Orange High and Cedar Ridge athletes can receive physical exams, required for any team participation, provided by UNC Health Care of Hillsborough from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at CRHS. The cost will be $10.

Given the time frame, UNC Health Care can assure time for only the first 30 student-athletes who register. To sign up, students should contact Melissa Knight at 732-6133, ext. 20090. For them to receive the exam, a completed two-page exam form must be signed by a parent or guardian.

Carrboro tennis advances

The Carrboro women's tennis team finished second this season in the 2-A division of the newly formed Carolina-Nine 1A/2A conference, behind only Northwood, and that means the Jaguars advance to first round play this week in the NCHSAA 2-A Dual-Team Tournament. Carrboro will travel to play at the Northern Carolina 7 Conference's No. 1 seed, Roanoke Rapids, on Tuesday.

This marks the first time Carrboro tennis has qualified for the team playoffs.

Cyclones edge Phillips

Smith Middle School firmed up its leadership of OPAC football with an 18-12 overtime win Wednesday over Phillips in game played at Culton-Peerman Stadium. The Falcons (3-2) were up 12-0 at halftime before Smith's Quole Wilson sparked a comeback with touchdown runs of 32 and 20 yards in the second half.

"I had to explain to the guys that, when you play rivalry games, then you have to bring everything that you have, " Smith coach John French said. "I think they got the message during halftime, because they started flying around and playing with passion in the second half."

Smith (5-1) thought it had a 14-12 lead with 2:30 to play after Wilson hit his tight end for a 2-point conversion, but the score was called back on an illegal-formation penalty. Phillips drove the ball down to the Smith 35-yard line with 40 seconds left before getting stopped on downs.

The Cyclones stoned Phillips when the Falcons got four tries from the 10 in the first overtime, then, on Smith's third down in OT, Wilson passed to Aaron Smith for the game-winning score.

Wilson again the topped the 100-yard mark rushing, caught a pass for 40 yards and completed the 8-yard TD to Smith. Devon Gattis and Smith led Smith's defense with 10 tackles apiece.

"I told (Phillips coach Eugene Privott) that it was going to be a shame that either of us was going to have to lose that game, " French said. "Coach Privott came out with a great game plan."

Phillips next will play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. at McDougle Middle School. Smith's has an open date before it plays Oct. 28 at McDougle.

Co-Rec under way

No. 1 seed Cozart-Seagroves (16-2) and No. 2-seeded 300 East Main Street (15-3) will meet Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. in the championship bracket of Carrboro's Fall Co-Rec Softball Post-season Tournament. Both won their opening games to advance in the double-elimination event, being played out at Hank Anderson Community Park.

No. 3-seeded Ghost Riders (9-9) will meet No. 4 Armadillo Grill in Tuesday's elimination-round game at 7 p.m. The Riders lost 9-8 to East Main last Tuesday, and Armadillo was upset by No. 5 Bread & Butter, 9-2. The loser of the Ghost-Grill game will be eliminated and the winner will play Bread & Butter at 7 p.m. on Oct. 27 in another elimination game. The winner of that 7 p.m. game Oct. 27 immediately plays the loser between Cozart-Seagroves and East Main; that game will establish the elimination bracket survivor. That team advances to the championship finals on Oct. 29.

CBC tryouts today

The Carolina Baseball Club will hold try-outs for its 2010 Spring 9U-13U teams from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and then again on Oct. 25 at Hank Anderson Park in Carrboro. Prospective players are required to attend one of the two try-out dates to be eligible for selection to a team. See www.carolinabaseballclub.com/newsevents.html for more information.

Big wins for UNC

cancer research

UNC basketball coach Roy Williams was recognized Friday for his financial contributions to cancer research, treatment and prevention programs significant milestone at this year's Fast Break Against Cancer breakfast. In just five years, Williams has raised more than $1 million for the fight against cancer. Williams directed half of the proceeds from the sold-out UNC Alumni Basketball game to support cancer research at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

"Like our Tar Heels on the court, the researchers, doctors and caregivers at UNC Lineberger and the N.C. Cancer Hospital never stop fighting," UNC Lineberger director Dr. Shelley Earp said in a prepared release. "We are touched and grateful for the outstanding support from Coach Williams for our efforts to bring the very best in cancer research, prevention and treatment to North Carolina and the world."

