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Cary hires coach from Athens Drive

Girls basketball coach Patrick Daly won’t have to leave the Tri-Nine Conference after all. Published: May. 11, 2012 12:42 AM | Full story

Point After: King’s wish granted

Rashawn King could’ve asked for anything of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. But instead of wishing something for himself, he wanted to do something for those who have supported him . Published: Apr. 22, 2012 11:50 PM | Full story

Cary Invasion suffers first home loss

The fans who visited the Herb C. Young Center on Saturday witnessed something never seen before in that building - the Cary Invasion losing at home. Published: Apr. 22, 2012 11:23 PM | Full story

Invasion sweeps weekend games

With a road win Friday and a home win Saturday, the Cary Invasion moved into first place of the Tobacco Road Basketball League. Published: Apr. 16, 2012 4:35 PM | Full story

Green Hope’s Hardin is first men’s basketball recruit at Peace

Technically, John Hardin is the first “big man on campus” at William Peace University, formerly known as Peace College. Published: Apr. 15, 2012 1:57 PM | Full story

Women’s hoops headed to Cary

The RDU Sting, an unpaid women’s team, will make the Herb Young Community Center its base of operations this summer. Published: Apr. 13, 2012 5:44 PM | Full story

Point After: Tweaks needed for some tourneys

Spring break baseball tournaments bring together teams from different areas in hopes of creating better-than-normal games. But sometimes it’s not feasible to put together the best tournament possible. Published: Apr. 10, 2012 5:55 PM | Full story

Cary Invasion drops first road contest

In its second season, the Cary Invasion lost only its second regular-season game Saturday. And it was to the same team that defeated them last year – the Wilmington Sea Dawgs. Published: Apr. 9, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Gaffney named AP top player

Kristen Gaffney of Green Hope High School in Cary was voted AP state girls player of the year. Published: Apr. 3, 2012 11:36 PM | Full story

Gaffney named player of the year

Kristen Gaffney was named state player of the year for all classifications by NCPreps.com last week. Published: Mar. 20, 2012 9:08 AM | Full story

Green Hope falls just short

It no longer mattered who wasn’t here, or why. Green Hope’s girls basketball team had a shot to win. Published: Mar. 2, 2012 2:33 PM | Full story

Green Hope outlasts Hillside with 'ugly' finish

Green Hope's girls' basketball team beat Durham Hillside 54-45 in a North Carolina High School Athletic Association 4A Mideast Sectional final that was eerily similar to a year ago, but this time the finish was marred by an postgame fight involving players. Published: Feb. 28, 2012 2:08 PM | Full story

Lady Imps' underdog run ends

Cary's girls basketball team had defied logic - and its playoff seed - through the first two rounds of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. Published: Feb. 28, 2012 2:07 PM | Full story

Dakota Dukes' outstanding career ends

Dakota Dukes ended her standout five-year career on Friday afternoon as Cary Christian fell to Asheville's Carolina Day in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A semifinals. Published: Feb. 28, 2012 2:07 PM | Full story

With Evans sick, Apex fades late

There just wasn't anything left. Apex sophomore T.J. Evans walked to the bench with his team trailing in the fourth quarter, a situation that under any other circumstance would be unfathomable. Published: Feb. 28, 2012 2:06 PM | Full story

N&O photos: Person County eliminates Green Hope

Published: Feb. 26, 2012 3:47 PM | Full story

Hawks, Cougars, Catamounts lose on road

A Southern Alamance fan walked up to Panther Creek senior Claire Wach and offered two compliments. The first was that he loved watching her play. Published: Feb. 26, 2012 3:43 PM | Full story

Falcons tumble at Person

A rewarding year came to a physical end for Green Hope's boys basketball team Wednesday night. Published: Feb. 26, 2012 3:43 PM | Full story

Chargers fall to Ravenscroft in TISAC grudge match

With one big scoring nights from Mickayla Sanders after another, Cary Academy won the TISAC championship in the regular season, but that was missing in CA's loss in the TISAC tournament championship on Friday. Published: Feb. 20, 2012 1:25 AM | Full story

N&O photos: Tri-Nine girls championship

Published: Feb. 19, 2012 11:47 PM | Full story

N&O photos: Tri-Nine boys championship

Published: Feb. 19, 2012 11:46 PM | Full story

Lady Falcons rout underdog Mustangs for title

For the first time for as long any league coach could remember, there was some intrigue heading into the Tri-Nine Conference tournament title game. Published: Feb. 19, 2012 11:43 AM | Full story

Evans proves he's clutch

Whether it was overtime or at the end of regulation, Apex sophomore T.J. Evans proved he has the poise of a someone much older. Published: Feb. 19, 2012 11:40 AM | Full story

Quiet Leslie gets it done

Certain basketball players compete with a level of intensity that shows up prominently on their face, in their movements, and in their words. Published: Feb. 15, 2012 2:40 AM | Full story

Title quest begins

The previous four years of Tri-Nine Conference tournaments have seen mixed results on the boys' side, while the girls tournament has had much less suspense. Published: Feb. 12, 2012 3:43 AM | Full story

Tri-Nine Conference basketball schedule

Published: Feb. 10, 2012 11:45 PM | Full story

Hawks in position to make school history

Boys basketball:Holly Springs coach Thurman Jordan had been here before, entering the final day of the regular season hoping to secure a fifth and final playoff spot heading into the conference tournament. Published: Feb. 10, 2012 11:31 PM | Full story

Middle Creek boys upset Cougars

The evening began with Senior Night introductions for Middle Creek's boys basketball and ended with the Creek Crazies, Middle Creek's student section, storming the court to celebrate the Mustangs' 51-49 upset of Tri-Nine champ Apex. Published: Feb. 10, 2012 10:30 PM | Full story

Apex girls take final playoff berth

The Cougars celebrated Senior Night on Friday, but it was sophomore Joelle Deese who came off the bench to lead the Apex girls past Middle Creek 62-50 and propel the Cougars to a spot in the upcoming NCHSAA state playoffs. Published: Feb. 10, 2012 10:18 PM | Full story

VIDEO: Nitin Reddy's senior night

Published: Feb. 8, 2012 1:05 AM | Full story


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