East Chapel Hill golfer Ben Griffin will be heading to Augusta this week to take part in the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Resort. Named the No. 1 junior tournament by Golfweek, the Sage Valley event features 54 international golfers in a three-day event (April 26-28), which will be televised by the Golf Channel.
Published: Apr. 23, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Former Carrboro High football standout Brandon Hunter played in his first football game in two years on Saturday, when Appalachian State lined up at Kidd Brewer Field for its annual spring football game.
Published: Apr. 23, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Dixie Rock 24: The nation’s longest running climbing competiton returns to Chapel Hill
Published: Apr. 23, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Lest anyone thinks Chapel Hill is above a link between violence and sports, all should be reminded we’ve had violence at events before — albeit not on the scale or significance of what happened at the Boston Marathon.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Recruiting: Chapel Hill junior Alexandra Kimball is “relieved” after she puts an early end to speculation where she will play college soccer, committing last week to the University of North Carolina’s women’s program.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Soccer: Chapel Hill, ranked No. 5 by the News & Observer and No. 6 in the 3A coaches’ poll, broke open what had been a 1-1 game Thursday with Carrboro with second-half goals by Alexandra Kimball, who committed this week as a junior to North Carolina, and junior Megan Dell. It was the Tigers’ third straight win of the week, including a 2-1 victory over Cardinal Gibbons and an 8-0 shutout of Orange.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Names and notes from sports in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community and surrounding area.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Tennis: Still a junior, Max Smith helps East Chapel Hill to a top-10 ranking and another PAC-6 championship.
Published: Apr. 20, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Orange County Championships: The Chapel Hill High School girls’ team won the Orange County track and field championship for veteran head coach Ron Olsen, who founded the meet in 2003 and is retiring this year. East Chapel Hill won the boys’ championship.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:06 PM | Full story
Recreation: Runners have all sorts of different reasons for entering Saturday’s Tar Heel 10-miler or Fleet Feet 4, the town’s biggest road races. They’re scheduled for Saturday morning in Chapel Hill.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:05 PM | Full story
Auto Racing: Lawson, Hinesley both pick up right where they left off last year at the Orange County Speedway, winning their events in the first night of auto racing for 2013.
Published: Apr. 16, 2013 7:04 PM | Full story
Briefly: Items from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community and the surrounding area.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 6:00 AM | Full story
Soccer: In the last game before East Chapel Hill goalkeeper Blakeney Blair leaves the team to move to Topsail Island, the Wildcats win 1-0 at Chapel Hill, avenging a 3-0 loss at home earlier this season.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
High School Lacrosse: "Everybody says that East is the best team, and nobody is close to them." But Chapel Hill belied that statement about area lacrosse by dogging the Wildcats all night.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 6:00 AM | Full story
High School Baseball: Sparked by seven runs in the sixth inning, East Chapel Hill picks up an important victory at Tiger Stadium.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 6:00 AM | Full story
High School Softball: After each team rallies late, Chapel Hill comes out on top for a big win that helps the Tigers maintain their momentum.
Published: Apr. 13, 2013 6:00 AM | Full story
Recreation: Like medieval warriors gathering in a great hall or a tavern to swap stories, today’s athletes still like to meet and socialize after ‘battles’ like road races, rugby matches, softball and kickball games, or even a hard workout.
Published: Apr. 10, 2013 12:10 PM | Full story
Hilltop Invitational Tournament Baseball: Orange freshman right-hander Bryse Wilson shut out East Chapel Hill for the second time this year to help the Panthers win baseball’s Hilltop Invitational Tournament last weekend, while Chapel Hill High School finished third in its division. That just may have whetted the Panthers’ appetite.
Published: Apr. 10, 2013 2:35 PM | Full story
Following a year of remarkable success for Chapel Hill-Carrboro district schools, three local players have been named to the all-state basketball team as selected by ncpreps.com.
Published: Apr. 10, 2013 12:09 PM | Full story
Orange County Speedway: Orange County Speedway will open its 2013 season on Saturday night, with a 100-lap event for late model stocks highlighting the first night’s races.
Published: Apr. 10, 2013 12:07 PM | Full story
Recreation events and programs for the local community.
Published: Apr. 10, 2013 2:39 PM | Full story
NCHSAA Wells Fargo Cup: Current Wells Fargo Cup holder Carrboro leads the 2A standings and Chapel Hill is in fourth of the 3A standings after the conclusion of winter sports in the annual all-sports competition for North Carolina high schools. Carrboro maintained its lead over Waxhaw Cuthbertson in the cup race’s 2A standings on the strength of a state championship sweep in both men’s and women’s swimming
Published: Apr. 6, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Chapel Hill-Lincoln High School Hall of Fame: Four alumni and a soccer championship team are designated for the 2013 Hall of Fame induction at Chapel Hill High School
Published: Apr. 6, 2013 6:00 PM | Full story
Names and notes from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro sporting community.
Published: Apr. 6, 2013 12:00 AM | Full story
Recreation: Even when we choose how to spend a languid spring afternoon, water is perhaps reflected in the two best kept secrets in area recreation: OWASA’s University Lake and Cane Creek Reservoir, which are both now open for the season.
Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
Hilltop Invitational Tournament: Spring break for high school baseball players in Orange county doesn’t mean time off – it means it’s time for the annual Hilltop Invitational Tournament.
Published: Apr. 2, 2013 7:00 PM | Full story
It’s 10 a.m. on a Saturday. Exhales echo in the cement-floor gym. “Top position,” Harold Cook prepares the class for push-ups. “A little lower ... A little lower ... Touch your chest.”
Published: Mar. 31, 2013 9:57 AM | Full story
Major League Baseball: Brian Roberts appears to be back. The Chapel Hill High School and graduate and former UNC standout said there is no doubt he will be ready for Opening Day with the Baltimore Orioles.
Published: Mar. 31, 2013 9:59 AM | Full story
Construction of the Carolina North greenway will begin this week, causing portions of the 2.5 mile Pumpkin Loop trail that cross the construction area to be closed for about four months for safety reasons.
Published: Mar. 31, 2013 9:58 AM | Full story
Names and notes from the area sporting community.
Published: Mar. 24, 2013 6:54 PM | Full story
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