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On Saturday at the Eastern Alamance Duals, Jordan Baker won his 100th career WIN. Congratulations Jordan.
Saturday our Panthers traveled to Eastern Alamance High School to compete in the Eastern Alamance Duals. It was a great team effort & the Panthers went undefeated to improve their record to 14-0
Results:
Orange 75 Western Alamance 3
Orange 62 Western Guilford 7
Orange 75 Graham 4
Orange 64 Eastern Guilford 12
Orange 51 West Forsyth 19
A lot of new faces had opportunties to contribute as well as the veterans. Impressive performance. Thanks to the fans for their support in attending & cheering the Panthers to victory.
Next up:Carolina Duals on Friday January 27th @ JF Webb @ 5:00 pm where the Panthers will face 3 Conference Teams Northern Vance, Southern Vance & JF Webb. Come out & support our Panthers as they wrestle to repeat as Conference Champs. Go Panthers!!!!!!!!!!!!
Our Panthers opened with Cardinal Gibbons in the start of Conference Match with a win 68-8. The match was followed by the Orange & Black team match. The Orange team was coached by Coach Schnee & Coach Woods while the Black team was coached by Coach Poteat, Coach Smith & Coach Long. The teams paired up wrestlers of similiar weight. The match started with a tie. Coach Carr made a guest appaerance enjoying the Stanford Charger victory over Northern Roxboro. Great Job Chargers. The Orange & Black match seesawed back & forth. Great wrestling on the mat including the Coach Holt vs JD Wynn match which brought quite a bit of enjoyment to the fans. Referee Jerry Daniels did an excellent job as the referee for the match. It was great to be able to see ALL the faces of Orange wrestling. In the last match Byron Stephenson & Wesley Dawson went toe to toe. Wes managed to win which made the match a tie 38-38. Ed managed to get some great shots. A good time was had by all. Thanks to the fans for attending. Great job Panthers!!!!!!!!!!
Up next the Eastern Alamance Duals @ Eastern Alamance starting @ 10:00
Senior Night has been rescheduled to Wednesday February 1, 2012.
Our Panthers took 1st place @ the 16 team Greeneville Invitational in Greeneville, Tn. The Panthers took 13 of 14 wrestlers into the semifinals. Placing 3-1st, 6-2nds, 4-3rds & 1-6th to use the total team effort to score 272 points for the WIN. Great job Panthers!!!!!!!!!!
Top 5 Team Scores
272.0 Orange
241.0 Hixon, Tn
133.0 Sullivan South, Tn
127.5 Greeneville, Tn
115.5 Franklin, NC
Placers
1st 132 Jack Twomey-Kozak
1st 145 Zach Rimmer
1st 152 David Peters-Logue
2nd 113 Will Riley
2nd 120 Jordan Baker
2nd 160 JD Wynn
2nd 182 Aderiic Snipes
2nd 195 Jarrel Lea
2nd 220 Wesley Dawson
3rd 106 Martin Carreon
3rd 126 Colin Smith
3rd 138 Anderson Pope
3rd 170 Cole McLelland
6th 285 Byron Stephenson
Next up Thursday 1/19 against Cardinal Gibbons. Come out & support the Panthers in their 1st Conference match. Go Panthers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday held the Orange Winter Duals. The Panthers faced Davie County, DSA,, & Wake Forest-Rolesville successfully. It was a GREAT team effort. Team Scores below:
| Round 1 | Orange | 47 | Davie County | 16 | ||||
| Wake Forest-Rolesville | 23 | DSA | 51 | |||||
| Round 2 | Orange | 58 | DSA | 6 | ||||
| Davie County | 64 | Wake Forest-Rolesville | 14 | |||||
| Round 3 | Orange | 59 | Wake Forest-Rolesville | 9 | ||||
| Davie County | 60 | DSA | 23 |
Team Results here.
Congratulations Panthers, next up Greenville, Tn on Saturday. Go Panthers!!!!
Tonight our Orange Panthers started the second half of the season facing off against the Jordan Falcons. The meet was held in Jordan High School.
