Cedar Ridge High School

Landon Riley: 2016 Orange graduate Landon Riley has made the Liberty Flames baseball team as a walk-on. Riley was the only walk-on added to the roster by Flames Coach Scott Jackson. Last month, Jackson asked Riley to throw during an inter-squad scrimmage. After throwing one inning, Riley was offered a spot on the team. Riley is currently a sophomore at Liberty. At Orange, Riley threw 28 innings over two seasons as a varsity pitcher, striking out 35 and walking only 12 with a 3.00 ERA.

Ashley Muench: On senior night for UNCG Volleyball, Muench led the Spartans with 17 kills on 60 attempts in a 3-2 victory over Western Carolina at Fleming Gymnasium. Muench, a senior from Hurdle Mills, also had ten digs. This season, Muench has started every match for the Spartans and leads the team in kills. UNCG is now 17-10 overall, 10-5 in the Southern Conference. The Spartans will close out the regular season at the Citadel on Saturday.

Lindsay Thompson: The 2017 Cedar Ridge graduate became a starter late in the season for the Cape Fear Community College volleyball team. Thompson had ten digs in a 3-0 loss to Pasco-Hernando Community College on November 3rd, which ended the Sea Devils’ season in the NJCAA Region 10 tournament at Brunswick Community College. Thompson’s best performance came against Davidson County Community College, finishing with four aces and eight digs. In her freshman year, Thompson had 93 digs and 19 aces. She started ten matches for a team that finished 19-6.

Eryk Brandon-Dean: Brandon-Dean, now a running back at Division III Guilford, scored two touchdowns on a 45-20 victory over Shenandoah on October 21. Brandon-Dean has played in six games this season for the Quakers, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns.

Chandler Compton: A redshirt freshman centerback for the Wofford men’s soccer team, Chandler Compton ended the season playing two games for the Terriers. Compton played a total of 36 minutes as the Terriers ended the season 4-15, 4-6 in the Southern Conference.

Amanda Hill: Hill, who is a sophomore golfer at Sandhills Community College, shot a personal best 78 on October 24 during the St. Andrews Fall Invitational held at Scotch Meadows in Laurinburg. Hill’s 87-78-165 total placed her in 8^th place individually. As the only junior college squad in the field of six teams, the Lady Flyers finished fourth in the event won by Brenau University, an NAIA school from Gainesville, Ga.

The Cedar Ridge and Orange cross country teams have been dominated by underclassmen all year, so why should the state championships be any different?

On Saturday, Orange was led by sophomore Ava Heffernan at the 3A State Championships, held at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville. Heffernan finished 65th overall with a time of 20:28.48. Freshman Sascha Godfrey came in 67th, completing the race in 20:31.82.

Freshman Anne Morrell was the highest placer among the Cedar Ridge runners, finishing 78th at 20:45.98. Sophomore Ella Nissler wound up 91st with a time of 21:00.37. Cedar Ridge had seven runners competing overall: sophomore Allison Musty came in 115th (21:33.33), freshman Ariadna Solis finished 148th (22:30.54), Abby Averette 160th (22:59.60), senior Alexandria Wirth (23:17.22) and senior Noa Bearman (23:36.41)

Elise Wright of T.C. Roberson won the 3A girls individual championship, completing the 5,000 meter course in 18:03.56, ten seconds ahead of Chapel Hill’s Katherine Dokholyan, who captured the Big 8 Conference and Mideast Regional Championships.

Chapel Hill captured its third straight state championship with 62 points, ahead of Cuthbertson’s 71 points. Cedar Ridge finished 20th.

The Orange Cross Country team had seven runners place in its state championship meet. Junior Kyle Van Tubbergh finished 114th with at time of 17:40.08. Also finishing for Orange: junior Sam Rasinske came in 144th (18:05.65), senior Andrew Sollars 158th (18:13.81), senior Mitchell Askew 164th (18:25.07), sophomore Bennett Fleming 179th (18:43.65), sophomore Whitt Phillips 198th (19:27.24) and sophomore Josh Van Mater (20:15.05).

Mount Tabor’s Cameron Ponder won the individual state championship, setting a new course record time of 15:19.77. Ponder became the fourth individual state champion in Mt. Tabor cross country history.

