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Gabe Walker had a successful senior day for Orange Swimming against crosstown rival Cedar Ridge.

Orange captured the boys and girls meets over Cedar Ridge. The boys won 164-111, while the girls prevailed 185-76.

Sam Rasinske was part of the 400 yard freestyle relay team that was victorious. He teamed with Conor Towell, Cross Roman and Noah Jamison. Rasinske also finished 2nd in the 100 yard breastroke, behind Orange’s Collin Montague. He finished fourth in the 200 yard intermediate, a race that Noah Jimison won.

Walker and Montague were the most successful male swimmers of the day for Orange. Walker finished first in the 200 yard medley relay with Montague, Noah Jimison and Thomas Sikes. That quartet also captured the 200 yard freestyle relay.

Walker also won the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:02.45, ahead of Cedar Ridge’s Devin Bunner. He finished runner-up in the 100 yard freestyle, just behind Cedar Ridge’s Christian Fischer.

Orange’s Sam Rasinske and Gabe Walker Discuss Senior Day vs. Cedar Ridge

Walker finished first in three events against Cedar Ridge on Thursday. Rasinske has his sights set on the future after finishing 2nd in the 100 yard breaststroke and winning as a part of the 400 yard freestyle relay team.

It was a busy day for Orange swimmer Stephanie Nolte, but it was a victorious one.

Jones won four events, including two relay races on Thursday afternoon at the Triangle SportsPlex against crosstown rival Cedar Ridge. Nolte teamed with Anna Geib, Carson McLendon and Amanda Jones to win the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle relay. On her own, Nolte won the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 1:03.03. She also captured the 50 yard freestyle with a time of 27,07, five seconds ahead of teammate Shannon Pinnell.

Orange’s Stephanie Nolte Wins Four Events in Eventful Meet on Senior Day vs. Cedar Ridge

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A banner day for Orange swimmer Amanda Jones ended with three victories. Competing in four races, Jones captured the 100 yard butterfly with a time of 1:07.37. She joined Carson McLendon, Anna Geiger and Stephanie Nolte in winning the 200 yard medley relay and the 200 yard freestyle relay.

Orange’s Amanda Jones Takes 3 Events on Senior Day at Triangle SportsPlex

Jones was a member of the 200 yard medley relay team that won on Thursday. She also won the 100 yard butterfly, and was a part of the 200 yard freestyle relay team that won, as well.

The 6’8 Christian Fischer made his final swim meet at the Triangle SportsPlex memorable on Thursday afternoon. He won two events: the 50 and 100 yard freestyle. In the 100, he edged Orange’s Gabe Walker with a time of 52.38. In the 50, he narrowly defeated Collin Montague by four-tenths-of-a-second.

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Fisher won the 100 yard freestyle and the 50 yard freestyle against Orange on Thursday afternoon.

In her final meet at the Triangle SportsPlex in Hillsborough, Cedar Ridge senior swimmer Hannah Kloetzer captured victories in two events. She won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:33.33, 44 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor. She also captured the 200 yard freestyle at 2:05, ahead of Orange’s Lauren Behringer.

Cedar Ridge’s Hannah Kloetzer Talks Winning Two Events on Senior Night vs. Orange

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You can do a lot in a lifetime
If you don’t burn out too fast
You can make the most of the distance
First you need endurance
First you’ve got to last

–Neal Peart

Ironically, despite winning back-to-back Big 8 Cross Country Individual Championships, Ian Elliott doesn’t think he’s a marathon runner.

“I’m bigger than most runners,” said Elliott. “I figure I’m more of a track runner. Cross country is pushing it.”

The mental hurdles that may keep Elliott from running further didn’t factor into his final cross country season at Cedar Ridge, even when it should have. The Big 8 Confernece Championship meet at Chapel Hill High School was run in 89-degree temperatures on October 19.