Friday's breakfast celebrated the UNC Men's Basketball 2009 NCAA championship and the official opening of the N.C. Cancer Hospital. More than 300 guests heard personal reflections on the toll cancer takes in people's lives by former UNC and NBA basketball player Eric Montross, a member of Carolina's 1993 NCAA national championship team. UNC men's basketball assistant coaches, coaching great Bill Guthridge and "voice of the Tar Heels," Woody Durham also participated.

Tar Heels stomp Brown, for good cause

North Carolina and Brown traveled the width of the nation last weekend to meet in the first-ever San Francisco Lacrosse Fall Classic at Kezar Stadium. UNC freshman Stephen Burns and sophomore Logan Corey of Chapel Hill both notched assists as the Tar Heels prevailed 13-5 in the exhibition match. All proceeds from the event went to charity as a crowd of 4,789 fans attended the event at the former home (1946-70) of the San Francisco 49ers. Carolina wrapped up its fall practices under head coach Joe Breschi on Friday with a varsity-vs.-alumni match.

ACC vs. Big Ten, sort of

The Governor Club's third annual "Big Ten - ACC Alumni Golf Challenge" will be held Nov. 12 at the club, located off Mt. Carmel Church Road at the Orange-Chatham line. In what has become a regular event at the club, alumni of every Big Ten and ACC school will pair off in a match, with the B10 proceeds going to Chatham OutReach Alliance's Food Pantry) the ACC alum's to UNC Children's Hospital.

Big Ten team captains are Lowell Hoffman (Illinois/Indiana) and John Geis (Purdue/Ohio State). Leading the ACC are Fred Bowman (UNC) and Bob Dilks (UNC).

Patterned on the annual ACC-Big Ten basketball challenge, participants will compete in a 4-ball team match-play format. Unlike the basketball challenge, which the ACC has never lost, the Big Ten has ruled the course at the Governor's Club. (Perhaps that's fitting, since it's a 27-hole signature course by Ohio State grad Jack Nicklaus.)

The winner will have their name engraved on the Scottish pewter tankard trophy. Winners will be announced formally at lunch featuring a menu of Big Ten bratwurst vs. Carolina barbecue.

Team handball on display today at Fetzer

The championships round of team handball's Tar Heel Invitational will be held today at 1:30 p.m. in Fetzer Gym on the UNC campus. Play today starts with the seventh-place game at 8 a.m. and continues throughout the morning,

UNC is hosting eight teams from the East Coast for the invitational, including the D.C. Diplomats, New York City Team Handball Club, New England Freeze and two perennial powers from the U.S. Military Academy: West Point Gold and West Point Black.

UNC ice hockey streaks

The UNC ice hockey team stretched its winning streak to four games with victories last weekend at UNC-Wilmington (5-2 on Friday) and at The Citadel (6-2 on Saturday.) Solid goal-tending by freshmen Lyle Baumgarten (43 saves) and John Holt (31) -- plus at least one goal apiece by 12 of the 15 skaters -- provided the winning impetus. Leading scorers were: Evan Marlow (2 goals, 3 assists), Joe Gates (2, 2) and Andrew Williams (2, 2).

UNC took on archrival Duke Saturday at the Sportsplex. See Wednesday's Chapel Hill News for more.

Briefly ...

Chapel Hill soccer has three home games this week -- culminating with the annual grudge match against East Chapel Hill on Friday. The Tigers, ranked No. 10 in the state but still battling to improve their seed in the upcoming 3-A playoffs, host conference opponents Northern Vance on Monday Webb on Wednesday. ... UNC tailbacks A.J. Blue and Jamal Womble were to have their status updated following surgery Friday at UNC Hospitals. (See www.newsobserver.com or this weekend's editions of the News & Observer for the latest. ... . The NCHSAA has designated MaxPreps.com as its "official statistician and media partner" in hopes of establishing a single platform for scores and game statistics for N.C. high schools. Charlie Adams, executive director of the NCHSAA, said that the group "strongly encourages all of its member schools to have the stats of their appropriate teams entered with MaxPreps.com." ... Michael Hocker of Chapel Hill shot 75-78--153 to tie for third in the Boys 16U flight of the North State Junior golf tournament played Oct. 10-11 at Wilson Country Club. ... For the first time in ACC history, all seven of the ACC's winning teams last weekend scored 42 or more points in their games. Even Florida State, which lost in an fensive slug-fest to Georgia Tech, still topped the 40 point mark, scoring 44 on the Yellow Jackets.