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Inside the Eye: Canes Cap Washington 3-0

Story by Bob Fennel and photos by Suzie Wolf.

Cary-lina, NC – The Washington Capitals have owned the Carolina Hurricanes over the past two seasons with the Canes having only one win, in a shootout no less.  The teams played just 5 days ago with the Canes reeling off that loss as they felt they should have won. On Friday night at RBC Center, the Canes triumphed 3-0. Read more

Community: Three Events to Fight Cancer

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – For six years,  the Matt Cossa Memorial Foundation, named for a Green Hope student, Matt Cossa, has raised money to fight cancer. This year, the Foundation has three events this spring where you can help the fight against cancer and honor the memory of a special young man.

Since its inception, the Matt Cossa Memorial Foundation has raised more than $125,000 in the fight against lymphoma and other blood cancers. I spoke with Bill Cossa, Matt’s son about this year’s events. Read more

Play Ball with the Pros

Story by Lindsey Chester. Photo by Gonzalo Andres.

Cary, NC – The Cary Invasion landed in Downtown Cary last Spring and they return this year with a new league, a new uniform, and some track out camps for kids. Read more

Sports: Cary Invasion Sets 2012 Season

Story and photo by Hal Goodtree.

Cary, NC – The Cary Invasion, Cary’s pro basketball team, has set the schedule for its second season. The first home game is April 1, 2012. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Rough Up Bruins 4-2

Story by Bob Fennel. Photo by Tom Mousseau.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes had an impressive come from behind victory over the Boston Bruins in front of a sellout crowd at the RBC Center Saturday, January 14th. Read more

Inside the Eye: Flyers Foil Hurricanes

Story by Bob Fennel. File photo by Tom Mousseau.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes failed to even up the season series when the Philadelphia Flyers won a hard-fought battle 2-1, at the RBC Center January 10, 2012.

The Canes have been playing well at home going 5-1-1 in the last 7 games, 10-10-3 overall. Read more

Wide World of Cary Sports: High School Basketball

Cary, NC – Recently, some stellar basketball pictures came floating across the Cary Flickr Group. They are by Marvin of The M Factor and they are this weeks Wide World of Cary Sports.

High School Basketball in Cary

Marvin has been catching a few games around town – boys and girls, Panther Creek, Athens Drive, Cary High and Green Hope.

Interesting (at least to photographers), Marvin shot these pictures with a remote controlled flash. That’s unusual for sporting events and accounts for the crisp action pictures and vibrant indoor colors.

How About Your High School?

If your Cary area high school is not represented here, reach out to someone in your community who is shooting your games and recommend they contact the photo editor at CaryCitizen.

All our photographers make a voluntary contribution of their work. We rely on the community for our high school sports coverage. Any sport, any school in Cary is welcome.

Alternatively, maybe you know a pizza parlor or ice cream shop that might want to sponsor coverage of your school’s sports. Hook us up!

Wide World of Cary Sports

 

2012 US Olympic Table Tennis Trials Set for February in Cary

Story by Hal Goodtree. Photo by Tom Nguyen.

Cary, NC – Can’t make it to London for this year’s Summer Olympics? No problem. Cary will be hosting its first-ever Olympic Trials for the U.S. Table Tennis Team starting on February 9. Read more

Inside the Eye: Canes Rattle Sabres

Story by Bob Fennel. Photo by Tom Mousseau.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 behind Eric Staal’s goal and 2 assists in a loud RBC Arena on January 6, 2012. Read more

Inside the Eye: OT Loss to Islanders

Story by Bob Fennel. Photos by Suzie Wolf.

Cary-lina, NC – The Carolina Hurrianes hosted the NY Islanders for the first game in 2012 with the hopes of repeating last season’s sweep in the head to head series.  Bad news is they lost, 4-3 in a shootout,  but on the positive side they’ve now gone 13 straight games against the Islanders without a regulation loss going 10-0-3.

The game was a battle of the basement as both team had a conference low of 32 points but the Canes have played 4 more games.  Read more