Sports

Track runs in the family for Morken girls

Track runs in the family for Morken girls

By Sarah Brown Carrboro Commons Co-Editor Grace and Helen Morken are no strangers to state running awards and championships, and they hold seven Carrboro High School track records between them. The petite, blond sisters might only be teenagers, but both are seasoned running competitors. It didn’t take the girls long to be bitten by the running bug. “We started running… Read more →

Seniors (left to right) Wes Bartek, James O’Grady, Jack Snyder, Keenan Van Name, Alex Knapp, Cole Crisco, Zack Pruitt and Kevin Garcia pose with new coach, Chris Mann (right). While the program is still young, coach Mann and the seniors are helping to put Carrboro High School’s men’s lacrosse on the map. (Staff photo by Kevin Collins)

New coach, new season, new era for Jags lacrosse

By Kevin Collins Carrboro Commons Co-Editor It’s springtime in the Piedmont yet again, and the feeling of newness is palpable. For Carrboro High School’s varsity men’s lacrosse team, spring marks the start of a new season, and with a new coaching staff in place and a program on the rise, there’s a very new energy surrounding the Jaguars these days…. Read more →

At McDougle Middle School on a Friday afternoon, 5k for Education parent mentor Mere Dithbolon met with math teacher Mark Cavanaugh, special education teacher Rodnella Turner, French Teacher Jennifer Sparrow and English and language arts teacher Melissa Davenport for a training session in preparation for the 5k for Education race that will take place on April 28.

Teachers take to the track

By Lucie Shelly Carrboro Commons Staff Writer During the next five weeks, the teachers of the Chapel Hill and Carrboro public schools aren’t just running the coordination of the classroom — they’re running the track for their students and for themselves. The first annual 5K for Education, which will take place in Carrboro on April 28, was previously an addition… Read more →

Forwards Keenan VanName (far left) and James Scott (far right) prepare to box out Cavalier guard Chris Woods (middle). Ultimately, Woods would not be contained, and scored 18 points in a 79-56 Cummings victory. STAFF PHOTO BY JEREMY GERLACH

Playoff marks turning point for Jaguars

By Jeremy Gerlach Carrboro Commons Staff Writer Jaguars tamed in first round of State 2A Playoffs CUMMINGS 79, Carrboro 56 On Monday, February 20, Carrboro High School basketball coach John Alcox looked at the scoreboard early in the second quarter of a first-round playoff game and found his team trailing Burlington’s Cummings High School by double figures — in large… Read more →

“There you go, attacking me already,” Sharon Eisner said as Jason Casden moves his knight to a position that threatens her queen, the most powerful piece in a chess game. “Look at that no fear.” Tyler Jessee, 11, watches and thinks about he’d get out of the trap. (Photo by Elizabeth Jensen)

Chess clubs set up in Carrboro

By Elizabeth Jensen Jason Casden’s dad can beat him in about 15 moves, blindfolded. His dad turns his back to the board and tells his son where to move his pieces. His dad is a scholastic chess instructor and has achieved a master’s level ranking. He leads the Mulligan Chess Club at Scottie’s Coffee & Tea House in Worthington, Ohio…. Read more →

Soccer league co-founder ushers in 37th season

Soccer league co-founder ushers in 37th season

By Erica Satten Carrboro Commons Staff Writer On Saturday, Feb. 21, Vicky Brawley sat in front of a large group of new soccer coaches on the Rainbow Soccer fields, located on Cleland Road, and gave a coaching speech that she knew by heart. Brawley, who has directed Rainbow Soccer for 37 years, was kicking off yet another spring season. Caption:… Read more →

Carrboro High women’s soccer team learning, growing

Carrboro High women’s soccer team learning, growing

By Alexandra Mansbach Carrboro Commons Writer Even the pouring rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of the women’s Carrboro High School soccer team on a recent game night. Carrboro High School took on the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics on March 19 in a game riddled with rain, wind and power outages. But the team stayed strong, passing accurately… Read more →