Athletics News

CONCORD – Six seconds. 

At the height of a scoring run Tuesday that irrevocably turned the game, it took all of six seconds for Christ School varsity lacrosse to get the ball from the faceoff circle to Cannon School’s goal. 

Congratulations to Luc Madesclaire ’25 on his verbal commitment to play football for Denison University!

Luc is a 6-foot-1, 250-pound lineman from Fredericksburg, Va. 

INDIAN TRAIL - Beginner’s luck does not apply to Brooks Barbee ’27. At least not the “luck” part. 

Brooks continued a stellar sophomore year by winning the 2,000-meter steeplechase at Saturday’s Spring into the Season track meet at Metrolina Christian Academy. 

Senior leadership goes a long way. Like all the way, for the third consecutive season. 

Madden Collins ’25 and Mikey Wilkins ’25 cemented themselves as all-time greats at Christ School with their individual production and team-first unselfishness, which trickled down to the rest of the 26-2 Greenies. Madden and Mikey were named to the NCISAA 4-A all-state team Friday, a first for Madden and repeat selection for Mikey. 

Returning experience in all the right places plus reputation on a statewide level has earned Christ School lacrosse a No. 2 preseason ranking among all North Carolina programs from HighSchoolOT.  

CANDLER – Tuesday night’s season opener for Christ School varsity baseball only went four innings, more than enough for the team to wear out the basepaths at Bob Lewis Ballpark.  

Garin Gosnell ‘28, Corbin Spilliards ‘27, and Henry Tutera ‘28 had three RBIs apiece in a 21-1 mercy rule win over the Asheville Trailblazers. 

INDIAN TRAIL – Christ School track traveled light to Monday’s first meet of the outdoor season with only a handful of distance runners. 

Very fast distance runners. 

We're not done yet!

Amid Saturday night's postgame celebration, Coach Josh Coley informed the Greenies that they have been invited by Nike to next month’s Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) Scholastic Conference Tournament in North Augusta, Ga. 

CHARLOTTE – Basketball practice began rather unceremoniously on October 28th, almost a month to the day after a generational storm blew through campus. 

Hardly an auspicious start. 

Sports were very much an afterthought in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Still, there was an anticipation and excitement bubbling in the Greenie Dome for a collection of players – who as it turns out, were just as invested in each other as we were in them.

How do you feel about omens?

A Throwback Thursday #TBT to Christ School’s first state-championship basketball team. 

Mikey Wilkins ’25 flexes his biceps when the emotional spillover from a big play calls for it. Muscles and moments kept coming Tuesday night. 

Making shots becomes an afterthought when it’s so hard to find clear passing lanes and open looks. 

Cannon School experienced this level of discomfort Friday in the Greenie Dome.

Basketball players have a love-hate relationship with practice, especially the kind of practices that Christ School coach Josh Coley has been known to run. 

The Greenies (23-2) are better conditioned and better disciplined than other teams for a reason. 

No wonder there is such team chemistry with Christ School varsity basketball – 2/5 of the starting 5 come from the same family. 

Siblings Madden Collins ’25 and Mason Collins ’28 have the kind of competitive, but supportive relationship you would expect from a pair of elite high school players.  

You would expect Christ School to be well-represented on the All-Carolinas Athletic Association basketball team, and you would not be disappointed!

Nate Wilberding ’25 is a natural. 

There’s a photo from the senior’s first winter of climbing (2023-24). He is hanging off a rock face, smiling as though there is nothing he would rather be doing. 

Imagine teaming with a longtime friend and cross-town rival for the first time in high school. What should be a dream season has taken on a bittersweet quality for two Greenies. 

Dacen Petty ’26 and Mikey Wilkins ’25, both from Rutherford County (N.C.), are playing together at Christ School in revered memory of their late mentor, Larry Ross. He passed away in 2023 from medical complications that developed after a kidney transplant. 

Christ School athletics lost a legend with the recent passing of James Lewis Martin ’57, better known to his classmates as “Jim.”

Jim was a charter member of the Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997 and the first NFL player in school history. He briefly played with the Cleveland Browns before serving his country in the U.S. Army for three and a half years. 

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee - Judson Meyers ’25 found himself in a unique position Saturday, racing a merciless clock and competitors he could not see with his own eyes. 

The University of Pennsylvania recruit’s focus and conditioning won the day as well as a gold medal from the USRowing Indoor National Championships. 

BOSTON - With Rocky Hansen, it's always a matter of time. 

The 2023 Christ School alumnus ran a Wake Forest University record in the 5,000 meters (13 minutes, 14.43 seconds) at Saturday’s John Thomas Terrier Classic.