Cedar Ridge High School

After playing soccer for ten years, Orange centerback Natalie Chandler has earned her highest honor: Big 8 Player of the Year.

Chandler, who committed to play for Richmond last month, earned the honor in an announcement from the Orange County Athletic Office on Wednesday night. Chandler, who will graduate next week, plays with Triangle United during the summer.

Chandler’s leadership on the backline helped Orange to an 11-8-1 season, including an 8-3-1 record in the Big 8, 2nd to Chapel Hill. Though her leadership can’t be measured in statistics, Chandler finished the season with three assists. Orange posted nine clean sheets this season.

Speaking of defense, Cedar Ridge’s Taylin Jean was named Big 8 Goalkeeper of the Year. Jean had ten shutouts as the Red Wolves finished 9-7-3. The Red Wolves made the 3A state playoffs, losing to West Brunswick 2-1 in the opening round.

Four other Orange players earned All-Big 8 honors. Senior Becca Shinnick was honored after scoring nine goals and two assists. Shinnick scored a penalty against Cedar Ridge’s in the Panthers 1-0 victory over their crosstown rivals on April 28. Junior Kayla Hodges led Orange with 13 goals and 30 points. She also tied for the team lead with four assists. Hodges had two hat tricks during the season. She scored four goals against Northern Vance on April 19. She also tallied four goals against J.F. Webb on May 3.

Orange junior forward Arianna DeBona also made All-Big 8. She had seven goals during the season. Also making the All-Conference team was junior Jordan Rogers, who logged over 300 minutes as a centerback.

In addition to Jean, Cedar Ridge had two other players named to the All-Big 8 team. Sophomore Alana Lutz and Senior Brittany Daley. The two were co-captains of the team.

Southern Durham’s Foster Kyei was named Big 8 Coach of the Year. Northern Vance earned the Sportsmanship Award.

Just one week after being named Cedar Ridge’s Male Athlete of the Year, Senior Trent Gill was among three Red Wolves who earned All-Big 8 honors in Boys Tennis on Wednesday night.

Joining Gill from Cear Ridge were fellow senior Bryce Phares and freshman Ivo Gardner. Gill, who will be a placekicker for N.C. State next season, finished 11-1 this season playing #4 singles. Gill, who also played soccer during the fall, had an overall record of 14-5.

Phares was the top singles player for the Red Wolves. He and Gardner also comprised the top double squad. Cedar Ridge finished 10-3 overall, 7-3 in the Big 8 Conference, good enough for 2nd place behind only Chapel Hill. The Red Wolves made the 3A state playoffs, where they lost to West Carteret in the opening round 6-3.

Orange’s Justin Webb was named Big 8 Coach of the Year. In addition, Ewan McCallum and Noah Miller were named to the All-Big 8 team.

Chapel Hill captured the Big 8 conference championship. David Mirzoyan was named Big 8 Player of the Year. Chapel Hill also won the sportsmanship award.

Cedar Ridge senior Sean Tobin finished his career with a hat trick in the 3A/2A/1A State Championship game on Friday, a 21-6 loss to Weddington at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. It was Tobin’s eleventh hat trick of the season, and his seventh in the last eight games. Tobin finsihed the year with 45 goals and 63 points. He ends his Cedar Ridge career with 146 goals and 375 points, a member of the first team from Hillsborough to play for a state lacrosse championship.

Cedar Ridge Attacker Sean Tobin Reflects on Red Wolves Career, State Title Game

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When it’s all said and done, the Cedar Ridge Boys Lacrosse team will go down as the first lacrosse team from Hillsborough to win a regional championship and play for the state championship. On Friday night, the Red Wolves jumped out to a 3-0 lead against Weddington, but the Warriors’ firepower overwhelmed CRHS in the second quarter. Weddington went on a 12-1 run in the 2nd quarter to defeat the Red Wolves 21-6 in the 3A/2A/1A State Championship game at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary. Cedar Ridge Coach Patrick Kavanaugh, who took over the team when it didn’t even have a JV squad, led the squad to the Big 8 Conference Championship.

Cedar RIdge Lacrosse Coach Patrick Kavanaugh discusses State Championship Game vs. Weddington

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The sophomore right hander earned a win in his sixth straight start on Tuesday night in the Red Wolves’ 4-1 victory over Nash Central. It was Cedar Ridge’s first playoff win in 10 years.

Cedar Ridge Pitcher Phil Berger Talks Beating Nash Central

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Cedar Ridge DH Adam Chnupa Talks Red Wolves 1st Playoff Win in 10 Years

The junior DH went 2-for-2 in Cedar Ridge’s 4-1 Win Over Nash Central on Tuesday night. Chnupa is on a five-game hitting streak going into Friday’s 2nd round game vs. Eastern Alamance.

The Cedar Ridge Red Wolves boys lacrosse team has advanced to the 3A/2A/1A State Quarterfinals after beating Eastern Alamance 19-10 on Tuesday night at Red Wolves Stadium. Senior midfielder Jack Widman continue an All-State-caliber season with six goals and two assists, putting him at 81 points on the season.

Friday’s game against Carrboro in the state quarterfinals will likely be personal for Widman. Last season, Cedar Ridge faced the Jaguars in the state quarterfinals and built an 8-2 lead behind Sean Tobin’s hat trick in the first quarter. Widman won the first seven faceoffs.

Then came the second phase of the game, which started when Widman was ejected along with Carrboro’s Chase Bolesky. Without Widman’s ball-controlling presence, Carrboro went from 13 shots in the first half to 27 in the second. The Jaguars won three faceoffs in the first half. In the second, they won eight.

Cedar Ridge scored one goal in the second half.

On Friday night, the Red Wolves will get Carrboro again. Same place, same playoff situation.

Cedar Ridge Midfielder Jack Widman Prepares for State Quarterfinals vs. Carrboro

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Cedar Ridge Left Fielder Sailor Ramos went 2-for-2 against Orange on Wednesday night, scoring twice. This video became photo bomb overload as the rest of the Red Wolves couldn’t resist taking over the scene.

Cedar Ridge LF Sailor Ramos and a Cast of Thousands

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