Mount Tabor captured the 3A Men’s State Championship with 72 points, ahead of Weddington’s 110. Chapel Hill, the Big 8 Champions, finished third at 114. Orange came in 25th.

Orange freshman Sascha Godfrey sure picked the right time to run her best race of the season.

On Saturday, Godfrey finished 9th in the 3A Mideast Regionals at Northwood High School. Godfrey completed the 5,000 meter course in 20:58.58, the highest among runners who didn’t hail from Chapel Hill.

Oddly, Godfrey’s regional race wasn’t her personal best for the season. Last week, Godfrey finished 18th at the Big 8 Conference Championships at Chapel Hill High with a time of 20:51.50.

With a 5th place finish, the Cedar Ridge Girls Team qualified for the state championships next weekend at Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville.

Cedar Ridge sophomore Ella Nissler, who finished 13th at the Big 8 Championships, finished 21st with a time of 21:43.85, the highest among the Red Wolves. Right behind her was teammate Anne Morrell, a freshman who completed the course in 21:47.75.

Orange sophomore Ava Heffernan came in 24th. Cedar Ridge sophomore Allison Musty finished 25th with a time of 22:00.

Orange finished 9th as a team. The top five girls team advanced to the state championships.

The girls race was a complete Chapel Hill High domination. The Tigers, led by individual Regional Champion Katherine Dokholyan, won the regional championship by having runners finish 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th. East Chapel Hill’s Annika Narbut finished 7th. Eastern Alamance’s Courtney Keeler was the only non-Big8 runner to finish in the top ten, coming in tenth.

In the boys meet, Orange finished fourth to advance to Kernersville next weekend. The Panthers were led by junior Kyle Van Tubbergh, who came in 15th with a time of 17:53.50. Orange junior Sam Rasinske finished 32nd, while senior Mitchell Askew came in 35th.

Alistar Stewart was the top finisher for the Red Wolves in the boys’ race, coming in 52nd. Junior Zach Crane came in 55th.

The brightest days for Ivy Garner are still ahead in women’s tennis, to say nothing of the sport she truly excels in.

On Friday at the Burlington Tennis Center, Garner became the first Cedar Ridge women’s tennis player ever to compete in an individual state championship tournament. And she did it as a freshman.

Garner lost to Madison Cullipher of D.H. Conley 6-3, 6-1 in the opening round.  Rose Kenny of Charlotte Catholic captured the 3A state championship on Saturday with a victory over Weddington’s Sarah Merrill 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Garner, who was one of only two freshmen to play in the 3A state tournament (Hannah Jiang of Cox Mill was the other), earned her way to the 32-player state tournament by finishing runner-up in the 3A Mideast Regionals last weekend, also at the Burlington Tennis Center.

In the opening round of the regionals, Garner defeated April Harrington of Gray’s Creek 6-1, 6-0. In the 2nd round, she defeated Emma Hilburn of Northern Guilford 6-1, 6-0. In the semifinals, Garner ensured a birth to the state tournament with a 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 victory over Northern Guilford’s Emily Callahan.

Garner is also a star soccer player who will suit up for the Red Wolves in the spring.

It was another successful day for East Chapel Hill at the state championships. The Wildcats’ double team of Savannah Bright and Stela Jokimovic captured the 3A state championship, defeating Natalie Lutz and Madelynn Frye 6-3, 6-3.

Not even Cedar Ridge’s first girls tennis conference championship team had a player that qualified for the state tournament.

However, Red Wolves freshman Ivy Garner has accomplished something that no other Cedar Ridge girls tennis player has: she will play for an individual state championship this weekend.

On Saturday, Garner finished as the runner up in the 3-A Mideast Regional Championships. Garner advanced to the Regional Championship match, where she fell to Carter Juergens of Northern Guilford 6-3, 6-0.

Garner won her opening singles match over April Harrington of Grays Creek 6-1, 6-0. In the quarterfinals, Garner knocked off Emma Hilburn of Northern Guilford 6-1, 6-0. In the semfinals, Garner won a the only three-set match of the championship round, beating Northern Guilford’s Emily Callahan 7-5, 2-6, 6-4.

Garner will be the #2 seed from the Mideast for the state championships on Saturday at the Burlington Tennis Center. The 16-player tournament features Garner taking on Madison Cullpher of D.H. Conley in the opening round.