Despite the unseasonably warm weather, Elliott finished with a time of 16:42.08, eight seconds better than Chapel Hill’s Ryan Combs to win his 2nd consecutive Big 8 Championship. In fact, Elliott was the only non-Chapel Hill runner in the top 10.

“It was a lot grittier this year,” said Elliott. “Mainly because of the weather. But I also feel I’m good in heat. I put in fairly hard miles in heat during the summer. Although I knew it feel awful. But that’s running.”

The heat is something Elliott relished during his stint at Cedar Ridge. He went on to finish 7th at the MidEast Regionals at Northwood High a week later. He finished 26th in the state meet, when the traditional fall weather had finally settled in.

“I think some people are just better in the heat and some aren’t,” said Elliott. “I’m not as good in the cold, even though I practice a lot in the cold and the rain. I never perform well in the rain.”

“You just have to be gritty. It doesn’t have to be a pretty race as long as I do well.”

Elliott has already started his indoor track season, recently finishing 15th in the 1500 meters in the NC Runners Holiday Invitatational at JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.

After Elliott finishes the upcoming spring outdoor track season, he plans to hang up his sneakers, leaving as the most accomplished cross country runner in Cedar Ridge history.

“I’m not looking to run competitively in college,” said Elliott. “I’d love to stay in shape and run for a club. Maybe run a Fun Run 5K. Maybe take one hard every now and then. But after this track season, I think I’ll be done with competitive running.”

Rescheduling basketball games because of winter weather around North Carolina is almost as much of a tradition as the games themselves.

For starters, Orange and Cedar Ridge boys and girls had their respective games on Tuesday postponed. Cedar Ridge was supposed to host Webb. Instead, they will face Webb next Thursday in a tripleheader.

The Orange Boys were supposed to host Northwood on Tuesday, while the Orange girls were supposed to be on the road. Those games will be made up next Saturday (Orange boys at home, girls at Northwood). Both games will start at 3:30.

For those with long memories, Orange and Cedar Ridge had games postponed on December 16th. Orange was supposed to host a tripleheader against Northern Vance. Cedar Ridge was matched up against Southern Durham (boys at home, girls at Southern).

All of those games will be made up on February 1st. The Orange tripleheader vs. Northern Vance will start at 4:30 with the JV Boys game. The Cedar Ridge boys host Southern at 7, while the Girls team go to Spartans Gymnasium.

On top of all that, the Orange boys and girls had a doubleheader slated for Monday at Durham School of the Arts for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. That has been cancelled.

In its place, Orange will host Jordan in a doubleheader on January 25th, starting with the girls game at 6.

Not many high school players surpass 1,000 points for their careers, but Connor Crabtree has done it. In fact, he has over 1,100 points now. After going over 1,000 points against Southern Durham, he had games of 37, 14 and 27 in earning MVP honors in the Eastern Guilford Holiday Classic. For good measure, he added a career-high 38 points against Chapel Hill on January 4th in an Orange victory.

Orange’s Connor Crabtree Talks 1,000 points and Scoring 38 vs. Chapel Hill

December was quite a month for Connor Crabtree. Before Christmas, he scored his 1,000th point against Southern Durham. He led Orange to the Eastern Guilford Holiday Classic Championship. To start 2017, he scored 38 points in a win over Chapel Hill.

The Orange Boys Basketball Team is the only undefeated squad remaining in Big 8 Conference play after last Thursday’s victory over Chapel Hill. Orange won 73-64 behind a season-high 38 points from Connor Crabtree. The Panthers lead the Big 8 with a 3-0 record, while Chapel Hill falls to 3-1. Southern Durham is 2-1, while Northern Vance is 1-1. Webb and Northwood are 1-3. Orange is slated to travel to Webb on Friday night, followed by a Saturday afternoon home game against Cedar Ridge.

Orange Coach Greg Motley Talks the Win Over Chapel Hill

Orange is the last undefeated team in Big 8 Conference play after beating CHHS 73-64 on Thursday night.