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BEAR CREEK — Like Sam Cooke crooned on that classic, look for change to come along Chatham Central’s offensive line.
“People got to step up,” Chatham Central head football coach Sherman …
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9/8/21
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SANFORD — Football in the ACC is home to eight national championships, 48 Pro Football Hall of Famers and 95 first-round NFL Draft selections (since 2005).
It’s also home to three Lee County …
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9/8/21
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SILER CITY — Early in this young tennis season, the Chatham Charter Knights have already found themselves dealing with plenty of on-court challenges.
Tough opponents, grueling playing schedules …
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9/8/21
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PITTSBORO — The Northwood Chargers were on the brink of taking down their former conference rivals, but everything can change in the blink of an eye.
In the early moments of the fourth quarter …
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9/8/21
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The new National Football League season begins Thursday with the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers hosting the Dallas Cowboys. Here are five big questions as another year of pro …
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By Max Baker, CN+R Intern
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9/8/21
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Last week, I wrote about the negative impact that the 2017-18 UCF Knights had on my overall college football experience.
In that column, I wrote, among other things, that I doubt I’ll ever …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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9/8/21
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SILER CITY — Few sports organizations in Chatham have been busier than Siler City Futbol Club this summer.
But that was just the calm before the storm.
After months of tryouts, practices and …
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9/1/21
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PITTSBORO — Last week’s Chatham County Championships were as much about the rise of emerging talent as they were about the dominance of usual suspects.
Northwood played host to the Chatham …
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9/1/21
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Chatham Central is in the midst of its varsity women’s volleyball season, but has gotten off to a slow start after dropping four straight matches to Salisbury, Lee County, Southern Lee and …
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9/1/21
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SILER CITY — There are some tasks that simply feel impossible to complete.
Using a No. 2 pencil to win a home run derby, staying dry in a monsoon using nothing but an umbrella and stopping the …
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9/1/21
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The UCF Knights ruined college football for me.
Yes, you read that right.
The Knights that hail from Orlando’s University of Central Florida.
The Knights that helped produce NFL talents …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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9/1/21
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Aug. 30 to Sunday, Sept. 5. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, August …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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8/30/21
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Last season, Chatham Charter was one of many 1A schools in the state to not field a men’s (or women’s) soccer team, citing both a lack of interest and COVID-19-related challenges as primary …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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8/25/21
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As the COVID-19 pandemic raged on last year, most martial arts studios across the country — including Siler City’s A.F.E. Taekwondo Fitness Academy — were forced to step away from training in-studio and shift to an entirely new location: students’ homes.
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8/25/21
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It’d been 618 days since I last attended a major sporting event.
On Dec. 12, 2019, I visited Baltimore for the sole purpose of watching the Ravens — then 12-2 en route to one of the best …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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8/25/21
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SILER CITY — Most flights get canceled when lightning strikes in the area.
But the Jets just powered right through.
Jordan-Matthews’ men’s soccer team (1-0) earned a season-opening …
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8/25/21
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PITTSBORO — Sometimes, in football, one team is the bug and the other is the windshield.
Against Lee County, the Northwood High School Chargers were bewildered insects, blindsided by a …
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8/25/21
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SILER CITY — Jordan-Matthews High School is a long-standing staple in the Siler City community with over 900 students — and over 200 student-athletes. With an athletic program dating back to …
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8/25/21
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SILER CITY — Most flights get canceled when lightning strikes in the area.
But the Jets just powered right through.
Jordan-Matthews’ men’s soccer team (1-0) earned a …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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8/24/21
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Here are scores and schedules for Chatham County high school athletics from Monday, Aug. 23 to Sunday, Aug. 29. This story will be updated throughout the week.
Monday, August …
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BY VICTOR HENSLEY, News + Record Staff
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8/24/21
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