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Imps advance in wrestling

Cary wrestling’s short-lived absence from contention for the state dual team championships officially ended Tuesday night. Published: Feb. 8, 2012 12:44 AM | Full story

Cary dominates field at Tri-Nine tournament

With Cary wrestlers in the finals in nine of 14 weight classes, the Imps secured their 30th straight conference tournament victory Saturday at Middle Creek High School. Published: Feb. 6, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

Middle Creek closes out season with win

Wrestling: Middle Creek sophomore Luke Uhlik proved that patience isn’t always the best thing when involved in a wrestling match. Published: Feb. 2, 2012 5:04 PM | Full story

Imps claim conference crown

Wrestling: Cary senior John Blackwell is proud to be a part of team who ushered in a new, yet at the same time familiar era of Imp wrestling. Published: Jan. 26, 2012 10:49 AM | Full story

N&O photos: Cary wrestling beats PC

Published: Jan. 17, 2012 1:42 AM | Full story

Cary avenges last year's loss

Wrestling: Whether it was an offseason workout, a summer training session or weekend tournament, the Cary wrestlers had kept last season's loss to Panther Creek near the forefront of their minds. Published: Jan. 12, 2012 11:58 AM | Full story

N&O photos: Green Hope wrestling defeats Middle Creek 39-35

Published: Jan. 11, 2012 3:25 AM | Full story

Point After column: Area standout runners

Hundreds of track and field athletes from around the state kick-started the indoor track season at UNC-Chapel Hill's Eddie Smith Field House on Saturday. Many athletes represented our area, and a select few proved to be above and beyond the rest. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:38 AM | Full story

Falcons snatch victory

Wrestling: Just when it appeared that Middle Creek was going to run away with its third conference win of the season, Green Hope rallied back with one bout left in their Tri-Nine Conference wrestling showdown on Wednesday. Published: Jan. 5, 2012 4:15 PM | Full story

Fuquay gets better of Jags in forfeits

Wrestling: High school wrestling is about match-ups. And sometimes it can simply boil down to numbers. On Wednesday, both Fuquay-Varina and Athens Drive faced this problem. Published: Jan. 5, 2012 4:07 PM | Full story

N&O photos: Mark Adams Holiday Classic

Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:49 PM | Full story

Cary hosts tourney, takes third

The two-day Mark Adams Holiday Classic went as planned for Middle Creek's Alex Battaglia. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:08 PM | Full story

Panther Creek's lucky week

Column: There is no official record for these kind of things, but it's unlikely that you'll ever see a week quite like the one the Panther Creek athletics department enjoyed last week. Published: Dec. 21, 2011 2:01 AM | Full story

N&O photos: Cary wrestling defeats Holly Springs

Published: Dec. 20, 2011 2:48 PM | Full story

Imps take hold of first place

Wrestling: The build-up to Monday's match felt similar to a certain conference showdown from last year, but the Cary wrestling team was prepared to make the result different. Published: Dec. 19, 2011 9:13 PM | Full story

Imps stay unbeaten, Tri-Nine showdown next

Wrestling: It was a tough test for Cary’s wrestling team, but one it needed to pass heading into next week. Published: Dec. 15, 2011 10:57 PM | Full story

UPDATE: PC takes 1st, Holly Springs 2nd

UPDATE: There was an error, discovered on Monday, in scoring one of the matches at Saturday's Bull City Classic. Published: Dec. 14, 2011 2:02 AM | Full story

Golden Hawks stay unbeaten

Wrestling: Holly Springs ruled the mat Wednesday night at Green Hope High School. Published: Dec. 8, 2011 3:06 PM | Full story

Golden Hawks grapplers give PC loss in Tri-Nine opener

Wrestling: Holly Springs junior Ryan Fawcette knows how to be patient. He couldn't crack the starting lineup last season for the Golden Hawks, but said he worked this summer to earning a spot despite almost everyone returning to the team. Published: Dec. 1, 2011 2:24 AM | Full story

Imps handle Apex

Wrestling: Thanks to a balanced lineup, the Cary wrestling didn't appear to miss a beat from last year in its Tri-Nine Conference opener at Apex on Wednesday night. Published: Dec. 1, 2011 12:10 AM | Full story

Coaches in need of heavier wrestlers

High school wrestling followers had all but memorized the sport's usual weight classes. But after an offseason national rule was changed, only three of last year's classifications remain for the start of this season. Published: Nov. 30, 2011 2:11 AM | Full story

Tri-Nine still competitive throughout

Wrestling: The Tri-Nine Conference was wildly competitive in wrestling from start to finish last year. Published: Nov. 20, 2011 2:23 PM | Full story

Schools find fewer coaching vacancies to fill

Fewer varsity head coaches are as inclined to leave their post this summer, and some suggest the economy as a chief reason behind it.Wake County athletics directors are having to fill fewer vacancies than in recent years. Published: Jul. 10, 2011 8:43 AM | Full story

Game of the Year

Game of the Year: Panther Creek ends Cary's reign in wrestling on a night that had everything on the line. Published: Jun. 14, 2011 9:08 PM | Full story

Point After: Almost awards time

We're getting close to the end of the school year and high school sports season - and you know what time that means. Published: May. 18, 2011 2:44 AM | Full story

Point After: Leatham walks-on at NCSU

One of the state's all-time leading passers will walk-on the N.C. State football team this fall; Weight classes changing in wrestling; Turnover in Tri-Nine girls basketball. Published: May. 4, 2011 2:00 PM | Full story

Boyd takes 4th at senior nationals

The March Madness-like upsets that Cary's Boomer Boyd has been a part of in the past two weeks in two different sports would make any college hoops team jealous. Published: Apr. 6, 2011 6:07 AM | Full story

Bunn talks about his retirement

For the second straight year, one of North Carolina’s winningest active wrestling coaches is retiring from a Tri-Nine Conference school. After leading the Falcons in all 11 years of the school’s existence, Green Hope coach Chip Bunn is hanging it up. Published: Mar. 10, 2011 10:52 PM | Full story

Picks for spring sports

The spring sports season is a beast to track all the way through. Published: Mar. 8, 2011 9:00 PM | Full story

Different breed of athlete

If there's one thing I learned from covering wrestling in the past couple years, it's this -- wrestlers say the darndest things. Published: Mar. 2, 2011 2:19 AM | Full story


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