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Green Hope Takes 2nd in Tri-9 Cheer

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Cary, NC -The Tri-9 conference held their Varsity Cheer competition this past Thursday at Holly Springs High school and two Cary schools finished in the top 3 spots – Green Hope came in second place and Panther Creek finished third. Middle Creek took first place, which has been theirs to…

Super Skippers Perform at Macy's Thanksgiving Parade

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Cary, NC – Jump Rope is no longer just a playground past-time. If you have had the opportunity to witness the Cary Family YMCA’s Super Skippers you were probably amazed by kids that did push-ups while jumping rope, or back handsprings in double dutch routines. This awesome group of athletes…

New Pro Soccer League Has a Name – NASL

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Cary, NC – The Carolina RailHawks continue their march up field toward the dream of a new league. Let’s review: September: RailHawks leave USL Nov 9: RailHawks form a new, unnamed league with six other teams Nov 30: NASL is born – The North American Soccer League Reborn is more…

GHHS downs Pinecrest in Soccer Semi-Final

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Green Hope High School varsity men's soccer downed Pinecrest in the NCHSAA state semi-final match, 2-1. Coach Chadwick had these comments: "I was asked the question after the game what feeling I have after losing in the semi-final 4 times earlier and now winning the for the first time in…

Cary Gets a Marathon

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The newly formed Tobacco Road Marathon Association (TRMA) has announced the first-ever marathon starting in Cary and traversing the American Tobacco Trail. The race is confirmed for March 21, 2010 starting at 7 a.m. TRMA is a group of highly experienced marathon runners and athletic event production managers headed by…

Cheer on the Cheerleaders

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Usually high school cheerleading squads encourage “other”  teams to do their best.  Last Saturday at the Raleigh Convention Center it was their turn to be cheered on.  The North Carolina High School Athletic  Association (NCHSAA) hosted high schools from around the state who came to compete for titles in Junior Varsity and…

National Signing Day for High School Athletes

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We drive them to practices. We cheer them on from hard benches, cheap folding chairs and cold sidelines. We buy them sneakers and spikes and warm-ups and pay a monthly tithe for their gym fees. They are our student athletes. They’re all winners, every one. Every kid who puts it…

GHHS Soccer Upsets Jordan in State Championships

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On a rainy Tuesday night in Durham, Green Hope Varsity Soccer (Men) upset #1 ranked Jordan High School 2-1 in the 3rd round of the NCHSAA Soccer tournament. Story by Coach Andrew Chadwick. Photos by Mike McLoone.…

RailHawks to Join New League

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Soccer fans across the Triangle could only be disappointed when the RailHawks and five other teams announced they were leaving the USL in September. So yesterday's announcement of a new league brought a sigh of relief. There will be professional soccer in Cary come April.…

Underdog Cary Girls Kick It at State Cup!

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If you were talking about a big underdog win involving Cary this weekend in women’s soccer, you might be talking about UNC’s unlikely victories to win the ACC, held in WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary.  But this weekend another lesser known underdog women’s soccer story also developed involving Cary.  …