Photo by Rick Thingpen courtesy of Cary Table Tennis Association
Cary, NC- Olympic Level Table Tennis is coming to Cary’s Bond Park March 12th. Cary’s Table Tennis Association (CTTA) is hosting the 9th Annual Butterfly Cary Cup next weekend- a tournament attended by not only local players- but by serious enthusiasts from around the world. The tournament is billed as Olympic quality, and winners will come away with thousands of dollars in prize money. (more…)
Green Hope 5K organizer, Susan Youd with Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht.
Cary, NC- Saturday, while most everyone in Cary was snug in their warm beds, Green Hope High School hosted The Mardi Gras 5 K race.
The course was sanctioned by USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track & field, long distance runnning, and race walking in the United States.
Racers started in the Green Hope parking lot and traveled up Carpenter Upchurch Road and the surrounding area, finishing with a final lap around the athletic track at the back of the school.
Cary Mayor, Harold Weinbrecht, came out to support the school’s event, which was attended by about 200 runners. Many folks who attended used this race as a warm up to the American Tobacco Marathon which is coming to Cary in March 21 (see our story).
The start
Cary, NC – Ever seen the movie “Field of Dreams?’ Well, the real thing exists right here in Cary. It’s called Thomas Brooks Park but is also known as the USA Baseball National Training Complex.
The air was chilly on Saturday, but NCAA teams including the Wolfpack were swinging the wood and getting warm in the field.
The park really is a model of baseball perfection – beautifully manicured fields, modern facilities for players and a spacious grandstand where every seat is right on top of the action.
Signature events this year include:
USA Baseball develops teams from 12U to the majors for the national and Olympic squads. Past USA Baseball players include Evan Longoria, Jeff Francoeur and Nomar Garciaparra.
The weather may still be cold, but the return of baseball to Brooks Park means that summer can’t be that far off.
Cary, NC - On Saturday, March 6, 2010, @ 9:00 a.m. the 17th annual WakeMed Cary Distance Festival will be held. This event includes two races, a 10K and a 5K. Both start in downtown Cary at the BB&T Building on East Chatham Street.
The entry fee is $15 if registration is received on or before February 28th. After February 28th and on race day the registration fee is $20. There is no fee for children under 8 accompanying a participating adult.
In 2008 Tim Miegs won the 10K race in 35:18. Darby Reed holds the course record of 31:08 set in 1998. Kelcey Carlson won the women’s competition in 41:45 Tara Wojciechowski holds the course mark for women of 35:34 set in 2002. The 5K winners included Benjamin Jones who won with a 16:44 effort and Heather Davis who won the women’s title in 19:33, Kristin Price holds the women’s course record of 17:43. The 5K course record for the men is held by Adam Eigenrauch (15:55).
The top three men and women in each race will be honored with awards from Inside Out Sports. All proceeds from this event will go towards the Cary Rotary Club.
Vickie Maxwell provided content for this article.
Cary, NC- The Polar Doubles Tennis Tournament was pushed back a week due to all the rain we had on the original date.This past weekend, even with the snow, The Cary Tennis Center was able to have the tournament from Friday the 12th, and finishing on Sunday, Valentines Day.
Friday’s matches were able to play before the snow began and Saturday was a bit hectic getting the courts ready after the snow. All Saturday’s matches played from 3pm to 8pm.
Guess it really turned into POLAR weather for this event after all!
Results for the 2010 Polar Doubles:
Men’s Open
David Bruner and Jeff Wood defeated Jeff Lindstrum and Peter Johnson 6-4, 6-3
Men’s Open Consolation:
Bill McLauglin and Kevin Brown defeated Jonathan Warren and Michel Pedreno 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Men’s 8.0
Jason Frank and Bill Kellerher defeated Massimo Strazzeri and Dwight Johnson 6-4,6-3
Men’s 8.0 Consolation
Craig Fischer and Ron Andrews defeated Larry Nguyen and Josh Chappell 6-3, 6-2
Men’s 7.0 Round Robin
Champions – Nadim Habib and Srijib Mukherjee
Runner Ups – Brandon Ritchey and Rob Viggiano
Women’s 6.0
Karin Campbell and Leslie McAulay defeated Sherri Peck and Amy MacDonnell 5-7,6-4,1-0(6)
Women’s 6.0 Consolation
Bonnie McDaniel and Penny Kraft defeated Carrie Aaron and Susan Brown (walkover)
Women’s 7.0
Heather Blythe and Josie Miller def Jill Cardella and Judy Stewart 6-3, 6-1
Women’s 7.0 Consolation
Paulette Pauley and Eileen Sitnik def DeAnne Edwards and Christel Monmaine 6-4, 6-3
Mixed 5.0/6.0 Round Robin
Champions – Alfred Aldereguia and Rita Aldereguia
Runner Ups – John Britt and Rebecca Britt
Mixed 7.0
Craig Fischer and DeAnne Edwards def Daniel Ebert and Jennifer Williams 6-4, 6-1
Mixed 7.0 Consolation
David Corcoran and Molly Megraw def John Judge and Sherri Peck 6-0, 6-1
Mixed 8.0 Round Robin
Champions – Donald Jones and Barbara Eagles
Runner-Ups – Joe Tata and Bonnie DePaolis
Junior Divisions:
A Divison: Champions - Calvin Ma and Alex Yang
Runner – Ups – Balaji Lenim and Anurag Agarwal
B Division Champions - Amelia Channel and Audrey Channell
Runner – Ups – Chris Baer and Erik Aldereguia
C Division Champions – Rishi Champaneria and Eshaan Javalkar
Runner-Ups – Shruti Bajpai and Priyanka Srinivas
For more info on this and other activities at the Cary tennis park, contact Andy Skakle, at andy.skakle@townofcary.org or call 919 380-4262.
Cary, NC – Suzie Wolf took pictures at the last regular game for Green Hope Girls Varsity Basketball. The Falcons closed out with a win, bringing their season to a perfect 23-0. They faced Holly Spring’s Lady Hawks, who were no match with a final score of 79 – 55.
See lots more pictures from the game.
Cary, NC – Photographer Suzie Wolf took some terrific pictures at a Green Hope vs. Apex game.
Apex prevailed, 71-60.
Cary, NC – It has been a remarkable season for the Green Hope Girls basketball team. 22-0 so far.
Here are a few pictures from last weeks game against Apex (GHHS won 79-43).
Photo for CaryCitizen by Hal Goodtree
Cary, NC- Weather permitting- the Cary Tennis Park will host the 25th annual Polar Doubles tennis Tournament this weekend. Beginning Friday night around 5pm and running through Saturday and Sunday, Adult and Junior tennis players will compete in this season opener for the Park.
The park will be serving up some hot soup and long sleeved T-shirts to this open event. Anyone can come and play: residents, non-residents, young and old. There will be Mixed Doubles, Men’s, Women’s , and Juniors (aged 10-18), girls and boys categories. Winners will be awarded on Sunday after competing through the entire field of competitors in their category.
Andy Skakel, tournament director, says this should be a fun event for all. Entry to play is $20. Tennis Center season pass holders are admitted free. For more info or to register, see Cary Tennis Park.
For this and other interesting events happening around town, visit the Cary Citizen Calendar. If you would like to post an event to the calendar please email event details to Lindsey Chester.
Cary, NC – The Panther Creek men defeated Green Hope in the Falcon’s gym Thursday Night 72-61.
Here are a few pictures from the game.
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