If you have outdoor plans for this weekend, you may want to take note of this update. UNC usually does a great job predicting these sorts of things.
North Carolina's second game of a three-game set against rival Duke at Boshamer Stadium has been moved up two hours to a 12 noon start Saturday, due to the threat of rain Saturday afternoon.
Sunday's game will remain a 1 p.m. start.
The first game of the series will take place Friday with first pitch set for 3 p.m.
After the completion of a successful winter sports season, Jordan High School has taken over the lead in the Piedmont Athletic 4-A standings for the annual Wachovia Conference Cup.
Jordan won the Piedmont Athletic 4-A Conference championship in men’s basketball and delivered second-place performances in men’s and women’s swimming to earn 60 points. Second-place East Chapel Hill (55.5), the leader in fall sports, swept the PAC-6 swimming championships.
Northern Durham (50.5) moved into third after finishing first in wrestling and women’s basketball. Riverside (49) is fourth, followed by Roxboro Person (29.5), Southern Durham (25) and Hillside (23.5).
The Wachovia Cup award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. Wachovia has sponsored the conference awards program since 1980.
The Wachovia Conference Cup is a companion to the Wachovia Cup. The Conference Cup is awarded to schools with the best overall interscholastic athletic performance in each individual conference. Points are awarded based upon final standings for each sport in each conference.
In the Carolina 1/2-A, Carrboro High School holds a top spot in the Wachovia Conference Cup standings after the NCHSAA’s winter season. After a championship in men’s swimming and a runner-up finish in women’s swimming, Carrboro has 84.5 points, followed closely behind by Cedar Ridge.
Cedar Ridge finished second in men’s basketball and third in wrestling, and now has 81.5 points. Men’s basketball conference champion Northwood is in third with 77 points. The N.C. School of Science and Math (73.5) and Durham School of the Arts (63) round out the Carolina 1/2-A's top five, followed by Raleigh Charter (56), South Granville (44), Granville Central (41.5), River Mill (27), Roxboro Community (10).
Carrboro High School holds a top spot in the Wachovia Conference Cup standings after the NCHSAA’s winter season. After a championship in men’s swimming and a runner-up finish in women’s swimming, Carrboro has 84.5 points in the standings for the Carolina 2-A Conference, followed closely behind by Cedar Ridge.
The Wachovia Cup award recognizes the high schools that achieve the best overall interscholastic athletic performance within each of the state’s four competitive classifications. Wachovia has sponsored the conference awards program since 1980.
The Wachovia Conference Cup is a companion to the Wachovia Cup. The Conference Cup is awarded to schools with the best overall interscholastic athletic performance in each individual conference. Points are awarded based upon final standings for each sport in each conference.
In the Carolina 2-A, Cedar Ridge finished second in men’s basketball and third in wrestling, and now has 81.5 points. Men’s basketball conference champion Northwood is in third with 77 points. Other schools are N.C. School of Science and Math (73.5), Durham School of the Arts (63), Raleigh Charter (56), South Granville (44), Granville Central (41.5), River Mill (27), Roxboro Community (10).
In the Carolina 3-A, Cardinal Gibbons (55 points) leads the way after a commanding winter performance, taking a title in women’s basketball, finishing second in men’s and women’s swimming and third in wrestling.
Chapel Hill (52) is close behind in second, with a conference crown in men’s basketball and a runner-up finish in wrestling. The wrestling champion, Orange (38.5), is third, also finishing second in women’s basketball. Southern Vance (25), Oxford Webb (24.5) and Northern Vance (22) round out the conference.
Jordan has taken over the lead in the Piedmont Athletic 4-A Conference, passing fall leader East Chapel Hill. Jordan won the PAC-6 championship in men’s basketball and delivered second-place performances in men’s and women’s swimming to earn 60 points. Second-place East Chapel Hill (55.5) swept the PAC-6 swimming championships.
The Chapel Hill High School girls’ lacrosse team topped Carrboro 21-13 Tuesday to solidify the Tigers’ place in the early season Top 25.
