Orange Swimming

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior swimmer Piper White. Last month, White won two Central Regional individual titles at the championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. White won the 50 yard freestyle title at 25.04 seconds, keeping that event within the Panther family. The previous four years, Katie Belle Sikes of Orange had won the 50 free. White added the 100 yard freestyle regional championship to her resume, finishing at 54.33 seconds. At the Central Conference Championships at the Orange County Sportsplex in Hillsborough on January 25, White won the 50 yard free title at 26.51 seconds. She also won the 100 yard freestyle championship. White would go on to take the bronze medal at the 3A State Championships in the 50 yard freestyle. White also won the conference championship in the 200 yard medley relay with teammates Addison Moore, Zoe Jones and Ainsley Rasinske. They finished at 2:02.68. White also took a conference championship in the 400 yard freestyle relay with Jones, Moore and Rasinske, closing at 4;09.98. White has won three state championships in relay races. She teamed with Sikes, Riley White and Jones to take the 200 yard medley and 400 yard freestyle in 2024. White helped Orange finish 2nd in the conference championships this year and has been a member of won two team conference titles in 2023 and 2024.

Orange Panther of the Week: Piper White

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is junior swimmer Piper White. Last month, White won two Central Regional individual titles at the championships held at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. White won the 50 yard freestyle title at 25.04 seconds, keeping that event within the Panther family.

Katie Belle Sikes: The University of Georgia women’s swimming team finished fourth in the Southeastern Conference championships at Bauerle Pool at Gabrielsen Natatorium in Athens, GA last week. Sikes accomplished a personal best in the 100 yard freestyle, finishing 26th with a B-cut of 48.94 seconds. In the 400 yard freestyle relay, Sikes, Helena Jones, Slaone Reinstein and Ieva Maluka came in sixth with an A-cut time of 3:13.37. It was the first time that the Georgia women’s swimming team finished in the top four since 2022. Next week, Sikes will compete in the Bulldog Invitational Last Chance meet.

Carson Bradsher: After transferring to Division III Averett University away from South Carolina Upstate, Bradsher finally got to make her debut with the Cougars softball team this weekend. Averett split a doubleheader with Methodist University at Price Field in Fayetteville. Bradsher hit leadoff in both games. In the nightcap, which was a 14-5 win over Methodist in six innings, Bradsher went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Bradsher scored the game-winning run off a double by Mackenzie Newcomb in the fourth inning as the Cougars came back from a 5-1 deficit to win. In the first game, Bradsher went 1-for-3 with two runs scored. The Cougars came back from a 7-1 deficit to tie the game, but the Monarchs won 8-7 with a walkout run in the seventh.

Takia Nichols: The North Carolina Central softball team lost to North Carolina A&T 14-6 in six innings at Aggies Softball Complex in Greensboro on Wednesday. Nichols drove in the first run of the game with an RBI groundout. Nichols, who started at first base, went 1-for-3. Over the weekend, Longwood swept a doubleheader from the Eagles on scores of 10-0 and 8-0. Central is 1-8 and will travel to East Carolina on Wednesday.

Mary Moss Wirt: Wire played in the Elon softball team’s win over Villanova on Saturday. The Phoenix defeated the Wildcats 4-3 at McWhorter Stadium at Clemson University. Elon went 2-2 in the event, including two wins over Villanova and a 4-3 loss to Clemson.

Ava Lowry: Division III North Carolina Wesleyan started its season by splitting a doubleheader against Bridgewater at Edge Field in Rocky Mount on Sunday. In the opening game, Bridgewater defeated the Battling Bishops 1-0 Lowry started both games at shortstop. Wesleyan won the second game 3-2, scoring the go-ahead run in the fifth inning. Lowry finished 1-for-2. The Battling Bishops will travel to Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday.

Brianne Foster: The Wake Tech Community College softball team started its season against USC Sumter in South Carolina on Saturday. Sumter swept a doubleheader. In the opener, which Sumter won 1-0, Foster started as catcher. Foster, a former catcher at Orange, entered the second game as a reserve. On Wednesday, Wake Tech will travel to Pitt Community College in Winterville.

