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'Cats get a one-hit wonder of a win

East Chapel Hill only managed five hits against Northern Durham right-hander Zack Garrison last week. The Wildcats only needed two. Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

OCS 180 provides memorable night of racing

The OCS 180 provided a night to remember for a handful of winning drivers. But for many of them, it was a night of spin-outs and burning rubber that they'd like to forget. Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Seriously, they were just kidding

Last Saturday was a great day to be a kid in Chapel Hill. Between the Public School Foundations 5K for Fitness and the Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day festivities, plenty of smiles were around to warm up the spirit like a communal bonfire. Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Recreation Notes

Carrboro Recreation and Parks will host a "Little Disc Golf Tournament" May 12 at Anderson Community Park. Kids in four age divisions pair up with an adult player for fun and prizes. Contact the Recreation and Parks Department at 918-7392 to pre-register. Published: May. 1, 2012 6:00 PM | Full story

Sports Briefs

Chad Fisher helped CHHS to a conference win last week — striking out 15 batters in a 4-1, two-hitter win against Oxford Webb — and he did it after he dislocated a finger. Published: May. 1, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Wildcats win another PAC-6 title

With just two seniors on their team — Hanna Gardner and defender Katy Pugliese — the Wildcat girls won their seventh PAC-6 soccer title last week with a 3-0 win Thursday night at Durham Jordan. Published: Apr. 29, 2012 11:19 AM | Full story

Tigers shine in Carolina-6

Cardinal Gibbons never was seriously challenged in the Carolina 3A Conference race this spring, but that’s okay with Chapel Hill coach Mike Bradley. Published: Apr. 29, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Jaguars blow past field in conference tournament

When Carrboro carded a team 333 last week at Chapel Ridge Golf Club south of Chapel Hill, some of the Jaguars saw it as a desultory effort. Published: Apr. 28, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

NCHSAA considers East Chapel Hill’s class

State administrators examine the enrollment figures that will decided conference assignment for 2013-17. Published: Apr. 28, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Sport Briefs

The Jason Ray Foundation is hosting a Sunday Brunch and auction at The Carolina Club on the UNC campus. The event will benefit patients who have undergone solid organ transplantation at UNC Hospitals. Published: Apr. 28, 2012 12:00 AM | Full story

Upcoming

The sports calendar for Chapel Hill, Carrboro and the surrounding area. Published: Apr. 28, 2012 8:00 PM | Full story

East Chapel Hill keeps control of its own destiny in the PAC-6

Big, game-ending strikeouts by senior Alex Moore preserve the Wildcats’ win over Riverside and keeps them at the top of the PAC-6 standings. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 12:14 PM | Full story

Tigers finally get to Carrboro

The 3A Tigers get a late goal to defeat the state’s No. 1-ranked and previously undefeated 2A team. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 12:36 PM | Full story

Dixie Rock(s) in Chapel Hill

The annual climbing event, the nation's oldest, offers a gripping competition in Chapel Hill. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 12:24 PM | Full story

Sports Briefs

With East Chapel Hill alumna Emma Shaw as coxswain, the University of North Carolina’s varsity four turned in UNC’s best finish in the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Rowing Championships. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 12:27 PM | Full story

Juniors descend on Country Club and The Farm

The Chapel Hill Country Club and The Farm teamed up last weekend to host a USTA Level 4 junior tennis tournament for close to 150 young players, drawing entries from Virginia and the Carolinas. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 2:56 PM | Full story

Recreation Notes

What’s going on in the recreation communities of Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Orange and Chatham. Published: Apr. 25, 2012 12:26 PM | Full story

A close shave for Tigers, Wildcats

The ‘basebald’ game wasn’t all that close, but the two rivals bonded afterward in a show of support for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and the fight against children’s cancer. Published: Apr. 21, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Should the NCHSAA eject Cardinal Gibbons?

In the News & Observer’s weekly ranking of area high school teams, Cardinal Gibbons is in the top 10 of every sport except softball. Published: Apr. 21, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Crusaders catch up with Chapel Hill

Like an AWOL soldier, Chapel Hill High School paid the price of being caught off base during its big battle with Cardinal Gibbons for the Carolina 3A Conference lead in baseball. Published: Apr. 21, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Sports Briefs

Bread & Butter and Ghost Riders continued undefeated last week with two more wins in Carrboro Co-Rec softball. Both are 4-0 as they head toward a one-on-one meeting. Published: Apr. 22, 2012 2:12 PM | Full story

Carrboro sticks up for Northwood

The Jaguars wanted a win, and got it, while Northwood was willing to just make some progress with its young lacrosse program. Published: Apr. 20, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Cedar Ridge vaults to OCC title

It might be a bit trite to say that the new track at Cedar Ridge High School is not just a good surface but also good luck for the Red Wolves. It wasn't luck that earned them their first-place trophy in the Orange County Championships Saturday at Cedar Ridge. Published: Apr. 18, 2012 4:23 PM | Full story

Spirited Wildcats come on strong

Getting a late goal from Riley Brown and ‘phenomenal’ play from Levi Brown in the crease, the Wildcats avenge an earlier loss and take down Chapel Hill. Published: Apr. 18, 2012 4:21 PM | Full story

Racing returns to Orange County Speedway

While the weather was perfect Saturday for the opening night of the 2012 racing season in Rougemont, the on-track action go a bit wild, with wrecks affecting the Late Model race and other events at the OCS. Published: Apr. 18, 2012 4:41 PM | Full story

Road races paint town and gown in best light

This Saturday, more than 4,000 runners are expected to descend on Kenan Stadium for a run through Carolina’s campus and the Chapel Hll community. The annual Tar Heel 10 and Fleet 4 road races expect their biggest field yet. Published: Apr. 18, 2012 4:23 PM | Full story

Recreation Notes

CARRBORO CO-REC: Bread & Butter and Ghost Riders both improved to 2-0 last week in Co-Rec softball with double-digit wins Thursday at Anderson Park. B&B downed the Pace Pirates 23-2, while Ghost Riders won 25-2 over the Fighting Pinecones 2. Getting their first wins of the young season, Milltown defeated Fightin' Squids 16-4 and Southern Rail beat Occupy Bases 17-3. Published: Apr. 19, 2012 10:59 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill gets more than even

The Tigers ‘10-run’ Carrboro for their third straight win. They face a crucial stretch in Carolina 3A baseball this week. Published: Apr. 14, 2012 5:15 PM | Full story

Jaguars are fit to be tied

As long as Mark Kadlecik has been coaching at East Chapel Hill, he can remember only one time his Wildcats have come all the way back from a two-goal deficit to win a soccer game. Published: Apr. 14, 2012 5:15 PM | Full story

‘Not just another game’

The East Chapel Hill girls soccer team's never-say-die comeback abilities are admirable, but they also can be a bit nerve-wracking. Published: Apr. 15, 2012 11:09 AM | Full story

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