Bryse Wilson: Wilson had a quality start for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park in Pittsburgh on Friday night. Wilson allowed just three runs over seven innings. He surrendered only five hits with four strikeouts and zero walks. Wilson left with the game tied 3-3. Pittsburgh got a walkoff single from Michael Chavis to win 5-4. Wilson is now 2-7 with a 5.74 ERA. Since July, Wilson has had a 3.83 ERA in 44.2 innings pitched across eight starts. Wilson also announced on Facebook that his fiancee is expecting their first child in March.
Mia Davidson: In the fourth week of Athletes Unlimited softball, Davidson was briefly in the top ten of the overall individual standings. Last weekend, Davidson suited up for Team McCleney, which went 2-1 for the three-game series. On Saturday, Davidson hit her third home run of the season as Team McCleney routed Team Chidester 20-5 at Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Rosemont, IL. Davidson went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and four RBIs. She finished the day with 198 points (40 for the home run, 40 for the double, 8 for a walk, 50 for the win and 60 for winning six innings, which count for 10 points an inning). The two-run homer in the second inning was Davidson’s third professional home run. On Friday, Team McCleney defeated Team Jaquish 3-2. Davidson went 1-for-2 with a walk. She finished with 118 points (50 for the win, 50 for inning points, 10 for a single and 8 for a walk). On Sunday, Team Mulipola defeated Team McCleney 3-0. Davidson went 0-for-1 with two walks and finished with 16 points (8 points for each walk). Going into the final weekend of the season, Davidson is 14th overall in the individual standings with 1,114 points. The overall leader is Dejah Mulipola, who has 1,462 points. On Monday afternoon, Davidson was drafted by Mulipola in the ninth round for this weekend’s final three game series of the year. Davidson is hitting .321 with three home runs and eight RBIs in 12 games. She has been a designated player in each game she’s played.
Trenton Gill: Gill took another big step towards earning the Chicago Bears permanent punting job in its second exhibition game last Thursday night. The Bears defeated the Seattle Seahawks 27-11 at Lumen Field. Gill landed four out of eight punts inside the 20-yard line. He finished with a 45.4 yard average on eight punts with one touchback. The Bears are now 2-0 in the preseason and will finish its exhibition slate against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night.
Kayla Hodges: The Virginia Commonwealth women’s soccer team had a heartbreaking loss to start its season. The #23 N.C. State Wolfpack defeated the Rams 2-1 at Dail Soccer Field in Raleigh on Sunday night. Hodges, in her first season with VCU, came off the bench to play eleven minutes. VCU will look to get back on track when they host UNC Wilmington at Sports Backers Stadium in Richmond, VA on Thursday night.
The fall sports season for college athletics will officially get underway this week. Here are some of the athletes from Hillsborough who will suit up in various sports.
Payton Wilson: Wilson, who is a redshirt junior, was a preseason All-ACC selection at linebacker as N.C. State is picked to finish second in the Atlantic Division. Last season, Wilson was injured in the Wolfpack’s second game of the season against Mississippi State and missed the rest of the year.
Keshawn Thompson: After leading the Campbell Fighting Camels in tackles last season, Thompson is back with the Camels as a graduate student this year. It will be his fifth season with Campbell. The Camels will travel to the Citadel to start the season on September 1.
Braxton Mergenthal: A former Cedar Ridge defensive lineman, along with being a member of the men’s basketball and lacrosse teams, Mergenthal is now in his third season as a defensive lineman at Hampden-Sydney College.
Darius Satterfield: After two years as a punter/kicker at Orange, Satterfield is now a freshman at Division II Elizabeth City State University.
Morgan Paschall: A former Orange High running back and linebacker, Paschall is now a defensive back at Louisburg College.
Lottie Scully: A 2022 Orange High graduate, Scully will play volleyball for the Binghamton Bearcats volleyball team as a freshman this fall.
Emerson Talley: The all-time leading scorer in Cedar Ridge women’s soccer history will start her sophomore season for Division II Lenoir-Rhyne University against Lees-McRae on Saturday. In her freshman year, the Bears reached the Final Four of the Division II National Tournament for the first time ever. Lenoir-Rhyne is picked to finish 2nd in the South Atlantic Conference.