Coltin Hedrick: The Wake Tech baseball team took a series from Guilford Technical Community College over the weekend. Hedrick made his first appearance for Wake Tech in the opening game of a doubleheader on Sunday. Hedrick came out of the bullpen and threw a shutout inning, striking out two batters in one-and-one-third inning. Guilford Tech won that game 10-8. The Eagles would go on to take the nightcap 9-8. Coltin’s brother, Wyatt, is also pitching for the Eagles. Wake Tech is 6-7 overall and will travel to Gaston College in Gastonia on Tuesday. Former Orange pitcher Cross Clayton is on the roster at Gaston. 2

Cy Horner: The Methodist men’s lacrosse team defeated Virginia Wesleyan 10-9 at Monarch Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday. Horner scored two goals, including a man-up goal in the fourth quarter to put the Monarchs ahead 9-6. In the opening four games of the year, Horner has scored four goals. Methodist is now 2-2 and will face State University of New York Delhi on Wednesday at Monarch Stadium.

Nick Cardone: The Catawba College men’s lacrosse team rolled past Barton 13-2 at Shuford Stadium in Salisbury. Cardone, a former Orange High defensemen, played in his second game of the year. Catawba is 4-0 and will travel to Tusculum next Saturday.

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior swimmer Luke Roman. Last week, Roman cemented his place as the greatest male swimmer in school history when he was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer of the 2025 3A State Championships. Roman won two individual state championships. He also swam the anchor leg to win the 400 yard freestyle relay with Alexander Andre, Noah Jones and Ayden Twiddy. They became the first men’s relay swim team to win a state championship in Orange High history. For the second year in a row, Roman won the 500 yard freestyle state championship, finishing with a time of 4:40.20. Roman also won the state championship in the 200 yard freestyle for the first time in his career, finishing at 1:41.55. Before he started at Orange, only one male swimmer had ever won a state championship. In his career, Roman won the 500 yard freestyle in the Central Conference championships four consecutive years. He was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer in the Central Conference in 2024 and 2025. Orange has won the Central Conference Championship every year that Roman has completed. As he moves on to graduation, Roman’s place in Orange athletic history has been established and he will be the standard all future male swimmers in Hillsborough are compared with.

Orange Panther of the Week: Luke Roman

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior swimmer Luke Roman. Last week, Roman cemented his place as the greatest male swimmer in school history when he was named the Most Outstanding Swimmer of the 2025 3A State Championships. Roman won two individual state championships.

There was history made on several levels for the Orange men’s swimming team at the 3A State Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary on Friday night. Orange’s 400 freestyle relay team of Luke Roman, Alex Andre, Ayden Twiddy and Noah Jones became the first men’s relay team in school history to win a state championship. In the final race of the night, Orange edged Lake Norman Charter to take the 400 freestyle state championship with a time of 3:18.18. It was the final race together for the Orange men’s seniors. Over the past four years, Roman, Twiddy, Andre, Jones and Nick Baczara have led Orange to four consecutive Central Conference championships. This year, Orange won the Central Regional men’s team championship for the first time ever. On Friday night, they finished 3rd in the state championships, their best-ever showing. Roman became the first male swimmer in school history to earn Most Outstanding Swimmer honors in the State Championships. Roman won the 200 yard freestyle state championship. For the second year in a row, Roman won the 500 yard freestyle state title. And for the second year in a row, Andre finished 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle. It was a fitting end for a group that has revolutionized swimming at Orange High School and whose name will forever decorate the school record books.

Orange’s Roman, Andre, Jones, Twiddy & Nick Baczara discuss swimming relay state title

There was history made on several levels for the Orange men’s swimming team at the 3A State Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary on Friday night. Orange’s 400 freestyle relay team of Luke Roman, Alex Andre, Ayden Twiddy and Noah Jones became the first men’s relay team in school history to win a state championship.

CARY–It was a chance to do something unprecedented in Orange High history.

It was also their last chance.

As the Orange men’s 4×400 freestyle relay team walked to the blocks amid a parade of swimmers amid fireworks and the sound of Led Zeppelin’s “Immigrant Song” blaring over the speakers, this was more than just the last race of the 3A State Championships on Friday night.

This was the end of the golden era of Orange men’s swimming.

Yet the Panthers had never won a state championship in a relay event.

As Noah Jones completed the third leg of the race, he trailed Lake Norman Charter’s Jack Rodgers by .53 seconds. Luke Roman, in the final two laps of his career, would determine if his teammates would become the first of their kind.

Squared up against Neil Hart, Roman put the Panthers back in the lead roughly 25 yards after diving from the blocks. Roman completed his first lap at 22.45 seconds, putting Orange ahead by .47 seconds. Roman’s second lap would turn a narrow Orange victory into a comfortable one, but dramatic nonetheless. He touched the wall for the final time at 3:18.18, beating Lake Norman Charter’s time of 3:20.69.