Results:
Score: Orange 47 Jordan 12
138 Anderson Pope O major decisioned over Grant Spurney J 14-2
145 Zach Rimmer O major decision over Joey Dickson J 16-2
152 David Peters-Logue O pinned Nathan Fingers J 1:29
160 Cole McLelland O pinned Jessie Melton J 1:30
170 JD Wynn O decisioned Tyrece Jones J 7-6
182 Aderiic Snipes O decisioned Javon Thompson J 9-3
195 Jarrel Lea O pinned Javier Parker J 1:18
220 Wesley Dawson O pinned Kefer Knight J 1:06
285 Byron Stephenson O decisioned Courtland Parker J 2-1 3X OT
106 Martin Carreon O decisioned Patrick Tomasic J 5-3
113 Robbie Tomasic J decisioned Will Riley O 4-3
120 Jordan Baker O decisioned Donovan Heath J 4-0
126 Spencer Service J pinned Collin Smith O 3:26
132 Tyrece Jones J decisioned Jack Twomey-Kozak O 6-1
Nice to see Zach Rimmer back in the line-up. Next up Orange Winter Duals 1/7 starts @ 10:00
Expected teams Davie County, Wake Forest-Rolesville, DSA. Go Panthers!!!!!!!!
For the past 2 days our Panthers have been battling at the Chapel Hill Tiger Classic. There was a lot of tough competition. The Panthers scored 157 points to capture 3rd place.
The top 10 Team Scores:
| 1. | Collins Hill | 281.5 | |
| 2. | Pinecrest | 178.0 | |
| 3. | Orange | 157.0 | |
| 4. | South View | 135.0 | |
| 5. | Creekview | 134.0 | |
| 6. | Uion Pines | 113.5 | |
| 7. | Clayton | 105.5 | |
| 8. | Jack Britt | 104.5 | |
| 9. | Croatan | 102.5 | |
| 10. | Piedmont | 96.5 | |
Place winners for Orange
1st 195 Jarrel Lea
3rd 160 JD Wynn
4th 120 Jordan Baker
5th 152 David Peters-Logue
6th 138 Anderson Pope
6th 145 David Kubacki
Full Team Scores here.
Finalist details here.
Full Brackets here.
Great effort by our Panthers. Rest up & get ready for the 2nd half of the season begining Wednesday January 4th @ Jordan @ 6:00.
GO PANTHERS!!!!!!!
This weekend our Orange Panthers traveled to Cary to defend the Sgt Mark Adams. It was a total team effort outscoring the 24 opponents scoring 258.0 to WIN. Results:
Top 5 Team scores
1 258.0 Orange
2 184.0 Sanderson
3 175.0 Cary
4 167.5 Jack Britt
5 144.5 Mount Pleasant
Place Winners
1 132 Jack Twomey-Kozak
1 152 David Peters-Logue
1 195 Jarrel Lea
2 113 Will Riley
2 120 Jordan Baker
2 126 Collin Smith
3 138 Anderson Pope
3 160 JD Wynn
3 220 Wes Dawson
5 145 David Kubacki
6 Cole McLelland
A Great Team effort. Next up is the Chapel Hill Tiger Classic 12/28-29 @ Chapel Hill starting at 9:00 both days.
Come out & support our Orange Panthers as they wrestle to capture another tournament
This weekend our Orange Panthers traveled to Mebane to defend the Eage Invitational. It was a total team effort outscoring the 23 opponents scoring 286.5 to WIN. Results:
Top 5 Team scores
1 286.5 Orange
2 225.0 Northwest Guilford
3 178.0 Southern Alamance
4 103.5 East Chapel Hill
5 99.5 Northeast Guilford
Place Winners
1 120 JordanBaker
1 170 Cole McLelland
2 106 Martin Carreon
2 132 Jack Twomey-Kozak
2 160 JD Wyn
3 113 Will Riley
3 138 Anderson Pope
3 145 David Kubacki
3 152 David Peters-Logue
3 195 Jarrel Lea
3 220 WesleyDawson
4 182 Aderiic Snipes
6 126 Collin Smith
A Great Team effort. Next up is the Sgt Mark Adams Tournament @ Cary HS 12/22-23 @ 9:00 both days.
Come out & support our Orange Panthers as they attempt to defend last years championship.
while the Varsity Panthers were competing in Mebane our JV Panthers were competing @ Grimsley in Greensboro. They had an outstanding performance with 18 of 30 placing in the top 4. Thanks Coach Schnee & Coach Woods. Congratulations to the JV Panthers!!!!!
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Medal winnners were:
1st - Trevor Rasberry 106
Mark Holt 195
2nd - Andrew Williamson 113
Bryce Porterfield 126
Erik Hudson 132
Chris Pulliam 138
Melik Jiminez 145
Dylan McKinnon 152
Lasheema Kearney 160
Damarius Hatfield 170
Ryan Wade 182
3rd - Colin Cockerham 106
Jared Flynn 120 (tie - 5 match rule)
Trent Tanner 138 (tie - 5 match rule)
Colin Ware 152 (tie - 5 match rule)
Barely missing the medal stand were Perry McLelland, Derrick Hudson and Kyle Dawson who all placed 4th. It was a great showing by Panther wrestlers as several other teams brought quality wrestlers to the tournament.
