM | Full story
NCHSAA Lacrosse: East Chapel Hill enjoyed plenty of success Friday night as the girls and boys both advanced to the Eastern Finals of the NCHSAA state lacrosse playoffs. The girls topped Cardinal Gibbons 16-14, while the boys had a much easier time, topping Broughton 12-6 in third-round playoff games.Published: May. 11, 2013 4:22 PM | Full story
NCHSAA Golf: Ben Griffin, who won the NCHSAA 4A championship as a freshman, returns to Pinehurst for the state high school tournament. East Chapel Hill barely missed qualifying as a team.Published: May. 11, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Et cetera: Give credit for Cardinal Gibbons for agreeing to play Orange in a game that decided which team would get the No. 1 seed from the Carolina-6.Published: May. 11, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
NCHSAA Tennis: East Chapel Hill, perhaps discouraged by the way it was denied a spot in this weekend’s individual championships, falls early in the NCHSAA tennis dual-team tournament.Published: May. 11, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
NCHSAA Soccer Roundup: Chapel Hill had little trouble against over-matched Asheboro in the state playoffs first round, while injury-plagued East Chapel Hill had little else but trouble as it struggled against Cary.Published: May. 11, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
NCHSAA Soccer: Carrboro 5, North Johnston 0: The soccer players for North Johnston had thought their season was over last week. They had turned in their uniforms and were planning their post-season get-together when head coach Mark Ketterer called them to his classroom on Monday.Published: May. 11, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
NCHSAA Lacrosse Tournament: East Chapel Hill blasts New Hanover to advance to the playoffs’ second round, where the Wildcats were to host their familiar rivals from Riverside. Chapel Hill, after taking down Millbrook, looked to a second-round matchup with Cardinal Gibbons.Published: May. 7, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
NCHSAA Track & Field: Alexa Young and Chris Reeder get multiple firsts to help Chapel Hill win the girls’ meet and take fourth in the boys’ meet in the 3A Mideast Regionals at Burlington Williams.Published: May. 7, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Young Chapel Hill golfer Gina Kim battled heavy wind, cold rain an older players last week to get a share of third place in the eighth annual Vicki DiSantis Girls Championship in Charlotte.Published: May. 7, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Christine Harrelson stood in the middle of her new living room and drew the bow her husband Chad had bought earlier that day. It was the first bow she had ever drawn.Published: May. 6, 2013 3:09 PM | Full story
Track & Field: Led by wins from Jon Beyle, Pegah Kamrani, Jesse Mechanic, Jenna Jones, Sam Miner and Khari Battle, East Chapel Hill takes the team championships in boys and girls track & field.Published: May. 4, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
NCHSAA tennis: Undefeated against 2A teams this year, Carrboro heads into the second round of the NCHSAA dual-team tournament this week, joined in the playoffs by 3A Chapel Hill, 4A East Chapel Hill and 2A conference rival Cedar Ridge.Published: May. 4, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Lacrosse: Ellis Llewellyn of East Chapel Hill and Jack Newall of Carrboro High are invited to play in a select national tournament.Published: May. 4, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Briefly: Items of interest from sports and recreation in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community and the surrounding area.Published: May. 4, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Orange County Speedway: Craig Moore took advantage of a restart following a caution flag with less than 25 laps to go and raced to victory in the featured 75 lap late-model stock car race at Orange County Speedway on Saturday night.Published: Apr. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Recreation: Pickleball, which to many observers seems like a hybrid of several other court sports, is introduced at Chapel Hill Community CenterPublished: Apr. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Phillips Middle School’s boys lacrosse team wrapped up their 2013 season with a victory Wednesday over McDougle, ending up undefeated at 9-0.Published: Apr. 30, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Girls lacrosse: East 13, Gibbons 10: The N&O No. 1 Wildcats are the team to beat in the Triangle entering next week’s playoffs. A win against the Crusaders puts them 3-0 on the year against No. 2 Green Hope, No. 3 Gibbons and No. 4 Apex.Published: Apr. 27, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story