With that, Alexander Andre, Ayden Twiddy, Noah Jones and Luke Roman would be the first state championship relay team in Orange men’s swimming history.

It was the perfect end for Roman as he laid claim to being the greatest male swimmer in Orange men’s history. He claimed the 500 yard and 200 yard freestyle state championships on Friday night, ending his career with three individual and one relay state championships.

Roman was named the Most Outstanding Male Swimmer of the 3A State Championships, the first Panther ever to earn the honor.

“I don’t even know if I can explain how I felt,” Roman said about his final 100 yards as a Panther. “It was a full circle moment. It was so exciting. All I wanted to do was win so badly for my teammates, for my parents, for my loved ones, my coaches. That last 100 yards was electric.”

It also marked the end of the golden era of Orange swimming. Roman, Andre, Twiddy, Jones and Nick Baczara are five seniors who joined the program during the pandemic.  Together, they won four Central Conference championships and the first 3A Central Regional title in program history.

Andre, who finished third in the 200 yard individual medley, put Orange ahead in the relay race with an opening lap of 50.46 seconds.

“This is a special championship because we’re all seniors,” Andre said. “They have been my dogs since my freshman year. It was really special to win our last race together.”

While Katie Belle Sikes won Most Outstanding Female Swimmer last year to culminate a career that included five individual state championships, she went into last February knowing her college career would take her to waters at the University of Georgia.

In Roman’s case, there was a sense of finality.

Several colleges have inquired about Roman’s availability, but first and foremost on his mind is medical school.

“I feel like I went through that wall when I touched it,” Roman said. “It was really special this being my last state championship. On our senior day, we talked and poured my heart out to them. I told my teammates and coaches how special they’ve been to me. I couldn’t do anything without them.”

In regards to organized swimming, the relay race may have been the last lap of his life.

After beating out Carrboro to win the Central Regional championship last week, the Panthers finished 3rd as a team in the state championships. Lake Norman Charter captured the state championship with 256.5 points. Carrboro edged Orange for State runner-up with 170 points, compared to the Panthers with 164.

In his first individual race of the night, Roman won the 200 yard freestyle state championship. Starting with an opening lap of 23.67 seconds, Roman held off Rider Warner of East Lincoln at 1:41.55. Warner finished 2nd at 1:42.20.

For the second year in a row, Roman and Andre finished 1-2 in the 500 yard freestyle. Roman repeated as 500 state champion, leading every lap and closing at 4:40.20. Andre earned the silver medal at 4:44.45. Grey DeWalt of Carrboro took the bronze in 4:46.99.

Roman won the 500 state championship last year. He won the 500 regional championship twice and the conference title four times.

Orange’s 200 yard medley relay team of Roman, Andre, Baczara and Jones finished 4th at 1:40.76. Forestview captured the state championship at 1:39.91.

Twiddy finished 9th in the state in the 100 yard freestyle. Twiddy also won the consolation race in the 200 freestyle at 1:51.66. Cedar Ridge senior Philip Cauwels came in 11th in the 200 free at 1:52.94.

Jones finished 16th in the 50 yard freestyle.

Cedar Ridge freshman J.E. Sandor finished 11th in the 100 yard butterfly at 55.30 seconds. Red Wolf sophomore Christopher Seawell finished 14th in the 100 yard freestyle.

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior Alex Andre. On Friday night, Andre became a member of the first Orange men’s swimming relay team in school history to win a state championship. In the 400 yard freestyle relay, the final race of the 3A State Championships at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary, Andre completed the opening 100 yard in 49.22, putting Orange in the lead and they would eventually take the championship. This season, Andre helped Orange win the Central Conference championship. He captured the 200 yard individual medley conference title for the second year in a row. Last week, Andre captured the 200 IM Regional Championship at the Greensboro Aquatic Center. It greatly helped Orange win the Central Regional championship for the first time in school. history. On Friday night, Andre finished 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle in the state championships. He finished third in the 200 yard individual medley in the state championships, finishing at 1:57.92. Over the past four years, Andre has been an invaluable part of the longest sustained success in Orange men’s swimming history. The daily morning workouts at the Orange County SportsPlex proved to be worth it in the end as Andre helped Orange finish 3rd in the team standings at the state championships. Andre’s name will live on for years to come in the record books.

(Editor’s note: the attached interview was recorded in 2024.)

Orange Panther of the Week: Alex Andre

This week’s Orange Panther of the Week is senior Alex Andre. On Friday night, Andre became a member of the first Orange men’s swimming relay team in school history to win a state championship.