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Tonight our Orange Panthers faced off against the DSA Bulldogs. The meet was held in Stanford Middle School.
Results:
Orange 45 DSA 18 Score
106 Martin Carreon O received forfeit
113 Drake Swigart DSA decisioned Will Riley O 2-0
120 Jordan Baker O pinned Jairo Fernandez DSA 1:37
126 Brandon Strothers DSA pinned Collin Smith O 5:56
132 Jack Twomey-Kozak O decisioned Issac Little DSA 5-0
138 Anderson Pope O decisioned Darrian Johnson DSA 7-3
145 David Kubacki O decisioned Saquan Hart DSA 4-0
152 Walter Jenkins DSA decisioned David Peters-Logue O 9-6
160 JD Wynn O pinned Jahmel McLaughn DSA 0:10
170 Josh Sawyer DSA decisioned Cole McLelland O 4-2 OT
182 Aderiic Snipes O pinned Ayo Alabi DSA 1:56
195 Jarrel Lea O pinned Michael Eubanks DSA 0:32
220 Wesley Dawson O pinned Artego Jones DSA 1:08
285 Quentin Gooch DSA decisioned Byron Stevenson O 2-1
Photos in the Gallery.
Next up Eastern Alamance Tournament, Mebane Fri @ 6:00, sat @ 9:00. Come out & support our Panthers.
This weekend our Orange Panthers traveled to Morehead HS in Eden to participate in the Morehead Holiday Tournament. For Orange it was a total team effort as ALL 14 wrestlers placed scoring 253 points to take First place.
Team Scores
Pl Team Score
1 Orange 253.0
2 JM Robinson 206.5
3 Morehead 144.0
4 SW Randolph 143.5
5 Dudley 124.5
6 SW Guilford 85.0
7 North Davidson 65.0
8 RJ Reyolds 43.0
9 Magna Vista 36.0
Orange Placers
Place Wrestler Wt
1st Will Riley 113
1st Jordan Baker 120
1st Anderson Pope 138
1st Zach Rimmer 145
1st JD Wynn 160
2nd Martin Carreon 106
2nd Aderiic Snipes 182
2nd Wesley Dawson 220
3rd Collin Smith 126
3rd Jack Twomey-Kozak 132
3rd David Peters-Logue 152
3rd Jarrel Lea 195
4th Cole McLelland 170
6th Byron Stevenson 285
Full brackets here.
Next up @DSA Wednesday night. @ 6:30 See you there
This weekend, our Orange Panthers defended last year’s Jim King title. Our Panthers scored 253 pts. to take the tournament. Cary came in 2nd with 187.5 followed by Northern Durham with 161. The Panthers placed 12 wrestlers in a GREAT team effort. Leading the charge was Jordan Baker @ 120 & Wesley Dawson @ 220 placing 1st. Zach Rimmer @ 145 placed 2nd. Placing 3rd were Will Riley @ 113, Jack Twomey-Kozak @ 132, Anderson Pope @ 138, David Peters-Logue @ 152, JD Wynn @ 160, & Jarrell Lea @ 195. Aderric Snipes @ 182 placed 4th, Collin Smith @ 126 & Cole McLelland @ 170 placed 5th. The Panthers answered the challenge this weekend. Practice hard this week as the Panthers travel to Eden, NC on Saturday for another full & challenging wrestling tournament. Good Luck Panthers.
Thanks to the Coaches for preparing our wrestlers to perform. Thanks to the Orange Wrestling MOMs Club for setting up the Best Hospitality Suite in the State (the coaches rave about the great food). Thanks to the table workers who worked hard & long to keep the records of the tournament straight. Thanks to the Orange wrestlers who know how to set up for a wrestling tournament & clean up after the tournament (Madison Square Garden could learn from you on how to convert from basketball to wrestling & back). Thanks to Jim King & staff on taking care of ALL the injury issue over the weekend. Thanks to Ed Kubacki for taking all the pictures to capture the tournament with memories. A SPECIAL THANKS to Holly Smith, Pam Champion, Natalie Intehar, & Michaela Shrine for womening the head table, keeping the tournament on track & making this JKO successful. Go Panthers!!!!
Of course, we also would like to thank 'Jersey' Jack Lyle for pulling it all together making sure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.
Click on the links below for the results from the JKO.
