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Cardinal Gibbons boys lacrosse edges Athens Drive in East final

Cardinal Gibbons has been a little bit better than Athens Drive all year in boys lacrosse. The Crusaders advanced the NCHSAA championship game with a 6-5 victory over the Jaguars Published: May. 17, 2012 5:45 PM | Full story

Athens Drive takes out Tigers

Junior Jake Hargrove scored twice in the second quarter and sophomore Scott Baird added a goal as Athens Drive lacrosse grabbed a 3-2 lead by halftime, putting Chapel Hill behind for the first time in the playoffs. Daniel Hughey scored twice in the third quarter to help finish off the Tigers. Published: May. 14, 2012 5:53 AM | Full story

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

Apex falls, but three others remain in the hunt

Chapel Hill got a big defensive effort to eliminate Apex from the NCHSAA boys lacrosse playoffs. The Cougars were the only Conference 2 team to lose on the night. Published: May. 10, 2012 7:15 AM | Full story

Round-up: Athens Drive boys lacrosse advances

Senior Daniel Hughey knew this could have been his last high school lacrosse game. He had plenty of time to think about that when Athens Drive’s playoff game was put on pause for more than an hour due to a lightning delay. Published: May. 7, 2012 4:48 PM | Full story

Cary boys and Apex girls earn 3-peats in Tri-Nine track

Apex’s girls and Cary’s boys each won their third straight Tri-Nine title on Thursday, which was the second day of the event hosted by Middle Creek High School. The previous two years were all-day Saturday events hosted by Athens Drive. Published: May. 4, 2012 8:35 PM | Full story

Green Hope sweeps Tri-Nine boys golf titles

Led by conference coach of the year Michael Robinson, the Falcons edged the field by six strokes to win the Tri-Nine tournament on Monday. Published: May. 3, 2012 4:20 AM | Full story

Apex’s Duncan clinches Tri-9 title

Apex’s Graham Duncan’s senior year now includes the 2012 Tri-Nine Conference boys singles title as he defeated Panther Creek senior Eric Nagy 6-3, 6-2 Wednesday at the Cary Tennis Center. Published: Apr. 30, 2012 12:24 PM | Full story

Cardinal Gibbons rolls over Athens Drive

Gannon Morrison led Cardinal Gibbons to a 14-3 romp against the Jaguars that clinched a conference championship Wednesday. The victory lifted the Crusaders to 16-0 with just one regular-season game remaining, while the Jaguars – who also lost to Gibbons 8-6 at home on March 16 – fell to 10-3. Published: Apr. 29, 2012 11:04 AM | Full story

Athens Drive boys lacrosse stays focused in Middle Creek win

Athens Drive is ranked 4th in the state, but the Jags said they’re approaching games like Friday’s 12-5 win like its already the playoffs. Published: Apr. 17, 2012 11:00 PM | Full story

Home School Warriors upset Fuquay-Varina in Bobby Murray title

Wake County Home School Warriors coach Warren Harvey knew he had a good team that belonged. By the end of the championship game Saturday night, the Warriors proved their coach right with a 6-5 win over Fuquay-Varina. Published: Apr. 9, 2012 7:00 PM | Full story

Barnes’ hat trick leads Fuquay to win

Senior Ellie Barnes scores three goals and the Bengals defeat Tri-Nine foe Athens Drive Published: Mar. 14, 2012 10:56 PM | Full story

Garner takes down Jags

Garner opened its softball season nearly a week and a half after many teams with a 4-2 road win at Athens Drive. Published: Mar. 9, 2012 3:23 AM | Full story

Jags, Falcons go eight innings

An early-season test for two programs trying to break into the upper-tier of the Tri-Nine Conference ends in an eighth-inning walk-off. Published: Mar. 4, 2012 7:49 PM | Full story

PC wins in battle of first-year coaches

The Athens Drive and Panther Creek baseball teams opened the 2012 season with a Tri-Nine Conference game under rookie head coaches directing programs with vastly different histories. Published: Mar. 2, 2012 2:36 PM | Full story

Fuquay starts year ranked in state

The Tri-Nine Conference had a strong argument as the best baseball conference in the state last year. Published: Feb. 26, 2012 3:44 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

Board ties cash to Athens Drive stadium fixes

The long drive to renovate Athens Drive High School's aging stadium made a crucial gain Tuesday, courtesy of the Wake County school board. Published: Feb. 12, 2012 12:41 PM | 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 9:09 PM | Full story

Shorthanded Mustangs end rough week with win

A week of mounting losses for Middle Creek's boys basketball team – on and off the floor – finally came to an end with a win that wasn't pretty. But at least it stopped a sudden two-game losing streak. Published: Feb. 3, 2012 11:04 PM | Full story

Athens Drive, Apex huddle for hope

The 5th annual Hoops for Hope game at Athens Drive High raised $4,327 for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund. Published: Feb. 1, 2012 12:42 PM | Full story

Cougars notch 12th straight

The Apex Cougars overcame a slow start to pull away from Tri-Nine 4-A Conference opponent Athens Drive for a 61-49 boys basketball win Friday. The victory was Apex's 12th in a row. Published: Jan. 28, 2012 11:02 PM | Full story

Jaguars ride momentum, down Hawks

Boys basketball: It's not uncommon for a back-breaking 3-pointer to permanently swing the momentum of a basketball game. What is uncommon is for that game-changing shot to take place from the opposite 3-point line. Published: Jan. 25, 2012 12:57 AM | Full story

Green Hope sweeps Tri-Nine swimming

Swimming: The leaderboard quickly turned Green, and never went back. Published: Jan. 21, 2012 10:07 PM | Full story

N&O photos: Tri-Nine swim meet

Published: Jan. 21, 2012 10:01 PM | Full story

Tucker defends crown, Apex wins Tri-Nine

Gymnastics: Athens Drive junior Alyssa Tucker successfully defended her Tri-Nine Conference gymnastics all-around title with a score of 38.30 on one healthy ankle and one swollen. Published: Jan. 21, 2012 12:46 AM | Full story

Raleigh council to consider renovations

No previous effort for renovations to Athens Drive High School's Williams Stadium has made it this far. Published: Jan. 15, 2012 9:27 AM | Full story

Jaguars blow out Cary

Boys basketball: Athens Drive and Cary entered Friday’s game tied for fourth in the Tri-Nine Conference, but once the ball went up for the tipoff the two teams were anything but even. Published: Jan. 6, 2012 11:29 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

Impact of last year to shape 2012

Ah, so this is 2012. Published: Jan. 4, 2012 10:16 AM | Full story


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