Haley Wilson led the scoring with 6 goals for CHHS, while Sofie Kennedy scored 5 and Jenna Hornik 4.
At 2-1, CHHS currently is No. 8 in the Laxpower.com power ratings. East Chapel Hill (2-2) is right behind at No. 9. Carrboro is at No. 24.
East Chapel Hill hosts Riverside on Thursday and then Charlotte Myers Park on Saturday. Carrboro will play at Durham Academy on Friday.
CHHS returns to action Monday with a game against Raleigh Broughton.
Rain has forced cancellations Thursday for area sports teams. Orange and Cedar Ridge have called off just about everything that was scheduled for today.
The Cedar Ridge High School tennis match at Science and Math is rescheduled for 4:30 p.m. Friday in Durham.
Orange High's indoor track awards have been postponed to 6 p.m. on March 16 in the school cafeteria.
Cedar Ridge’s home softball and baseball games against N.C. Science and Math have been rescheduled for March 21.
The Cedar Ridge lacrosse match at Durham Jordan also has been postponed to March 21.
Orange High’s tennis match with Chapel Hill and soccer match against Person both have been postponed and are not rescheduled at this time.
If you plan to attend Saturday’s high school championships at the Smith Center, you should know that the University of North Carolina basketball museum will have extended hours to accommodate fans.
The museum will be open from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. Saturday. It is located in the Ernie Williamson Athletic Center, adjacent to the Koury Natatorium and the Smith Center.
Admission is free. The museum features memorabilia highlighting Tar Heel basketball and a number of interactive video displays.
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association state basketball championships in Chapel Hill begin at noon Saturday with the girls’ 2-A game. The boys’ 2-A game — with Northwood (28-4) against East Rutherford (26-1) — begins at 2:30 p.m.
The 4-A finals, both of them featuring Raleigh Millbrook, follow at 5 p.m. (girls) and 7:30 p.m. (boys).
Friday is a big day for sports in Chapel Hill, and not just because Carolina opens play in the ACC Tournament at noon.
This Friday marks the first round of the traditional rivalry games between Chapel Hill and East Chapel Hill high schools.
The softball teams meet at Chapel Hill at 4:15 p.m. Friday, and the soccer teams play each other at 6:45 p.m. at the CHHS field.
In boys lacrosse, CHHS plays at East Chapel Hill's Wildcat Stadium at 7 p.m. The baseball teams play at Chapel Hill's Tiger Stadium at the same time, 7 p.m. (The baseball JVs play at East Chapel Hill at 4:15 p.m.)
All of the teams are scheduled to play each other again at the opposite sites within a month.
Orange is in first place as the second day of the NCHSAA state wrestling championships gets underway in Greensboro. Two CHHS wrestlers also won their first matches in the championships.
The N.C. High School Athletic Association's annual state wrestling championships start tonight and run all day Friday and Saturday, bringing together over 600 of the state's best prep grapplers in the Greensboro Coliseum. Orange High School is sending 11 Panthers to the individual championships. Chapel Hill High School’s Peter Dreher (135 pounds) will lead a contingent of four CHHS Tigers into the Coliseum. In the 4-A, East Chapel Hill's Sam Nahins will compete in the 119-pound division.
East Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill and Northwood each won Wednesday night in the NCHSAA boys basketball tournament and will play in sectional finals at 7 p.m. Friday.
East Chapel Hill (22-7) will play at Cap-8 champion Raleigh Wakefield (24-3) in a 4-A section final.
Chapel Hill (20-4) will host North Forsyth (19-8) in a 3-A game.
In a 2-A match-up of Chatham County rivals, Carolina-10 champion Northwood (23-4) will host Siler City’s Jordan Matthews (25-4) Friday in Pittsboro.
Each of the hosts will be playing on their home court for the last time this year. The winners from Friday’s games will advance to the NCHSAA East Regionals, to be contested March 1-5 at the Crown Center’s arena and coliseum in Fayetteville.
