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Jordan-Matthews’ Jayden Davis goes for the basket past T. Wingate Andrews’ Jenoah McIver as the two teams battled for victory in front of the home crowd in Siler City last Friday.
In wake of racial injustice protests, sports offer a platform for ‘tough’ and necessary conversations
CHAPEL HILL — As an athletic director, Dena Floyd doesn’t shy away from communication. Calls. Texts. Board meetings. Preliminary emails. It’s how she keeps the athletic department at Woods … more
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Eanes averaged a team-high 16.8 points for Queens as a junior.
Kristian Eanes’ ‘crazy’ summer as a basketball player turned frontline caregiver
PITTSBORO — Kristian Eanes was in a unique situation this spring. Her classes at Queens University of Charlotte went online. Her in-person duties as a residential adviser evaporated. And the … more
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Sports Briefs: Week of June 24
Camden Fuquay, a former Jordan-Matthews left-handed pitcher, has committed to play baseball at Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee. more
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Woods Charter's Anna Mitchell (5) and Chatham Central's Brenda Soriano (8) chase a loose ball in a girls soccer game on May 2, 2019.
Woods Charter, like its public school counterparts, opts for a July 6 workout start date
CHAPEL HILL — Last Monday, Woods Charter athletic director Dena Floyd met with her coaches via Zoom. But it didn’t go as scripted. The tentative plan, Floyd said, was to further discuss a … more
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Ariely Santana, 10, of Siler City, officially recieved her black belt on May 20. Santana (middle) is pictured here with her cousin, Edna Santana, and her instructor, Larry Mabe.
Ariely Santana, 10, is Siler City’s newest black belt
SILER CITY — The Iron Hand Hapkido School has another black belt in its ranks. Ariely Santana, 10, officially received her junior black belt in May after passing her exam earlier in the spring. … more
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Chatham Charter’s Jordan Hamilton (42) drives against Winston-Salem Prep in the NCHSAA 1A boys basketball west regional on March 7.
Spillman, Allred, Lineberry and Hamilton announced as athletes of the year
SILER CITY — Chatham Charter announced its middle and high school athletes of the year Sunday, capping off three weeks of virtual recognition for the teams that contributed to the best overall year … more
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Jordan-Matthews’ Ryan Johnson runs the ball against Chatham Central in a Aug. 19, 2019, game in Bear Creek.
Chatham County Schools, aiming to be 'as prepared as possible,' will start workouts July 6
When the NCHSAA’s dead period expired Monday, member schools across the state opened their facilities to teams, athletes and coaches for modified summer workouts. But Chatham County’s three … more
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Sophomore guard Darrius Taylor takes part in a full-court layup drill at a Chatham Charter practice on June 15.
Inside a day of socially distanced workouts at Chatham Charter
SILER CITY — Clint Fields sat a folding table inside Chatham Charter’s gymnasium Tuesday morning, glanced at a form below him and started rattling off questions. “Any racing, fluttering or … more
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In this file photo from 2019, the Chatham Charmers cheerleading group peps up participants in the Chatham County Senior Games.
Athletic events canceled, but the county’s art competition forges ahead online
This year was shaping up to be a good one for the Chatham County Senior Games. Disc golf and cheerleading were set to make their debuts as official competitions. Artists were ready to unveil the … more
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Parents Jason, left, and Heather Amy flank their daughter Kayla, a recent Northwood High School graduate who is heading to St. Andrews University in Laurinburg on an equestrian scholarship. Jason serves as Northwood’s co-athletic director.
Navigating the father-daughter dynamic ‘works out well’ for Northwood's Amys
PITTSBORO — Jason Amy, Northwood High School’s co-athletic director, takes his teaching seriously. He especially treasures the Physical Education Pupil Instructors (or PEPI) class he created … more
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A screenshot of Chatham Charter School's Instagram, which in the last week has been filled with coaches giving video tributes to their 2019-20 teams.
Chatham Charter opts for a video series in place of its standard athletic banquets
In the spring, this much was clear: some way or another, Chatham Charter was going to honor its athletes. The only question was how. more
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Sam Murchison's fastball was last clocked at 89 mph. Murchison, a Jordan-Matthews graduate, will attend N.C. Central.
With an academic scholarship and baseball roster spot awaiting him, Jets star off to N.C. Central
The deadline for N.C. Central’s Cheatham-White Merit Scholars Program was approaching, and Murchison qualified — he should apply, Koerner told him. more
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Sports Briefs: Week of June 10
The Old North State League opens play on Monday,with four games. The ONSL, a summer collegiate baseball league established two years ago, has eight … more
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Former Northwood pitcher Tyler Johnson in an April 25, 2019, game against East Chapel Hill.
Local baseball community worried about trickle-down effects of shortened MLB Draft
Brett Walden, Chatham Central’s baseball coach, sees positives and negatives when it comes to this week’s significantly shortened MLB Draft. more
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Inside the life of Maria Vanderford, from Northwood to UNC to the Carolina Panthers
PITTSBORO — On every team, there are players whose jobs go largely unnoticed by fans and the public alike. Yet their essential roles ensure practices and game run smoothly by making sure the … more
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NCHSAA allows modified workouts beginning June 15
High school sports are back. The NCHSAA announced Monday it will lift its current dead period on June 15, clearing the way for modified summer workouts to start next week. It also released a set … more
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Determination!.Northwoods’ Gino Valenti takes the ball past Orange Highs’ Luke Phillips in their Sept. 23rd game as Kobe Thompson watches. The home field advantage added to the score with Northwood victorious in the match, 2-1.
Chatham County Schools will delay summer workouts until at least July 6
Modified summer workouts for high schools in Chatham County won’t begin until at least July 6, and only fall sports will be permitted to hold workouts, according to tweets from the Northwood … more
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Deuce Powell signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Louisburg College in early April. From left: his sister, Cera, his father, Dedric, Deuce, his mother, Cherice and his brother, Drake.
The signing days may change, but the emotions remain the same for local seniors
PITTSBORO — On April 8, Deuce Powell planned on fishing. Not committing. Thanks to some subtle arrangements by his family, the Northwood senior got to do both. Powell, who played … more
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Jake Mann
Jake Mann, Northwood’s star long snapper, in the middle of a recruiting boom
PITTSBORO — Recent national champions Clemson and Alabama have been in touch. SEC stalwarts such as Georgia and Florida have reached out. Power Five schools Florida State, Virginia and Arizona … more
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An empty soccer field awaits youth players.
Chatham Soccer League planning for an August restart after coronavirus concerns
PITTSBORO — Martin Slavin, the executive director of Chatham Soccer League, admitted the last few months have been “pretty scary” for the organization. CSL, a non-profit that’s facilitated … more
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