It was another dominant meet for the Orange women’s relay team at the Central Conference Swimming championships last Saturday at the Orange County SportsPlex. Orange won the 200 yard medley and the 400 yard freestyle relay races. Senior Zoe Jones, juniors Piper White and Ainsley Rasinske and freshman Addison Moore won the 200 yard medley relay at 2:02.68. They also teamed to win the 400 yard freestyle relay at 4:09.98. Last year, Jones and White were members of the 3A State Champion 200 yard medley relay team, along with Katie Belle Sikes and Riley White. Rasinske and White were members of the 200 yard freestyle relay state championship team last year. Piper White would go on to win two individual conference championships. White won the 50 yard freestyle title for the second year in a row with a time of 26.51 seconds. White also won the 100 yard freestyle at 59.63 seconds, holding off Sophia Shideler of Walter Williams. Piper White and Rasinske were members of the first relay team in school history to win a state championship in 2023. It was also Senior Day for Orange swimming. It was the final home meet for Jones, Kayleigh Karkoski, and Madeline Dutton. Jones finished 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle. The Lady Panthers will prepare for the Central Regional Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center on Saturday.

Orange swimming’s Piper White, Zoe Jones, Ainsley Rasinske & Addison Moore talk relay championships

It was another dominant meet for the Orange women’s relay team at the Central Conference Swimming championships last Saturday at the Orange County SportsPlex. Orange won the 200 yard medley and the 400 yard freestyle relay races. Senior Zoe Jones, juniors Piper White and Ainsley Rasinske and freshman Addison Moore won the 200 yard medley relay at 2:02.68.

The Roman era may be winding down for Orange swimming, but it’s still leading to familiar results.

For the third year in a row, Orange’s Luke Roman was named the Central Conference Male Swimmer of the Year after he paced the Panthers to the Central Conference championship at the Orange County Sportsplex on Saturday afternoon.

In an event he has dominated, Roman won the 500 yard freestyle for the fourth consecutive year, setting the pace for Orange to take the Orange the conference title for the fourth straight season.

It was also the end of an era for Orange swimming. It was the final home meet for Roman, Alex Andre, Nick Baczara, Ayden Twiddy and Noah Jones, five swimmers who have propelled the Panthers swimming program to new heights. Together, Orange has won four conference championships and a runner-up finish in the Central Regionals last year at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.

Once again, Roman, Baczara, Andre and Jones would team together to take two relay conference championships. In the past two years, the quartet has won four conference championships.

Roman, Baczara, Andre and Jones would win the 200 yard medley relay and the 400 yard freestyle relay.

Roman became the second Orange men’s swimmer in school history to win a state championship last year. At the Triangle Aquatic Complex in Cary, Roman won the 500 yard freestyle. He joined Ben Scott, who won the 2018 100 yard freestyle state championship.

Alex Andre would finish 2nd in the 500 yard freestyle behind his own teammate.

Roman has received interest from several colleges about swimming at the next level, along with balancing his aspirations to attend medical school.

Orange finished with 402 points to take the team championship. Cedar Ridge finished 2nd at 326 points.

In addition to winning the 500 freestyle, Roman also repeated as champion of the 200 yard freestyle, where he held off Twiddy, who finished in 2nd place.

Andre also captured two individual championships. He repeated as the champion of the 200 yard individual medley as he touched the wall at 2:04.08. Cedar Ridge senior Philip Cauwels finished 2nd at 2:15.75. He also came away with the 100 yard butterfly championship with a time of 55.33 seconds. Andre has won three individual conference championships in his Orange career.

In 2024, Andre won the 200 yard individual medley regional championship, edging Carrboro’s Matt Strada by .22 of a second for the title.

It was a solid meet for Cedar Ridge’s younger swimmers. Sophomore Christopher Seawell earned his second individual conference championship in the 100 yard backstroke. Seawell finished at 59.78 seconds, holding off Jones, who came in at 1:07.03. Orange junior Colin Wuthrich finished third at 1:13.00. Last year, Seawell won the 50 yard freestyle.

Cedar Ridge freshman J.E. Sandor continued an outstanding rookie campaign by winning the 100 yard breaststroke. In the closest men’s race of the day, Sandor beat Walter Williams sophomore Liam Miller to the wall by less than one second. Sandor finished at 1:07.91, while Miller finished at 1:08.26. Baczara, the defending champion, finished third at 1:13.28.

