Athletics News

Whether it was the sprints, distance, or field events, Christ School track once again had too much balance and depth for the rest of the Carolinas Athletic Association on Wednesday.

Saturday offered Christ School varsity lacrosse one last chance to fine-tune things for the NCISAA Division I state playoffs. The Greenies did not flinch after a less than ideal start at Durham Academy.

Christ School track & field paid tribute to its seniors prior to Wednesday’s final home meet. Then the Greenies proceeded to do what they have done all season long – win and win big.

The team stacked up 187.5 points, more than three times as many as runner-up Asheville School (61.5).

Jamal Hutchison ‘23 was playing as well as anyone on the course Tuesday after making the turn onto the back-nine of Bright’s Creek Golf Club in Mill Spring, N.C.

Grant Haldeman ‘21 has never scored better in his varsity career for Christ School. Together, their rounds and all-conference performances from Andrew Graham ’21 and Charles Howden ‘22 added up to another Carolinas Athletic Association championship for the Greenies.

Collin Schott ‘22 outscored Asheville School by himself Monday and had plenty of help in the first win of the season for Christ School JV Lacrosse.

Wednesday will surely not be the last home game of the season for Christ School varsity lacrosse, but the Greenies played with a keen sense of urgency on Senior Day.

Freshman attacker Tony Provenza ’24 scored the first of his career-high six goals just 53 seconds in and Christ School was off to the races for a 22-6 home win over Asheville School.

Conditions were not favorable for tennis Wednesday, which proved to be a brisk afternoon.

Christ School varsity tennis made its own luck, winning for the fifth time in the team’s last six matches. The Greenies swept singles to clinch an 8-1 rout of Rabun Gap (Ga.) across the Betsy Harris McCullough Tennis Courts.

The seventh annual Friday Night Lights meet in Simpsonville, S.C., was comprised almost entirely of South Carolina schools.

Christ School track & field crashed the party.

Christ School golfers worked tirelessly in the preseason and have seen it pay off with three consecutive wins. Time will tell if the Greenies can achieve the goal of playing their best when it matters most.

Christ School varsity baseball players have been road warriors throughout an 8-0 start to the season. The Greenies have had no other choice. 

March has been some kind of month for Christ School varsity baseball and Mickey Meguiar ’21.

The Greenies are 7-0 overall and averaging 13.3 runs per game, thanks in no small part to their cleanup hitter.

Florida Gulf Coast University basketball is best-known for a Cinderella run to the Sweet Sixteen of the 2013 NCAA Tournament.

Matt Halvorsen ‘17 evoked that team in announcing Wednesday over Twitter that he is joining the Eagles next season as a graduate transfer.

Wednesday was a reminder that Christ School track & field remains the most dominant boys program in the Carolinas Athletic Association.

The Greenies stacked up 165 team points to easily top meet host Asheville School (108), Rabun Gap (45), Asheville Christian Academy (14), and Carolina Day (12).

Mind you, it is only March. However, Christ School varsity lacrosse is already digging down for the championship-type grit and tenacity that coach Benjie Colberg hopes to see in the coming months.  

Baseball has returned to Christ School with a bang.

The JV team had a lot to live up to Tuesday, hosting the first on-campus baseball game in nearly two years. And the Greenies gave the home fans what they wanted and more, with all nine starters scoring at least one run in a 18-3 rout of the Greenville (S.C.) Hurricanes.

Dawson Reeves ’24 has committed himself to running full-time this year and the Christ School record book may never be the same.

Christ School tennis players won’t be taking any game, set, or match for granted this season.

Along with track, tennis was one of two sports which never got started in 2020 due to COVID-19. So naturally, head coach Jameel Brenneman said his Greenies are eager for Wednesday’s first varsity match – home against Carolina Day at 4 p.m.

Golf did its part to uphold the Christ School athletic department’s winning streak over Spring Break, defeating Asheville Christian Academy in a match Wednesday at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove.

Christ School cross country runners have turned their attention to track at the moment, but their efforts from 2020 have not gone unnoticed in local media.

The Greenies are tied for the most runners (two) on the Asheville Citizen-Times All-Western North Carolina Team, which was announced Thursday. Dawson Reeves ’24 and Jackson Burch ’22 are first-time honorees, while Rocky Hansen ‘23 received honorable mention.

Christ School's baseball and lacrosse teams have two big things in common over Spring Break – undefeated records and a flair for the dramatic in their latest wins.