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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 2:00 AM | Full story

CASL awarded top 10 national rankings

For the first time, the Capital Area Soccer League's boys' and girls' programs are both ranked among Soccer America magazine's top 10 youth clubs in the nation. Published: Jan. 11, 2012 2:00 AM | Full story

A shot to invade

The Cary Invasion, the minor league basketball team which played its first season this past spring, will host open tryouts Jan. 28-29 at the Herb Young Community Center in downtown Cary. Published: Dec. 28, 2011 2:11 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 2:00 AM | Full story

Injuries aplenty in Tri-9

Column: Tri-Nine injuries; local players in College Cup; Russell leaves RailHawks; Barbara to Impact?; PC and Green Hope aligned with PAC-6 in latest draft. Published: Dec. 14, 2011 2:05 AM | Full story

Point After: Graham reaches nationals

Cary Academy's Thomas Graham; Green Hope girls; all-state soccer; former RailHawks and more in this week's Point After column. Published: Nov. 30, 2011 2:14 AM | Full story

A full fall sports season

If the fall sports are any indication of what the rest of the high school sports season is going to be like, we're in for quite the year. Here are the thoughts I've put together on the fall sports season. Published: Nov. 23, 2011 3:51 AM | Full story

Record year in books for Gonzales

Fuquay-Varina coach James Mountford knew Adrian Gonzales was going to make an impact for his team. He didn't anticipate this kind of success, however. Published: Nov. 23, 2011 3:51 AM | Full story

Crusaders repeat as champs

Cardinal Gibbons senior goalie Chris Shannon was proud to have helped the 2010 Crusaders boys soccer team capture its first 3A title and send that year's seniors out as champs. Published: Nov. 23, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

A FALCON FIRST: GH wins soccer title

Boys soccer: Green Hope captain Will Moore celebrated , confident that the opposition's miraculous bicycle kick for goal would not count. Moore was right. Published: Nov. 19, 2011 9:58 PM | Full story

Falcons defeat Jordan

Boys soccer: Coaches find plenty to fret about in the playoffs, but overconfidence isn't usually an issue once a team advances to the third round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. Published: Nov. 17, 2011 4:39 PM | Full story

Falcons claim 4A East, title game awaits

Boys soccer: Green Hope captain Will Moore had just been brought up to varsity the last time the Falcons played for the state championship. This weekend, he'll be starting in it. Published: Nov. 16, 2011 8:55 AM | Full story

Green Hope comes back from three-goal deficit

Boys soccer: Green Hope erased a three-goal deficit to advance to the NCHSAA 4A Eastern boys' soccer final with a 4-3 win over rival Fuquay-Varina. Published: Nov. 16, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Bengals, Falcons to tangle Saturday

Boys soccer: Fuquay-Varina's Adrian Gonzales is feared for his knack of finding the back of the net. But it was him finding an open teammate that sealed the Bengals' victory against Apex. Published: Nov. 10, 2011 11:27 PM | Full story

Green Hope roars back, overwhelms Enloe

Boys Soccer: Coaches find plenty to fret about in the playoffs, but overconfidence isn't usually an issue once a team advances to the third round of the NCHSAA 4A playoffs. Published: Nov. 10, 2011 11:25 PM | Full story

Cougars capitalize on Wildcats' error to win in second round of soccer playoffs

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

Falcons, down 2-0, rally for comeback

Green Hope held off a pesky Enloe team to defeat the Eagles 4-2 and set up a rematch with defending NCHSAA 4-A soccer champion Jordan. Published: Nov. 9, 2011 2:00 AM | Full story

Imps, Jags eliminated

The Tri-Nine Conference's top three seeds advanced in the first round of the N.C. High School Athletic Association 4A boys' soccer playoffs. Published: Nov. 6, 2011 12:46 PM | Full story

Be proud of those runner-up finishes

Column: There isn't one high school player or coach who would turn down a chance to play for a state title. Published: Nov. 2, 2011 2:02 AM | Full story

Imps, Jags walk away happy

Boys Soccer: A tie between Athens Drive and Cary ends the regular season for both, but also clinched each team a state playoff spot. Published: Oct. 27, 2011 1:21 AM | Full story

Apex defeats PC in overtime

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

Bengals push through, defeat Cary

Boys Soccer: The Fuquay-Varina boys soccer team took heed of the old expression, ‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again’. Published: Oct. 6, 2011 1:54 PM | Full story

Falcons finish goal chances, Gibbons

Green Hope bests Cardinal Gibbons in a game between two of the nation's top 50 boys soccer teams. Published: Sep. 30, 2011 10:33 PM | Full story

Lightning shortens game, gives Apex win

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

Chargers blow out Knights

Cary Academy senior captain Robert Kaufman experienced two ties and a loss to Cary Christian in his first three years of high school. Published: Sep. 21, 2011 2:20 AM | Full story

Coaches hoping to clean up play

The goals were brilliant. That part of the match between two of the area's top boys soccer teams lived up to the billing. Published: Sep. 20, 2011 11:23 PM | Full story

Falcons, Bengals slug it out for top spot

The goals were brilliant. That part of the match between two of the area's top boys soccer teams lived up to the billing. But much like the full moon that quickly rose above the stadium lights, there was a dark side. Published: Sep. 13, 2011 10:47 PM | Full story

Catamounts score early, beat Holly Springs

The Holly Springs and Panther Creek boys soccer teams are facing similar situations this year in a Tri-Nine Conference that has plenty of time to sort out. Published: Sep. 1, 2011 3:03 PM | Full story

Mustangs tie with Broughton

In some ways, seeing Middle Creek and Broughton play soccer was like watching an irresistible force meet an immovable object. Published: Sep. 1, 2011 1:08 PM | Full story

Falcons flying high, defeat Athens

According to the statewide and area rankings, Green Hope has the best boys soccer team in the Triangle. And so far this season, it would be hard to argue otherwise. Published: Sep. 1, 2011 10:12 AM | Full story


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