Orange’s 200 yard freestyle relay team also captured a conference championship. Baczara, Twiddy, sophomore Jason Spey and Wuthrich finished at 1:44.31. Cedar Ridge’s team of Jacob Olmstead, Landon Rogers, Zion Green and Davis Golden came in second at 1:57.77.

Walter Williams junior Eamon Hipps swept the 50 yard and 100 yard freestyle races. Hipps held off Seawell in the 50 yard freestyle, finishing at 22.64 seconds. Seawell came in at 23.51 seconds. Hipps won the 100 yard freestyle at 50.53 seconds, beating Orange’s Ayden Twiddy, who touched the wall at 51.81 seconds. Wuthrich finished third (1:03.03).

Orange and Cedar Ridge will set their sights to the Greensboro Aquatic Center for the 3A Central Regionals on Saturday night.Last year, Orange had its best-ever showing as a team finishing second behind Carrboro, who claimed its third straight regional title.

Lottie Scully: For the first time, Scully was named the American East Setter of the Year. She led the conference with 8.73 assists per set and 917 total assists. The Binghamton volleyball team ended the year in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, where they lost to Bowling Green in the opening round 3-1. Scully ended the year with her sixth consecutive double-double with 38 assists and eleven digs, her tenth of the season. Binghamton won the American East Regular Season championship after sweeping the New Jersey Institute of Technology 3-0 on November 17. It secured the Bearcats second regular season title in three years. Albany upset Binghamton in the American East Tournament 3-1 on scores of 22-25, 25-12, 25-21 and 25-23. Scully had 39 assists and eleven digs against the Great Danes. Binghamton ended the year 19-10 overall, 8-2 in the American East. Scully was named to the College Sports Communications All-District team. She has a 3.51 GPA in Environmental Sciences.

Cameron Lloyd: The Bucknell volleyball team ended the year with a loss to Army in the Patriot League Tournament semifinals. The Bison, which finished second in the Patriot League, ended the year 21-5. Bucknell finished with the highest winning percentage in team history at .808, beating the previous record of .788 set by the 1995 team. This season, Lloyd appeared in all 26 matches and registered 174 kills, 21 aces and 241 digs. Against Army, Lloyd tied for the team lead with eleven kills, along with eleven digs and an ace.

Cameron Lanier: The Elon volleyball team’s season ended with a loss to Delaware on November 16. The Phoenix finished 11-18, 5-13 in the Coastal Athletic Association. Lanier finished second on the team with 245 kills and 2.97 points per set. She had 598 total attacks, which led the team. After the season ended, Elon head coach Mary Tendler retired. Matt Troy, who won a national championship at Division III Johns Hopkins, was named the new head coach of the Phoenix.

Graylinn Serge: In her freshman season, Serge played in 13 matches for UNC Greensboro. She had four service aces across 31 sets. Used mainly for defensive purposes, Serge had 47 digs for a Spartans team that finished 8-22 overall, 2-14 in the Southern Conference.

Julie Altieri: The Division III Salisbury volleyball team reached the championship match of the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference, falling to the second-seeded Christopher Newport Captains 3-2 (25-22, 13-25, 25-20, 30-32, 15-13) on November 16 at the Freeman Center in Newport News, VA. Altieri had a career-high with 56 assists and 20 digs, her 18th double-double of the year. Salisbury earned a trip to the NCAA Division III Tournament, where they lost to Middlebury 3-1 (25-14, 15-25, 25-17, 25-14) at the Kennedy Sports and Recreation Center in Huntingdon, PA. Altieri had 36 assists with 17 digs. Altieri finished the year with 1,048 assists, the ninth-most in school history. Salisbury won the Coast to Coast Regular Season Conference championship and finished 24-3 overall.

Ella Wimsatt: The Lenoir-Rhyne volleyball team finished the season in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Tournament. Augusta defeated the Bears 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14) at Cuddy Arena in Wingate. In her freshman year, Wimsatt played 56 sets and had 27 kills, 12 aces and 140 digs. The Bears finished 25-7 overall, 15-4 in the South Atlantic Conference.

Payton Wilson: On January 11, Wilson played in his first NFL Playoff game for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Baltimore Ravens defeated Pittsburgh 28-14 at M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC Wildcard round. Wilson found himself in the line of fire as the Ravens set a playoff franchise record with 299 rushing yards. Wilson made six tackles, including one for a loss. Pro Football Focus named Wilson as the #13 overall linebacker, regardless of experience, among players who took at least 20% of their team’s snaps. PFF graded Wilson at 75.3, second among rookie linebackers only behind Green Bay’s Edgerrin Cooper. He finished the season fourth on the team with 78 tackles.

