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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
By Katie Spencer Carrboro Commons Writer Just prior to the torrential downpour Sunday, a storm of runners descended on Carrboro for a pint of Maple View ice cream. I was among the 250 willing to fill up on dairy halfway through a five kilometer run, all for a good cause. Nick Hutchins and Matt Hamrick perform for the crowd’s applause…. Read more →
By Sean Umstead Carrboro Commons Writer Carrboro High School Athletic Director April Ross sits at her desk preparing the necessary behind the scenes work that must be done for sporting events to go off without a hitch. Staff photo by Sean Umstead When the Charlotte Bobcats began their inaugural season in 2004 they won a modest 22 percent of their… Read more →
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 →
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