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Contributed<br> The 9U FVAA Predators Travel Baseball Team includes Banks Hartman (#99), Avery Jackovich (#25), Ryan Pereira (#23), Tyler Strickland (#8), Brooks Mauro (#00), Kole McCallen (#21), Gary McCart (#2), Caden McKinion (#20), Hunter Saulisbury (#50) and Carson Wood (#34). Coaches are Chris Strickland, Bob Mauro, Marty McCallen and Fred Hartman.
Predators take 2nd in Border Wars
The 9U FVAA Predators Travel Baseball Team played in the Triple Crown Sports “Border Wars” Tournament on May 4 and 5 in Wilson, N.C. Of the 20 North Carolina and Virginia teams, the Predators came out in second place. Only 14 teams moved on to the bracket round on May 5. During the bracket round, the Predators were down by 7 runs, and made a phenomenal comeback, scoring 8 runs in the last inning to win over the Regulators from Roxboro. ...
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Contributed<br> Zak Orrison was named the 2013 NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year Baseball Player. He plays second baseman for Mount Olive College.
Orrison hits freshman season out of the park
Zak Orrison has been playing baseball since he was 4 years old. Those many years of hitting, running and fielding paid off this year as the 19 year old was named NCAA Division II Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year Baseball Player. Orrison is the Trojans’ first baseball freshman of the year since current assistant coach Jesse Lancaster earned the honor in 2006. Orrison currently plays second base for nationally top-ranked Mount Oliv...
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Jim Green | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Bengal seniors (from left) Lucas Scott, Nick Stuart, Brian Mitchell, Perry Gray, Joe Williams and James Tudor pose with the Class 4A runner-up plaque after Fuquay-Varina lost two games to South Mecklenburg on Saturday.
Bengals drop 2 straight, 4A title series
ZEBULON-A few days from now, the Fuquay-Varina High School baseball team will look back on what a successful year it had. For now though, there is still the sting of defeat in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association’s Class 4A Championship Series at Five County Stadium. The Bengals, who won Game One on Friday 3-2 over South Mecklenburg, held a 1-0 lead in Game Two Saturday and were three outs away from winning the championship...
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Furse kicks FVHS cheer program into gear
Kelsey Furse was playing youth soccer when she got that burned out feeling. But, she soon found her true calling – cheerleading. Now, Furse is bringing her enthusiasm to Fuquay-Varina High School’s cheerleading squads. Furse previously was an elective teacher at Holly Grove Middle School, working on track seven – all year long. She heard that an opportunity opened up at FVHS and emailed the school immediately. The athletic department hadn...
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Chanelli earns All-American honors
Senior defenseman Scott Chanelli of Willow Spring and Haverford College’s men’s lacrosse team has been named a 2013 U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Division III honorable mention All-American. The all-American nod wasn’t the only postseason honor Chanelli earned as he also was named a 2013 USILA Scholar All-American and was selected to play for the South team in the 2013 D-III North/South senior all-star game, which was con...
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Jim Green | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Bengals' shortstop D.J. Burt prepares to throw to first base to complete the double play after retiring Richmond Senior runner Bradley Brown (20) at second during Friday's win by Fuquay-Varina.
Bengals roar back, advance to state 4A finals
The 11-year wait is over for the Fuquay-Varina High School baseball team. The Bengals, facing elimination from the Eastern 4A Regionals after a 3-2 loss to Richmond Senior on Thursday, roared back to take the second game 8-1 at home the next night and then rolled to a 12-0 triumph in the decisive game Saturday in Rockingham, advancing to the state championship series for the first time since 2002. The Bengals (28-4), the Tri-Nine Conferen...
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Kelly Griffith | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Brett Daniels pitches in the May 14 game against Leesville Road. On May 17, Daniels tied the Fuquay-Varina High School record for most wins in a season with his 11th victory in 2013.
Strong pitching, timely hitting powers Fuquay to 4th round
Fuquay-Varina High School’s varsity baseball team cleared a major hurdle on its way to a state title Friday night. In doing so, the Bengals dashed fellow Tri-Nine Middle Creek’s hopes of winning back-to-back championships. FVHS faced off against one of its biggest rivals and came out on top with an 8-0 victory. “We were resilient,” Coach Milton Senter said. “We stayed the course.” The Bengals shot out in front in the second inning of th...
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Jim Green | Fuquay-Varina Independent<br> Fuquay-Varina pitcher Heather Radcliff winds up for the pitch during last week's state playoff game against Middle Creek.
1 bad inning ends Bengals’ season
CARY – After suffering a pair of two-run losses to Middle Creek during the regular season, Fuquay-Varina’s softball team felt pretty good after taking a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning during last week’s state 4A playoff game against its Tri-Nine Conference rival. The Bengals’ happiness, however, lasted just a few minutes. The Mustangs (19-4 overall, No. 2 seed from the Tri-Nine Conference) responded with eight runs in the bottom ...
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