After turbulent singles play and multiple weather scares moved play indoors, the UNC women’s tennis team failed to beat the Texas Longhorns, losing 4-2 in the NCAA semifinals. After multiple singles matches went into a third set, UNC ultimately fell short on three key singles courts after Tran, Morra and Tanguilig all dropped their matches.
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In the final game of the regular season, the North Carolina baseball team trounced the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles, 11-0, Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. With a series sweep over a nationally ranked Florida State team, UNC is now comfortably in the NCAA postseason field.
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In its May 19 meeting, he UNC Board of Trustees heard presentations on the importance of undergraduate research and discussed the new IDEAs in Action curriculum that will begin in the fall.
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In Game Two of its final series of the season, the North Carolina baseball team defeated the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles, 10-4, Friday night at Boshamer Stadium. After falling into an early hole in the first inning, the Tar Heels quickly responded behind the bat of first-year center fielder Vance Honeycutt. In the next inning, North Carolina would take the lead after sophomore third baseman Mac Horvath’s sacrifice fly drove in the third run for UNC.
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The No. 1 North Carolina women’s tennis team narrowly defeated the No. 8 Pepperdine Waves, 4-3, to advance to the NCAA Final Four. The deciding factor turned out to be junior Anika Yarlagadda, who claimed a win over Pepperdine’s Nikki Redelijk, who was inserted into the Wave’s lineup after an injury occurred early in the doubles. Coming up strong in the second and third sets on her court, Yarlagadda won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the win for the Tar Heels.
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There are four words, scribbled in black permanent marker, on the white wristband that rests on UNC goalkeeper Taylor Moreno’s left arm: "Win or go home." On a night where the unbeaten North Carolina women’s lacrosse team squeaked past Stony Brook for an 8-5 victory, perhaps no Tar Heel played a more pivotal role under immense pressure than the graduate goalkeeper.
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In the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals, North Carolina topped Stony Brook, 8-5, in the team’s first defensive grudge match of the season. The Seawolves' high-pressing zone challenged UNC, which struggled to find the back of the cage for most of Thursday's NCAA Tournament quarterfinals game. “We faced the best zone in the country tonight,” head coach Jenny Levy said. “Sometimes you don’t have to win pretty, you just need to advance.”
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Chapel Hill celebrates Kids to Parks Day at the Chapel Hill Community Center Park. The event aims to connect both kids and families to the outdoors. Sammy Bauer, who is hosting a program at the event, said having events like Kids to Parks Day helps to improve the prospects of Chapel Hill’s local environment for the future.
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The Community Care Program, a part of the Cardiovascular Health Education Campaign, provides free health screenings to residents in the Triangle. They also partner with UNC club Heart for the Homeless Carolina to educate residents education on cardiovascular health.
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N.C. Sen. Valerie Foushee, D-Chatham, Orange, won the Democratic nomination for the fourth congressional U.S. House district seat and Courtney Geels won the Republican nomination, according to unofficial primary election results.
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The average number of new COVID cases per week in North Carolina has been on the rise, with about 4,500 new cases since last week. Here are answer to common questions about getting a second COVID booster shot.
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In the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night at Dorrance Field, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves, 8-5, in a come-from-behind win to advance to the program's 13th NCAA Final Four.
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In the bottom of the ninth inning, sophomore designated hitter Alberto Osuna delivered a three-run walk-off home run to give the Diamond Heels the series-opening win over No. 20 Florida State, 7-5.
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The No. 5 North Carolina men’s golf team finished second in the 2022 NCAA Yale Regionals on Wednesday. UNC junior Austin Greaser won the regional round for his second collegiate tournament win, while Senior Ryan Gerard finished in second place.
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Kim Ramsey-White will bring a diversity and depth of experience to the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health as she begins her work there as associate dean for inclusive excellence on June 20.
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André Richmond, Anne Purcell, Will Atherton and Sarah Smylie were elected to the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Richmond and Purcell are new to the board, while Atherton and Smylie are incumbents.
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Democratic incumbent Mark Chilton will serve a third term as Orange County register of deeds after defeating challenger Penny Rich in Tuesday's election.
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N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange and Republican candidate Landon Woods are projected to win their respective primary elections for the N.C. Senate District 23 seat, according to unofficial results. They will face off in the general election for the two-year term as a state senator.
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Jeff Nieman is projected to win the Democratic primary election for district attorney for District 18, according to unofficial results. After his win on Tuesday, Nieman will run unopposed in the general election since no other parties had candidates run in District 18.
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Renée Price has won the Democratic nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50, according to unofficial results. Price defeated opponent Matt Hughes with 72 percent of the votes in the district, which is composed of Orange and Caswell counties. Hughes received 28 percent.
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