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Mitchell continues Apex exodus

The Apex girls basketball team's second leading scorer from last year has followed Chloe Wells out west to Fontana, Calif. With Cassandra Mitchell now gone, the Cougars will have to replace 30.5 points per game. Published: Oct. 5, 2009 5:22 AM | Full story

Report: Apex's Wells going back to Cali

According to a report by the Riverside Press-Enterprise (Calif.), Apex girls' basketball player and reigning 2008-09 Tri-Eight Player of the Year Chloe Wells will be moving back to California for her senior year. Published: Jul. 24, 2009 7:31 PM | Full story

Filling the void

AthnsPCrk13.01.09.09.MM With a hiring freeze in Wake County Public Schools, athletics directors have had a harder time this summer filling their coaching vacancies. Published: Jul. 22, 2009 5:00 AM | Full story

Cary AAU team top-ranked in national tournament

The Cary Cougars' 16U team is set to start play Wednesday as the top-seeded team in the USBA National Championship in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. For their age group in the USBA, the Cougars are ranked No. 5 overall in the country and ranked No. 1 in the division. Published: Jul. 7, 2009 5:38 PM | Full story

Bryant's transfer changes conference dynamic

The Tri-9 Conference was turned on its head this past month when rising junior Kameron Bryant, who started at quarterback and point guard for Green Hope last year, relocated and will now suit up for Panther Creek. Published: Jul. 7, 2009 5:32 PM | Full story

TCN's Game of the Year: Panther Creek men's basketball vs Southern Durham

The Catamounts, playing without three suspended players, were down a point in the sectional final with less than a minute to go in our TCN Game of the Year. Published: Jun. 17, 2009 12:14 AM | Full story

VIDEO: Triangle All-Stars Slam Dunk Challenge

Earnest Ross, Garrius Adams, Josh Davis and others competed in the Triangle All-Star Dunk Challenge at Apex High on Wednesday, and only The Cary News has the video of all the competitors in action. Published: May. 3, 2009 3:51 PM | Full story

Panther Creek's Hepp takes position at South Carolina

After leading Panther Creek to a 28-3 record in just the school's third year of existence, coach L.J. Hepp has returned to the college ranks to become the Director of Basketball Operations at the University of South Carolina. Published: May. 1, 2009 7:05 PM | Full story

Girls basketball recaps

Cary, Cary Academy, Fuquay-Varina, Holly Springs, Middle Creek, Panther Creek. Recaps/end-of-year stories for Apex, Athens Drive, Cary Christian and Green Hope can all be found on the SWakeSports blog. Published: Mar. 4, 2009 9:23 AM | Full story

Boys Basketball recaps

Apex, Athens Drive, Cary, Cary Academy, Cary Christian, Fuquay-Varina, Green Hope, Holly Springs Published: Mar. 4, 2009 9:18 AM | Full story

Panther Creek's season ends with Jack Britt loss

The Catamounts' season ends at 28-3 overall, as they fall to Fayetteville's Jack Britt High 60-44 on Tuesday in the NCHSAA 4-A East Regional semifinal. Panther Creek was coming off a snow day in which the team could not practice and was still without three suspended players. Published: Mar. 4, 2009 1:00 AM | Full story

Follow along LIVE at the East Regional: PC loses 60-44

Sports Editor J. Mike Blake is live blogging from Panther Creek's East Regional semifinal game against Fayetteville's Jack Britt. PC lost to Jack Britt 60-44. The Catamounts were without starters Earnest Ross and Brandon Oliver. Published: Mar. 3, 2009 6:52 PM | Full story

On to Regionals!: Panther Creek beats Southern Durham in the final seconds 68-64

Without Earnest Ross, Brandon Oliver and Karim Sako — all of whom were suspended for violation of team rules, Panther Creek needed heroic performances to advance to next week's regionals. And that's just what they got from seniors Mike Hood and Marques Oliver. Published: Feb. 27, 2009 10:36 PM | Full story

Tracking the playoffs on the SWakeSports blog: Cary Christian girls lose title game

Cary Christian ended their year 29-3 after falling in the NCISAA 2-A title game on Saturday to Fayetteville Academy 60-40. Published: Feb. 25, 2009 4:37 PM | Full story

PC goes back-to-back in Tri-Eight tournament

Panther Creek was honored with the Tri-Eight's Coach of the Year, Player of the Year and most importantly, the conference championship after taking down Lee County on Friday 51-39. Published: Feb. 23, 2009 11:08 AM | Full story

