Green Hope cross country coach Roger Collins met with his girls' team the night before the 4A championships, and it was then he knew for sure his Falcons were ready.
Published: Nov. 9, 2011 2:40 AM | Full story
Apex boys soccer coach Kevin Todd knew he was going up against a solid defense at East Chapel Hill in the second round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs, a team that had allowed more than two goals only once this season.
Published: Nov. 9, 2011 2:39 AM | Full story
Girls golf: Not every surprise was bad for Sarah Bae on Tuesday. As the best golfer for Athens Drive, she started to cry after coming off the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 6 course.
Published: Nov. 2, 2011 7:35 PM | Full story
Cross country: Green Hope's girls win the 4A Mideast regional. Several others qualify for states.
Published: Oct. 29, 2011 10:04 PM | Full story
Volleyball:The defending state champions are eliminated by a team that most resembles what the Cougars looked like a year ago -- highly skilled and experienced.
Published: Oct. 27, 2011 12:02 AM | Full story
The Middle Creek girls golf team is used to playing tough golf. So Monday’s 4A mideast regional at the Duke University Golf Club was just business as usual after their battles in the challenging Tri-Nine Conference ranks this season.
Published: Oct. 25, 2011 9:19 PM | Full story
It could be misconstrued as any normal end-of-year embrace among teammates who just ended their season with a postseason loss.
Published: Oct. 24, 2011 10:17 PM | Full story
The past few weeks have been busy for standout area swimmers.
Published: Oct. 24, 2011 10:17 PM | Full story
Football: Fuquay-Varina punctuated its regular season Friday night with a 21-0 win over Apex, and in the process secured at least a share of the Tri-Nine Conference title.
Published: Oct. 22, 2011 1:43 AM | Full story
Panther Creek cross country coach Rusty Jenkins had started to add up the numbers, but he was too nervous to find out whether or not his team had edged Cary for the Tri-Nine Conference boys cross country championship.
Published: Oct. 19, 2011 11:32 PM | Full story
Football: Apex coach Bob Wolfe made an important decision prior to his team’s game against Northern Durham on Friday night.
Published: Oct. 17, 2011 7:53 PM | Full story
Panther Creek sophomore wins school's first individual crown, Green Hope's Helen Wang wins share of her third title.
Published: Oct. 17, 2011 7:22 PM | Full story
Even though the hundreds of tailgaters in the Cardinal Gibbons parking lot were preparing for the college football game across the street at Carter-Finley Stadium, inside the school was a high-level athletic contest in its own right.
Published: Oct. 17, 2011 7:19 PM | Full story
Column: Rumors can spread like wild fire - but sometimes that's not a bad thing. That was the case when Apex volleyball coach Nikki O'Connell was surprised after an Oct. 4 victory against visiting Athens Drive.
Published: Oct. 17, 2011 7:17 PM | Full story
Football: Despite a shaky start and an early 21-point deficit, Holly Springs rolled to a 41-24 win at Apex on Friday night.
Published: Oct. 7, 2011 11:43 PM | Full story
Boys Soccer: Collin Hardee celebrated Brandi Chastain-style as he pulled his jersey over his head like a mask and ran upfield with his arms pumping as teammates mobbed him.
Published: Oct. 6, 2011 2:09 PM | Full story
An opening flea flicker for TD was the only gimmick of the night for Jason West and the Jags, who built a 28-0 lead early in the second quarter and never looked back en route to a 35-0 victory.
Published: Sep. 30, 2011 10:51 PM | Full story
At one point this year, Apex was riding a 48-game conference winning streak. Yet what the Cougars did Thursday night at Green Hope could still qualify as an upset.
Published: Sep. 30, 2011 1:49 AM | Full story
The school forced to wait by man and weather until September to open its football season might finally be catching up on some mid-season form.
Published: Sep. 23, 2011 11:10 PM | Full story
The Cougars no longer have room for error if coach Nikki O'Connell's team hopes for a chance to salvage at least a co-conference championship. But with that pressure, the Cougars again revealed their growing maturity.
Published: Sep. 22, 2011 10:37 PM | Full story
With about 20 minutes to go in a battle between two Tri-Nine Conference foes, the most powerful player in high school soccer stepped onto the field once again to settle the score.
Published: Sep. 21, 2011 10:07 PM | Full story
Panther Creek held visiting Apex scoreless for nearly 45 minutes Friday night as the Catamounts rolled to a 25-6 win – their fourth straight after an opening-week lopsided loss to Leesville Road.
Published: Sep. 17, 2011 12:53 AM | Full story
Cary defensive back Caleb Glass, who had gotten his mitts on almost every ball thrown near him during the night, had one item that belonged in his hands.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 11:18 PM | Full story
An early point during Wednesday night's match turned out to be a telling sign for Crusaders volleyball coach Logan Barber. Playing against Cardinal Gibbons biggest rival in Apex, Barber watched two of his Crusaders dive on the floor to dig out spike attempts from the Cougars.
Published: Sep. 9, 2011 4:43 PM | Full story
A year ago, with state runner-up Athens Drive winning all but two conference matches and Green Hope claiming second in all but one of those, the Tri-Nine Conference’s girls golf race was the furthest thing from unpredictable.
Published: Sep. 1, 2011 3:52 PM | Full story
For the last four years, Green Hope senior Kaitlin Quinn had been wanting to put away Apex. On Tuesday night, her tip in the fifth set did just that -- and ended two long-standing winning streaks in the process.
Published: Aug. 30, 2011 10:16 PM | Full story
Also in this week's column: Hepp returns to PC, will teach at school, Tenuta commits to NCSU, Apex wins season's first Tri-Nine girls golf match, Cary Academy a semifinalist in field hockey tournament, CA tennis off to a fast start, Fuquay residents join U.S. soccer program.
Published: Aug. 24, 2011 2:57 AM | Full story
Previews of this week's Tri-Nine football match-ups, player of the week and quote of the week from last Friday's games.
Published: Aug. 24, 2011 2:06 AM | Full story
Leesville Road, ranked No. 2 in the News & Observer boys soccer rankings, scored in the game's first two minutes en route to a two-goal halftime lead and then held on in the second half to defeat No. 12 Apex.
Published: Aug. 18, 2011 11:23 PM | Full story
Athens Drive has developed into a powerhouse in girls golf, finishing second in last year's N.C. High School Athletic Association 4-A championships after back-to-back state titles.
Published: Aug. 17, 2011 10:53 AM | Full story
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