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).
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.
Cary, NC- It’s almost the end of the regular NCHSAA Division basketball season and the Green Hope Women remain undefeated, with a remarkable 20-0 record.
Tuesday night vs Cary High, marked the third straight game where the team beat their opponent by more than 20 points. At the final buzzer the score topped out at 91-40. Coach Mike Robinson is very proud of his team who posted some great stats. Sophomore star Kristin Gaffney scored 31 points, Freshman Caitlyn Ranson had 21, and both Ashley Williams and Camille Forbes had double digits.
The previous week’s game vs Lee County Kristen, Caitlyn and Camille again were in double digits with a final score of 97-32.
In the previous home game Green Hope beat opponent Middle Creek 89-60. The team had gone into this match-up a bit nervous as they had played Middle Creek previously to a narrow one point win. But the Mustangs never got any traction as the Falcon offence rolled over them. Kristen Gaffney had 28 points and 3 others were in double digits with Ashley Wiliam scoring 14, Caitlyn Ranson 12, and Alyssa Paul grabbing 11.
Before Christmas break the wins were much narrower. But in January, no school has come close to actually giving this team a run for their money. And the college scouts are taking notice of the Lady Falcons.
Friday’s games were all pushed up to Thursday night, and again the Lady Falcons swept past their opponents, beating Panther Creek 80- 48. With this young team, Green Hope High School women can be an exciting program for years to come.
Cary, N.C. – That’s right, a rumble right here in Cary. For the second year, Crescent State Bank is the sponsor of Green Hope High School’s wrestling Team “Scramble” meet to be held this year on Saturday, January 30th. The Crescent State Scramble’s format is a 16 man double elimination individual tournament.
AWARDS
Teams are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to the top three placers.
Trophies are given to the 1st and 2nd overall team scores by combining the individual performance points of the team members. In addition, coaches vote and a trophy is awarded to the ” Most Outstanding Wrestler” of the day. A trophy is also awarded to the wrestler who has the most pins in the least amount of time.
THEY COME FROM FAR AND WIDE
As many as 15 high schools from across the state come participate in this all day wrestling match which begins at 9am.
This year’s line up includes the following high schools: Apex, East Chapel Hill, East Wake, Eastern Alamance, Garner, Green Hope, Holly Springs, Jordan, Knightdale, Lee County, Leesville, Marion, Va., Millbrook, Northern Durham, and South West Randolph.
HISTORY OF THE SCRAMBLE
Green Hope’s Coach Chip Bunn created the first Scramble in 1997. It was originally named the Jackson Griffin Memorial Tournament as a memorial for one of his wrestlers who died in Hurricane Fran. At that time Bunn was a coach at Broughton High School.
When Coach Bunn came to Green Hope in 1999, the tournament moved with him and was named The Capital City Classic. Green Hope has been the tournament champions for the past 5 years. This tournament is the major fund raiser used to purchase necessary wrestling equipment.
CRESCENT STATE BANK GOES TO THE MAT FOR CARY
Crescent State Bank was founded and is headquartered in Cary, NC. Last year, when Crescent State Bank was asked to sponsor the event, the school decided to rename the tournament for their sponsor.
The bank’s branches sponsor events and programs in the community and take active rolls in many of them. There are two branches here in Cary.
Cary, NC – The Green Hope High School Marching Band won two competitions and claimed the honor of performing in the pre-game show at the Gator Bowl yesterday.
GHHS took 1st Place in the Field Competition Awards including:
Color Guard
Percussion
Drum Major
Marching
Music
General Effect
They scored a clean 1st place sweep in all Class 3A and overall categories. The team also won special recognition:
Gator Bowl Parade Awards: 1st place in Class 3A-Outstanding Music; Auxiliary; Marching and General Effect
In addition to starring in the pre-game show, the band also performed as part of a gala production during halftime.
The Gator Bowl is the sixth oldest college football bowl game, held continuously since 1946. The 112 members and supporting band parents are expected to arrive back in Cary around 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2.
Congratulations to the GHHS Marching Band on their thunderous victory!
CaryCitizen photo from a Green Hope football game in September.
story provided by Dick Wesendunk
Green Hope High School Head Swimming and Diving Coach
Cary, NC – Green Hope’s Swim Team is off to a tremendous start for the 2009 season. Their Dec 15 meet at Campbell University continued their winning streak. Both the boys and girls swept every event. The girls led by 72 points, while the boys won by 119 points. Green Hope took first or second in every event. They competition included Harnet Central, Lee County High School (also a Tri 9 team) and Smithfield-Selma High.
Standouts were:
Shannon Scovel won the 200 free and placed 2nd in the 500 freestyle.
Claire Nobles took 1st in the 200 IM and the 500 Free.
Kasey Kleu came in 1st in the 50 and 100 free.
Lauren Steagall took 1st in the 100 breaststroke, and 100 fly.
The girls won all the relays as well.
The guys were not to be outdone by the women’s team. They placed first in every event. Henry Roach grabbed 1st in the 200 and 50 Freestyle. Jose Chavez was 1st in the 200 IM, and 2nd in 100 fly. Tad Spence and Krishna Pokuri were 1st and 2nd in the 100 backstroke. Dominick Glavich was the winner in the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke. The guys swept all the relays as well.
This huge win was on the heels of another great meet at the Triangle Aquatic Center (TAC) on Dec 10, where Green Hope competed against Apex and Athens. Glavich and Roach swept the 50 free with conference best times of 21.91 and 24.02. The Men’s team won easily, but the Women lost by 19 points to Apex, Athens finished second.
Midway through this swim season, Green Hope is continuing their meteoric rise to the top that they experience last winter.
Story by GHHS Soccer Coach Andrew Chadwick. Photos by Michael McLoone.
Cary, NC – 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 the 5th chance, my response was “Relief.”
I’m so proud of this year’s team. We lost 13 seniors from last year and we only have a squad of 19. We started the year off 2-1-2 and then we started to gel and get on the same page. From where we were in August to playing in the final November 20th is a tremendous achievement for this team. It was rumored this would be a “rebuilding year.” I don’t think our players took too kindly to being labeled “rebuilders,” and they have had that chip on their shoulder all year long. They have something to prove and they are doing it. I’m so happy for them.
We’ll take on Page (Greensboro) Friday, 11/20 at 7:30 PM at Wakemed Soccer Stadium in Cary for the Championship game. Page is 22-0-2 and is the favorite, but that is okay, we haven’t been favored all year. We’ll just give it our best shot.. that’s worked so far.”
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