Cedar Ridge’s Olivia Ward also qualified for regionals, falling to River Britt of Union Pines 6-2, 6-4. The Cedar Ridge doubles team of Kate Milner and Brianna Celine lost in the opening round to Hailee Haymore and Charlotte Craven of Union Pines 6-0, 6-2.

The East Chapel Hill doubles team of Savannah Bright and Stela Joksimovic captured the Mideast Regional Championship by beating Haymore and Craven in the championship 7-5, 6-1.

Cedar Ridge senior Julia Mills had a solid finish at the 3A Central Regional Golf Meet last week. She posted an 18 hole score of 105, placing her just eight strokes from moving on to the state match. Mills medaled in every match for the Cedar Ridge girls golf team this season, and finished the conference season with a 51.8 nine hole average, which put her in 14th place out of 32 golfers in the Big 8 Conference. Mills is a Red Wolf through and through, as she is also an assistant trainer for the Cedar Ridge athletic department and plans to make a living in that field once she graduates in June.

Cedar Ridge Red Wolf of the Week: Julia Mills

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Despite competing without its top five runners, the Cedar Ridge girls cross country team finished third at the Big 8 Cross Country Championships at Chapel Hill High School on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the Orange boys cross country squad finished third in its competition, led by junior Kyle Van Tubbergh, who finished 11th overall.

Orange and Cedar Ridge had strong finishes from underclassmen in the girls meet. Sophomore Allison Musty was the top finisher for the Red Wolves, completing the 5,000 meter course at a time of 20:09.40. She finished 13th overall. Musty’s classmate, Ella Nissler, came in 13th with a time of 20:45.90.

Orange’s top finisher was freshman Sascha Godfrey, who crossed the finish line 18th overall at a time of 20:51.50. Cedar Ridge freshman Anne Morrell came in 19th at 20:56.40, ahead of Orange sophomore Ava Heffernan, who came in 20th at 21:08.50. Red Wolves freshman Ariadne Solis finished 21st.

Orange freshman Abby Dease, the daughter of baseball coach Dean Dease, came in 27th. Panther sophomore Katie Cook registered a 29th place finish.

Chapel Hill captured the girls’ individual and team championship. The Tigers had 15 points. East Chapel Hill finished 2nd with 63 points. Cedar Ridge was 3rd at 91 points. Orange was fifth at 112 points.

Chapel Hill’s Katherine Dokholyan won the individual conference championship with a time of 17:55. It was a day dominated by the Tigers, who had the top six finishers in the girls’ race.

In the boys meet, Orange finished 3rd with 98 points. Cedar Ridge finished 5th with 106 points, only five points behind Northwood.

Van Tubbergh completed the course with a personal best time of 16:57. Cedar Ridge’s top finisher was junior Rory Legg-Bell, who came in 14th at 17:17.30. Brian Finch, in his final conference meet, came in 16h for the Red Wolves. Orange junior Sam Rasinske finished 17th at 17:26.20, another personal best.

Orange senior Andrew Sollars crossed the finish line 24th. Cedar Ridge’s Alistar Stewart came in 27th. Orange sophomore Wesley Morris finished 28th, while Panther wrestler Mitchell Askew came in 29th. Cedar Ridge’s Eli Tilley finished 30th.

Chapel Hill had the top eight finishers in the boys race. The individual champion was senior Ryan Combs, who finished the course at 15:37.20.

The young Cedar Ridge Boys Soccer team defeated Hillside 10-1 on Wednesday night at Red Wolves Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Jesus Yanez played only in the first half to earn the victory. Senior Than Aung scored two goals as the Red Wolves earned its 5th victory of the season. Cedar Ridge has a short turnaround. They travel to Carrboro to face the Jaguars on Thursday night. Senior night for the Red Wolves will be Monday night against Southern Durham.

Cedar Ridge Soccer Seniors Jesus Yanez & Than Aung Discuss the Red Wolves 10-1 Win over Hillside

The young Cedar Ridge Boys Soccer team defeated Hillside 10-1 on Wednesday night at Red Wolves Stadium. Senior goalkeeper Jesus Yanez played only in the first half to earn the victory. Senior Than Aung scored two goals as the Red Wolves earned its 5th victory of the season.