Apex stays perfect in Tri-Eight championship

The undefeated year lives on for the Apex girls basketball team as they defeat Green Hope 67-47 for the Tri-Eight Championship. Published: Feb. 23, 2009 11:04 AM | Full story

Cary Academy boys fall in TISAC final

There would be no last-second heroics this time for Cary Academy. Ravenscroft took control of Friday night’s TISAC title game midway through the second quarter and wouldn’t let go, cruising to a 70-46 win to claim the TISAC crown. Published: Feb. 20, 2009 11:36 PM | Full story

Tri-Eight semifinal recaps

Get caught up on the Tri-Eight Tournament! The Green Hope girls dethroned Athens Drive 66-52 and will play Apex, who defeated Middle Creek 59-44, next. In the boys, Lee County upset Athens Drive 50-41 and will play top-seeded Panther Creek on Friday after the Catamounts topped Apex 65-58. Published: Feb. 18, 2009 12:38 PM | Full story

Davis’ 28 leads Athens into second seed in Tri-Eight playoffs

Athens Drive senior Josh Davis led the charge on Friday as his team walloped Green Hope 65-47. Both teams got good news afterwards, as the Jags picked up a tiebreaker for the second seed in the conference tournament and the Falcons clinched the fifth-and-final playoff spot with Lee County losing to Apex. Published: Feb. 17, 2009 4:44 PM | Full story

Cary Christian wraps up second regular-season title

The Lady Knights concluded their regular season 24-3 and have now won back-to-back EPIC regular-season titles. Cary Christian will go for the conference championship next week at the EPIC Tournament. Published: Feb. 16, 2009 2:56 PM | Full story

Catamounts claim regular-season title by sweeping Middle Creek

The Catamounts never trailed in their quest for the school's first-ever regular season conference championship. Panther Creek swept this year's 'Battle of the Creeks' after a 61-44 win on Friday. Published: Feb. 14, 2009 11:42 AM | Full story

Green Hope one step closer to playoff berth

It's not assured yet, but the Green Hope men's basketball team might've clinched themselves a playoff spot with their 58-53 win at Lee County on Tuesday. Published: Feb. 10, 2009 11:31 PM | Full story

Fuquay boys forced to forfeit wins; changes Tri-Eight playoff race

The NCHSAA confirmed that Fuquay-Varina will have to forfeit their three wins for using an ineligible player. With their only conference win over Lee County reversed, teams like Green Hope and Cary now have tougher roads to the playoffs. Published: Feb. 9, 2009 3:34 PM | Full story

Panther Creek responds to first conference loss

The day before its senior night game with Athens Drive, Panther Creek went through an entire practice without working on its offense. The extra work defensively paid off as the Catamounts crushed the Jaguars 50-30 just three days after suffering its first conference loss to Apex. Published: Feb. 7, 2009 2:32 PM | Full story

Cary's Holleman to be honored on 70th anniversary of 1939 championship team

The Town of Cary prepares to declare Tuesday “Doug Holleman Day” after the only surviving member from the 1939 Cary boys’ basketball championship team. Published: Feb. 2, 2009 10:56 PM | Full story

Holly Springs girls finish sweep of Clayton

The Holly Springs girls' basketball team got a complete team effort on Friday night as they dispatched Clayton for the second time this season, 56-46. Published: Feb. 2, 2009 10:42 PM | Full story

In boys’ basketball, the Tri-Eight’s been great

Even with two teams in the top-10 in the state and a third hovering on the outside, there are no nights off in the Tri-Eight Conference — arguably the toughest conference in North Carolina. Published: Feb. 2, 2009 10:38 PM | Full story

30-second timeouts:Sports Briefs 2/3

Junior basketball league registration now open; Apex’s Haynes honored at Guilford College Published: Feb. 2, 2009 10:27 PM | Full story

Eubanks' three puts away Apex

Athens Drive guard Grayson Eubanks buries a three with one minute left to lift his team to an important road win over Apex on Friday, 62-58. Published: Jan. 26, 2009 11:20 AM | Full story

Apex girls remain perfect after OT win over Athens

Apex and Athens Drive go into overtime, but the Cougars come away victorious on the road with a 68-63 win. Apex junior Chloe Wells led all scorers with 26 points. Published: Jan. 25, 2009 3:49 PM | Full story


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