Kayla Hodges: In her season-debut for the Elon women’s soccer team on Thursday night, the 2018 Orange High graduate started as the Phoenix defeated Canisus 1-0 in overtime at Rudd Field in Elon. Freshman Bethany Harford scored the game’s only goal. In 2018, Hodges appeared in seven matches. She made her college debut on August 19, 2018 against UNC Wilmington, playing 18 minutes. Hodges was named to the Colonial Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll at the end of the season. Elon returns to action with a home game against High Point on Sunday. Earlier this week, Hodges cousin continued to make his presence felt on the baseball diamond…
Bryse Wilson: After returning to the Gwinnett Stripers of the AAA International League on Monday from Atlanta, Wilson collected his fifth straight win with a 6-2 decision over the Norfolk Tides at Harbor Park in Norfolk, VA. Wilson threw six innings and surrendered four hits, one earned run and three strikeouts. He now leads the International League in wins (5) and ERA (0.55) in his last five starts. Since July 21, teams are hitting only .190 against Wilson. The Stripers currently lead the Charlotte Knights by one-and-a-half games for first place in the International League’s Southern Division. The Stripers are looking for its 2nd division championship since leaving Richmond, VA for Georgia in 2009. Gwinnett will journey to Durham for a weekend series against the Bulls starting Friday, but Wilson isn’t expected to see action.
Jonathan Hall: A 2016 Cedar Ridge graduate, Hall is now with the Wofford men’s track and field team. Last season during the Terrier’s indoor season, Hall competed in four meets. He set personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles at the VMI Winter Relays and added a personal best in the 400 meters at the East Tennessee State Track & Field Invitational. In the 2018 outdoor season, Hall ran six meets. At the Southern Conference Championships, Hall was 10th in the preliminaries of the 110-meter hurdles with a personal best of 15.25 seconds. He added a personal best in the 400 meter hurdles at the ETSU Tri Star Classic. In 2017, Hall was named to the Southern Conference All-Freshman Team in the 400 meters. Hall was a three-year letterman for the Cedar Ridge football team as a wide receiver under Coach Scott Loosemore.
Hunter March: Last spring, March completed his freshman season for the Division III UNC Pembroke track and field team. March competed the decathlon, where he amassed 3,720 points. That included a personal best of 11.54 seconds in the 100 meter dash; 56.70 seconds in the 200 meter dash; and 18.38 seconds in the 110 meter hurdles. March also had a leap of 5.50 meters in the long jump and 1.51 meters in the high jump. At Cedar Ridge, March qualified for the 3A Mideast Regionals in the 110 meter hurdles, pole vault, the 4×100 and 4×200 relay teams. He also played for the Cedar Ridge men’s soccer team under head coach Chris Walker and football for three years under Loosemore. As of his autumns at Cedar Ridge weren’t busy enough, March also participated in the marching band. He now majors at Computer Science at Pembroke. He starts his sophomore year next week.