Middle Creek Mustangs Coverage

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: In last regular season top 25, Orange moves up and Durham Academy moves in
Orange jumped from 19th to 14th. amid some top-20 shuffling, but the bottom was almost untouched from a week ago, save for Durham Academy joining the rankings to replace Weddington.

Union Pines' girls lacrosse team finishes regular season undefeated with win at Middle Creek
Freshman Ellie Powell led the way for Union Pines, recording seven goals and two assists for a total of nine points.

Photos: Union Pines vs. Middle Creek girls lacrosse (Apr. 25, 2024)
Union Pines defeated Middle Creek in girls lacrosse to remain undefeated on the season.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Weddington, Northern Guilford join, Marvin Ridge rises
Marvin Ridge moved up from 18th to 12th and Holly Springs fell from 11th to 14th and Topsail (after an upset loss to unranked Laney) fell from 13th to 22nd. Ardrey Kell was also on the move, jumping from 19th to 16th.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Familiar names are back in the statewide top 25; five join area code top 15s
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Photos: Middle Creek vs. Apex Friendship boys lacrosse (Apr. 17, 2024)
Middle Creek pulled away from Apex Friendship in the second half and claimed a 6-5 win in boys lacrosse.

Photos: Middle Creek vs. Apex Friendship softball (Apr. 17, 2024)
Middle Creek scored the first five runs of the game but Apex Friendship came back to beat the Mustangs in softball.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Four teams join top 25, eight join area code top 15 poll
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Hough (704), and West Henderson (828).

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Orange, North Lincoln enter statewide top 25 with big changes
Athens Drive fell to Broughton the same week Broughton was upset by Leesville Road, causing both to fall. Marvin Ridge held off Ardrey Kell, lifting the Mavericks and some of its opponents.

Photos: Apex Friendship vs. Middle Creek in girls lacrosse (Apr. 9, 2024)
Apex Friendship defeated Middle Creek in a girls lacrosse game at Holly Springs on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.

Apex sits atop SWAC baseball standings, beats Middle Creek
Chase Klingemann was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI as Apex defeated Middle Creek 8-1 on Monday night.

Photos: Middle Creek vs. Apex in baseball (Apr. 8, 2024)
Apex defeated Middle Creek 8-1 in a SWAC baseball game on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Two teams join area code top 15s while statewide top 25 stays mostly intact
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Providence Day (704), and West Henderson (828).

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Lake Norman rises after big weekend; 1 new team joins top 25
The only new team in the statewide top 25 was Charlotte Christian, which defeated Charlotte Country Day to solidfy its spot at No. 16. The Knights replace Orange.

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Bishop McGuinness cracks the top 10; 3 new teams join top 25
Union Pines is making its first-ever appearance in the rankings, while West Forsyth is back in after a one-week hiatus and Croatan is ranked for the first time since March 3.

Girls Soccer Rankings: Six new teams join statewide rankings; nine join area code top 15s
The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Manteo (252), Millbrook (919), Ashley (910), West Forsyth (336), Providence Day (704), and West Henderson (828).

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Five new teams join this week's statewide top 25
Middle Creek, Willow Spring, Fuquay-Varina, Durham Academy, and Charlotte Christian replace West Forsyth, Asheville School, Northwest Guilford, Cannon School, and Forsyth Country Day.

Boys Lacrosse Rankings: Athens Drive, R.J. Reynolds move into statewide top 25
Exiting the rankings were Christ the King and Durham Academy.

Middle Creek baseball rallies for big inning in win over Millbrook
The Mustangs bounced back with a big fourth inning after dropping four of their last five