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Relish Hamilton's rise, ignore what might have been

Off Base: Josh Hamilton's resurgence begs the question, what might his career be like if his life hadn't take a three-year detour? There is no answer, but the question is irrelevant. Published: Jul. 22, 2008 11:24 AM | Full story

No shame in second

Track & Field: Apex's Andie Cozzarelli, Green Hope's Karen Kazaglis and Cary’s 4x800 relay team earned silver medals on Saturday at the NCHSAA 4-A state track and field championships in Greensboro. Published: May. 13, 2008 1:48 AM | Full story

Apex duo wins doubles title

Tennis: Apex's Viking Edeback and Wesley Barrett won the Tri-Eight tournament doubles title, while Athens Drive freshman Roman Cacha won the singles draw. Published: May. 6, 2008 6:01 PM | Full story

McLeroy's big bat lifts Falcons

Baseball: Green Hope DH Brent McLeroy went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead the Falcons to a 10-6 win Friday over Athens Drive. Published: Apr. 14, 2008 11:29 PM | Full story

Ulma's five goals power Cary

Boys lacrosse: Thanks to five goals from Bryan Ulma, Cary routed Athens Drive 14-2 on Friday at Cooper Field. Published: Apr. 14, 2008 11:25 PM | Full story

Carew, defense give Mustangs win

Soccer: A stout defense and Heather Carew's 47th-minute goal gave Middle Creek the edge over Athens Drive, 1-0. Published: Apr. 2, 2008 11:35 AM | Full story

Apex snaps Athens' streak

Baseball: Behind the pitching of Houston Hawley, Apex ended Athens Drive's five-game winning streak Friday with an 8-0 victory. Published: Mar. 18, 2008 10:22 PM | Full story

Laney claws Lady Jaguars

Athens Drive’s season ends with loss at sectionals. Published: Mar. 4, 2008 5:11 PM | Full story

Athens, Apex move on to sectional finals

Girls basketball: Athens Drive and Apex both won their playoff games Wednesday and will play Friday in the sectional finals. Published: Feb. 28, 2008 1:21 PM | Full story

Creeks, Cougars advance

Boys basketball: Middle Creek, Panther Creek and Apex, the top three teams from the Tri-Eight, won their first-round playoff games Tuesday and will play again Thursday. Green Hope and Athens Drive had their seasons ended. Published: Feb. 27, 2008 2:19 PM | Full story

Burns pins way to title

Wrestling: Cardinal Gibbons' Jon Burns pinned all four his opponents and wrapped up his prep career with his 127th straight win and second straight state championship. Also, Athens Drive had two placewinners, Green Hope three and Panther Creek one. Published: Feb. 26, 2008 2:48 PM | Full story

Athens escapes Apex's challenge

Girls basketball: Athens Drive hung on for a 59-57 win over Apex in the Tri-Eight tournament championship game Friday. The contest was close throughout and came down to a play at the buzzer, but the Jaguars emerged with their second tournament title in a row. Published: Feb. 26, 2008 2:38 PM | Full story

A class of their own

Girls basketball: Chareya Smith and Tyonna Willingham, the only two seniors on the Jaguars' roster this year, have left an indelible mark on the Athens program during their careers. Published: Feb. 19, 2008 4:17 PM | Full story

Extra hustle leads Athens past Green Hope

Boys basketball: Athens hung on for a 59-55 win over Green Hope Friday, forcing a tie for fourth place in the Tri-Eight. Published: Feb. 19, 2008 4:04 PM | Full story

Smith goes out in style

Swimming: Athens Drive senior Kirsten Smith won two individual swimming championships Saturday in Chapel Hill, bringing her career total to eight. Apex's Mandy Myers, Cary's Torrey Bussey, Athens Drive's Andy Lamb and Green Hope's Dominick Glavich also won titles at the NCHSAA 4-A state meet. Published: Feb. 12, 2008 11:39 AM | Full story

Catamounts clinch 2nd place in Tri-Eight

Boys basketball: Panther Creek edged Athens Drive 65-61 Friday and got 24 points from forward Marques Oliver. The win allowed the Cats to claim at least a second-place finish in the conference. Published: Feb. 12, 2008 11:16 AM | Full story

Cary puts squeeze on Tri-Eight

Wrestling: With nine champions and 14 placewinners, Cary won its 26th straight conference tournament Saturday. Panther Creek was second. Published: Feb. 5, 2008 2:36 PM | Full story

Smith, Mahoney shine at East Regional

Swimming: Athens Drive's Kirsten Smith and Green Hope's Ryan Mahoney won their two individual events at Friday's East Regional meet. The Apex boys finished second as a team to Enloe. Apex's girls were third. Published: Feb. 5, 2008 2:32 PM | Full story

Love and basketball

The daughter of a survivor, Blair Williams organized a high school Hoops for Hope game at Athens Drive High School to fund breast cancer research. Published: Jan. 29, 2008 10:24 AM | Full story

Twice as nice

Swimming: Apex's boys and girls won the Tri-Eight championships last week at Triangle Aquatic Center. Published: Jan. 29, 2008 10:16 AM | Full story

Athens belongs in Tri-8

Off Base: The NCHSAA realignment committee should heed the appeals of Athens Drive, the rest of the Tri-Eight Schools and WCPSS and not move the school to a new conference when it finalizes its proposal. Published: Jan. 29, 2008 10:05 AM | Full story

Athens swats Apex

Girls basketball: Athens Drive took a commanding two-game lead with six games to play after its 63-53 win Friday against Apex. Published: Jan. 29, 2008 10:00 AM | Full story

Mustangs dodge Athens

Boys basketball: Middle Creek improved to 15-0 after Garrius Adams sank two free throws with three-tenths of a second to play, giving the Mustangs a 67-65 win. Published: Jan. 23, 2008 1:48 PM | Full story

Jags dispatch Middle Creek, take control of Tri-Eight

Girls basketball: After a slow start, Athens Drive pulled away from Middle Creek 46-28 Friday to remain undefeated in Tri-Eight play. Published: Jan. 23, 2008 1:45 PM | Full story

'Mr. Clutch' lifts Athens over Cats

Boys basketball: Athens' Keanan Mims shot 15-of-15 at the foul line, including 12-of-12 in the fourth quarter, to help the Jaguars hold off Panther Creek 80-77 Friday and remain undefeated in conference (5-0). Published: Jan. 15, 2008 5:02 PM | Full story

Tiebreaker gives win to Panther Creek

Wrestling: After a 29-29 tie, the Catamounts were declared the winner of their Jan. 9 dual match against Athens Drive because they won the most individual matches. Published: Jan. 15, 2008 4:45 PM | Full story

Jaguars outlast feisty Fuquay

Boys basketball: Athens Drive remained undefeated in Tri-Eight play with a 58-50 win over Fuquay-Varina on Friday. Published: Jan. 8, 2008 2:01 PM | Full story

Turnovers, free throws sink Jags

Girls basketball: Athens Drive had 27 turnovers and shot 8-for-18 at the free-throw line in a 54-50 loss to Garner in the GSK Holiday Invitational. Published: Jan. 4, 2008 11:36 AM | Full story

Watkins, Athens overpower Apex

Boys basketball: Athens forward Ulysses Watkins scored 12 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Jaguars to a 51-45 win over Apex on Dec. 18. Published: Jan. 4, 2008 10:56 AM | Full story

College signings

Several area athletes recently signed letters of intent. Published: Nov. 28, 2007 2:39 PM | Full story


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