Katie Bells Sikes: The #11 Georgia women’s swimming team defeated UNC Wilmington in its first dual meet of the new calendar year on Saturday. Sikes won the 50-yard freestyle with a B-cut of 22.39 seconds. Sikes, who won her first college relay race in October, also saw the third leg of the 200 yard medley relay race, which the Bulldogs won at 1:38.67. Sikes finished her lap in 23.22 seconds. Georgia will face Tennessee in Knoxville on Saturday.

Katie Belle Sikes: The greatest swimmer in Orange High history won her first relay race as a member of the Georgia Bulldogs women’s swimming team last weekend. Sikes, as a freshman, swam the anchor leg to win the 200 yard medley relay race in a tri-meet against South Carolina and Vanderbilt at the University of South Carolina Natatorium last Saturday. Sikes, Eboni McCarty, Olivia Dellatorre and Charlotte Headland finished first with a time of 1:37.89.  In her first college meet, Sikes finished third in the 100 yard freestyle. She touched the wall at 22.91 seconds. Dylan Scholes of South Carolina beat out Sikes for first at 22.72. Sikes came in fourth in the 100 yard freestyle. Georgia, ranked #13 in the country won both dual meets, beating Vanderbilt 240-48. The Bulldogs won over South Carolina 167-133.

Payton Wilson: N.C. State will induct Wilson into its Ring of Honor during the Wolfpack’s game against Stanford at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh on November 2. In his final year in Raleigh in 2023, Wilson won the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. He was also the 2023 ACC Defensive Player of the Year. Wilson is now a rookie for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Last week, Wilson totaled six tackles, including one for a loss as the Steelers defeated the Las Vegas Raiders 32-13 at Allegiant Stadium. Pittsburgh is 4-2 going into its matchup against the New York Jets at Acrisure Stadium. It will be Wilson’s second Sunday Night appearance in three weeks.

Trenton Gill: The former Cedar Ridge punter made his first appearance with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a win over the Philadelphia Eagles at Raymond James Stadium on September 29. Gill averaged 37.5 yards over four punts. His longest was 42 yards. One was downed inside the 20-yard line. On October 4, Atlanta rallied to beat Tampa Bay 36-30 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Gill was only needed for two punts, averaging 43.5 yards. His longest was 45 yards.

Darius Satterfield: Satterfield had five punts for Elizabeth City State against Virginia Union at Hovey Field in Richmond, VA last Saturday. He averaged 45.8 yards. His longest punt was 49 yards. Virginia State won 35-0. Satterfield also handled kickoff duties for the Vikings. On October 5, Livingstone College edged Elizabeth City State 23-17 at Alumni Memorial Stadium in Salisbury. Satterfield had seven punts, averaging 35.4 yards. His longest punt was 56 yards. Two boots were downed inside the 20-yard line. The Vikings are 2-4 and will face Virginia State at Roebuck Stadium later this afternoon (Saturday).

Ivy Garner: The Liberty women’s soccer team is on a four-game undefeated streak in Conference USA play. Last Sunday, the Flames defeated Louisiana Tech 2-0 at Caruthers Field in Ruston, LA. Garner, who played her freshman year at Cedar Ridge, scored both goals. She notched the game-winner in the 47th minute, assisted by Halle Engle. In the 52nd minute, Garner scored off an assist from Laurie Littleton. On October 10, Garner scored another game-winning goal in a win over Sam Houston at Pritchett Field in Huntsville, TX. Garner scored in the 29th minute off an assist from Gabby Miranda. On October 6, Liberty played to a 2-2 tie against New Mexico State at Osborne Stadium in Lynchburg, VA. Garner tallied another goal in the 28th minute for an equalizer assisted by Engle. Garner assisted on the second goal from Engle to put the Flames ahead. Liberty is 12-1-3 overall, 4-1-1 in Conference USA.

Emmerson Talley: The Division II Lenoir-Rhyne women’s soccer team has won five in a row. On Wednesday, the Bears blanked Mars Hill 3-0 at Meares Stadium in Mars Hill. Talley, the all-time leading goal scorer in Cedar Ridge history, scored on the Bears first shot of the game in the 15th minute. Talley is now second on the team with four goals. Last Saturday, Lenoir-Rhyne defeated Coker 3-1 at Coker Athletic Field in Harsville, SC. Talley played 72 minutes and had one shot. The Bears remain undefeated at 7-0-3 overall, 5-0-1 in the South Atlantic Conference.