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SILER CITY — Playing against Chatham Charter is a bit like Christmas shopping for the guy who has everything.
It takes creativity, talent and a complete knowledge of your subject to pull it …
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12/29/21
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SILER CITY — Plenty of North Carolina’s bigger cities and smaller towns ooze with their own sports lore, their own athletic legends and their own storybook-worthy tales.
Add Siler City to that …
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12/29/21
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With 2021 coming to a close, it’s time to reflect on the storylines that rocked the sports world this year. Some were inspiring, some were mind-blowing and others were downright fun.
From the …
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BY MAX BAKER, News + Record Intern
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12/29/21
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SILER CITY — While Ryan Johnson has touted the idea of a “new era” on the football field, he and his players are working on building an even larger — and more impactful — legacy off of …
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12/29/21
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Dec. 27 to Sunday, Jan. 2. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, December 27
Tuesday, …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/28/21
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The Northwood swimming team has been on a roll as of late, with the women’s squad posting an unbeaten 4-0 record through two meets and the men not falling far behind at 3-1. With just two meets …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/22/21
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PITTSBORO — As the first-half buzzer sounded and the Seaforth women’s basketball team walked toward the locker room, ahead by 13, it was clear that something needed fixing.
The Hawks held onto …
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12/22/21
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PITTSBORO — Jarod Stevenson couldn’t help but crack a smile through his facemask.
Sometimes, that’s all you can do.
Cummings drained 11 shots from behind the arc in its 87-62 men’s …
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12/22/21
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The NHL just took the lead on a decision that, unfortunately, all American pro sports leagues should follow.
It was announced late Monday evening that the National Hockey League was pausing its …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/22/21
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Dec. 20 to Sunday, Dec. 26. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, December 20
Tuesday, …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/22/21
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After a storied high school career in both cross country and track & field for the Chargers, Northwood senior Caroline Murrell has announced her commitment to N.C. State, where she’ll run cross country for the Wolfpack once she graduates in the spring.
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12/15/21
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SILER CITY — If you arrived at Chatham Charter’s gym even a minute after tip-off last Friday, you would’ve been hard-pressed to find a spot to watch the action comfortably.
The stands were …
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12/15/21
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CHAPEL HILL — It wasn’t the prettiest of sights.
Last Wednesday night, Woods Charter’s women’s basketball team had amassed a 30-point lead at halftime and was well on its way to continuing …
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12/15/21
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College football bowl season is upon us. This year, there are 42 postseason matchups — and while that might seem overwhelming at first, it provides a deep selection of under-the-radar-games. So …
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BY MAX BAKER, News + Record Intern
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12/14/21
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Sometimes, as sports fans, analysts and “experts,” we come to conclusions a little too quickly.
If a player has the most TD passes through the first two weeks of the NFL season, a million …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/14/21
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Dec. 13 to Sunday, Dec. 19. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, December …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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12/14/21
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SILER CITY — If you watch, read or hear about Northwood basketball this season, it’ll be nearly impossible to avoid the terms “size” and “length.”
The Chargers have an abundance of …
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12/8/21
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Over the weekend, Siler City became a focal point for taekwondo in the Southeast, playing host to 13 schools from a mix of states ranging from Georgia to North and South Carolina to Virginia and even …
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12/8/21
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SILER CITY — Nine months ago, Olivia Porter was a varsity basketball standout 480 miles away in Auburn, Alabama.
In her junior season, she averaged nearly 20 points per game for Auburn High …
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12/8/21
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BEAR CREEK — A day before Thanksgiving break, Chatham Central opened its season with a heartbreaking loss to the South Davidson Wildcats.
With a little less than two minutes to play in the third …
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12/8/21
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