One look at the rafters in the Lee Christian School gym will show that the school’s athletic programs have a long history of punching above their weight. Now it’s time
The Blair Oaks Lady Falcons came up just short against the Clayton Lady Greyhounds, forcing a fifth and deciding set for the last spot in the Class 3 state semifinals. Clayton should have had the momentum at that point. The Lady Greyhounds were one set from reaching their first Final Four. But when the Lady Falcons broke their huddle at the end of the three-minute break before they started the fifth set, they were the more upbeat team, as if they had won the fourth set. The enthusiasm was contagious, and it helped the Lady Falcons get back to the Final Four.
Results from the NCISAA 1A state women’s cross country championships held Friday afternoon at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park crowned Lee Christian School as this year’s state champions.
Gemma Edward Aron and Nicola Carey are stepping it up at Madrona bakery in downtown Mill Valley after its subtle September opening. Late last year, the duo took over the side street storefront restaurant from Ged Robertson (Watershed, Shoreline Coffee Shop) who, in 2002, outfitted it with a historic Alan Scott brick oven that turned […]
If the Fatima Lady Comets have shown anything this season, it’s they are capable of finding power hitting anywhere in their lineup, Nos. 1-9. It was Kristen Robertson’s time to shine Tuesday night. The junior third baseman drove the first pitch she saw in the bottom of the fourth inning over the left-field fence for a three-run home run. That blast was the difference in a 4-1 victory against the Blair Oaks Lady Falcons in the Class 3 District 5 Tournament championship game at Southern Boone High School.