State Champions
Chatham County had a successful showing at the NCHSAA 1A/2A Swimming and Diving and Indoor Track State Championships over the weekend.
Regarding swimming, Northwood junior …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/15/24
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PITTSBORO – Less than two weeks after committing to UNC, standout high school recruit Gus Ritchey has sent a ripple through the local college football scene by swapping his commitment to …
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Ryan Henkel, North State Journal
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8/16/23
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Nearly five months before playing in his first game of the 2023-24 season, senior Levi Perkins didn’t know if he’d put on a Seaforth jersey again.
In late July, Perkins slid down a …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/15/24
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SILER CITY — With two new coaches in the mix, Jordan-Matthews coach Ryan Johnson has the most tenure of his peers in Chatham County as he enters his third year as the head man for the Jets. …
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Chatham News & Record Staff
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8/17/23
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Northwood boys basketball’s Fred Whitaker earns athlete of the week honors for the week of Feb. 12.
In Northwood’s regular season finale against Bartlett Yancey on Feb. 14, Whitaker, …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/21/24
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BY DAVID BRADLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/6/19
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12/6/19
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SILER CITY — The Chatham Charter baseball team found itself in an unfamiliar position Friday night at home in the second round of the 1A state playoffs.
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BY JEREMY VERNON, Sports Editor
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5/13/23
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To cap off a historic season, Seaforth captured the 2A individual team state title while having two wrestlers win individual state championships Saturday.
Senior Josh Miller took home the state …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/22/24
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Seaforth sophomore Cali O’Neill was one of 24 soccer players selected to the U-16 U.S. Women’s Youth National Team roster ahead of its first training camp of the year.
O’Neill …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/22/24
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Byline: Chuck Thompson
SILER CITY – The head football coaches of Chatham Central, Northwood Jordan-Matthews, Seaforth, and Chatham Central High Schools held a joint …
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Chuck Thompson, Chatham News & Record
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8/23/23
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Postseason basketball has finally arrived for Chatham County’s high school basketball teams.
Competition has already started with the Mid-Carolina 1A/2A and Central Tar Heel 1A conference …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/22/24
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Middle School Basketball
The Chatham County Schools Middle School Basketball tournament concluded Friday night at Seaforth High School and crowned two champions for the 2023-24 season.
For …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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2/23/24
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Tuesday marked arguably the biggest day in Northwood lacrosse history, as both the boys and girls teams competed in the 1A/2A/3A state semifinals that night.
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BY JEREMY VERNON, Sports Editor
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5/17/23
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Northwood basketball’s Drake Powell is gaining more national attention ahead of his senior season.
In the updated 2024 ESPN 100 rankings released on Thursday, Powell rose 15 …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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9/6/23
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Competing in the second round of the 2A dual team boys tennis state playoffs, Seaforth defeated North Lenoir, 7-2, at home Monday night. The Hawks also played Raleigh Charter on Wednesday in the tournament’s semifinals (match occurred after press time).
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BY JEREMY VERNON, Sports Editor
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5/17/23
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Starting on the mound for his team Friday against Chatham Central in the second round of the 1A state baseball playoffs, Chatham Charter sophomore Zach Cartrette got off to an uncharacteristic start.
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BY JEREMY VERNON, Sports Editor
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5/17/23
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Four Chatham County girls soccer teams kicked off postseason play Monday night, and two of those squads — Seaforth and Northwood — won handily to advance to the second round.
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BY JEREMY VERNON, Sports Editor
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5/17/23
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Eight players, three weeks and a history of losing.
That’s what Derrin Little had to work with on day one of his first head football coaching job at Chatham Central in …
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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9/6/23
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Before celebrating with his team after its first win of the season over Union Pines, Northwood football head coach Mitch Johnson took a squat by the 30-yard line and bowed his head.
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Asheebo Rojas, Chatham News & Record
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9/5/23
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