Tuesday night our Panthers returned to action with the Orange Thnksgiving Duals. Losing 5 Seniors & 2 transfers from last seasons team plus the new weight classes, the Panthers have a new look. In the first match against Northern Durham the Panthers used 6 pins, a tech fall, a decsion & a forfeit to score 53 vs Northern Durhams 21. In the second match against cross town revial Cedar Ridge the Panthers scored 7 pins, 1 tech fall & received 3 forfeits to win 65 to 18. In the final match against Southern Alamance the Panthers used 4 pins, 1 major decision, a decision, & 3 forfeits to win by the score of 53-21. Overall the team wrestled well. It was nice to see the returning wrestlers on the mat as well as the new faces making contributions to the wins. Our Panthers went 3 - 0 at the Thanksgiving Quad. Photos in the Gallery. Individual results here.
Round 1
Orange 53 Northern Durham 21
Cedar Ridge 18 Southern Alamance 56
Round 2
Orange 65 Cedar Ridge 18
Southern Alamance 36 Northern Durham 42
Round 3
Orange 53 Southern Alamance 21
Cedar Ridge 18 Northern Durham 65
This is one of the easiest (and Delicious!) fundraisers for Orange Wrestling!
Just printout the coupon (link) and come to Vinny's for dinner on any of the dates on the coupon . 10% of the price will be donated to OHS Takedown!
What could be easier? Good food and good friends (everybody has a good time!!)
Next Date: Thursday January 5th
See you there!
Our Panthers went 5-0 in the Orange Scrimmage Duals.
Check the link on the menu bar for the current 2011 - 2012 Calendar.
Spirit Wear is availalbe here.
Practice starts October 31 @ 4:05 PM. There are new weight classes this year.
106, 113, 120, 126, 132, 138, 145, 152, 160, 170, 182, 195, 220, & 285.
This is Coach Shriner's 23rd year and Panthers will be tested all year as they will be defending the 3A State Team Championship. Mark November 22 on you calendar as the season starts with the Orange Thanksgiving Duals. See you around the mat.
See photos from the Sgt. Mark Adams clinic in the Gallery.

Feb 12, 2011:
Tonight our Panthers traveled to Concord, NC to face last years State Champs JM Robinson. What a turn out on both side to root their teams on. The starting weight was 103. At 103, Will Riley worked Jonah Swinson to a 7-0 decision, Panthers lead 3-0. Jordan Baker at 112 follows with a pin of CJ Buck in 0:48 and the Panther crowd goes wild. Kaleb Cates wrestled a tough Hamilton Jones and lost by a tech fall 17-2. Robinson is on the board and trail 9-5. Luke Mincey at 125 faced Garrison White who scored a 8-0 major decision. Robinson has now tied the score 9-9. At 130 Jack Twomey-Kozak lost a heartbreaker 8-7 to Tomas Adame and Robinson takes the lead 12-9. Anderson Pope at 135 work Anthony Pfieffer to a 8-3 decision to tie the score at 12-12. At 140 Zach Rimmer battled tough against Devante Andujar but came up short in a 5-2 decision. Robinson re-takes the lead 15-12. JD Wynn at 145 worked Kenan Robertson to a 13-5 major decision and the Panthers regain the lead 16-15. The crowd emotions have been going back and forth match by match. Cole McLelland wrestling at 152 turned Cody Murgas for the pin at the 1:32 mark. The Panther crowd goes wild and the Panthers lead has increased to 22-15. At 160 Tyrone Mason wrestled Patrick Oakley to a 9-4 decision to continue to add too the Panther lead score now Orange 25, Robinson 15. At 171 Alex Shawver starts off with a takedown to stun Nathan Tesh. Alex wrestled a smart yet aggressive match scoring a decision of 4-2. The Panther crowd continues to cheer on the Panthers as they feel the end is near as the score is Orange 28, Robinson 15. Justin Barbee faced Xavier Figueroa at 189. Justin wrestled an aggressive tough match turning Xavier several times. Xavier hurt his shoulder and was unable to continue. Justin wins by injury default. This sealed the Championship. The Orange crowd stands & cheers the 2011 3A State Team Champions. The Panthers forfeit the last 2 matches making the final score 34-27. Alex Shawver is Most Valuable Wrestler. What a night for Panther fans who traveled the 150 miles to Concord, NC. Congratulations to JM Robinson on their great season and especially to JM Robinson for their wonderful hospitality. The Panthers will not have too much time to savor the win as the Regional Tournament begins Friday on the road but this time on to Chapel Hill. Congratulations PANTHERS on a job well done. Good Luck in Regions.