Rest assured, Brendan Regan ’24 makes his presence known.

The junior from Rockville, Md., is as reliable as defenders come for Christ School varsity soccer and Brendan often gives the team an emotional spark from the back as well.

Four years ago, David Costa looked to Christ School for his first recruit as the then-new men’s soccer coach at Belmont University.

Corey Lavinder ‘19 wears that as a badge of honor to this day.

His family name is well-known on the Asheville soccer scene.

Jimmy Mennell ’24 is keeping it that way.

Despite playing a man down for the final 32 minutes, Christ School varsity soccer was able to escape East Henderson with a 3-2 road win Monday night.

A lot can change in 10 months.

Christ School varsity soccer players showed how much they have grown on their end Friday.

Different styles suit different teams.

Last year, it was advantageous for Christ School to sit back and play a more defensive-minded brand of soccer. Now with almost everyone back from 2021, the Greenies are ready, willing, and able to flip the script in a major way. 

No one knows Christ School soccer better than Guy Campbell ’00.

He has been involved with the program as a coach or player for 16 years now, striving to give every Greenie the same positive experience that he had, on and off the field.

Coach Campbell is not only proud of the past, but excited about what the future holds as Christ School’s Soccer Program Director. The position includes head-coaching duties for a varsity team that won nine games without any seniors in 2021.

Since being established six years ago, the Asheville City Soccer Club has captured the imagination and devotion of sports fans in western North Carolina.

Guy Campbell ’00, P’24, P'26 has been involved from the very beginning.

The Christ School Athletic Department is pleased to announce its end-of-season awards for Fall Sports. Each winner was determined by the coaches and will have their names added to plaques in the Beaver Student Center.

Christ School soccer made big strides this fall, coming in second in the Carolinas Athletic Association and earning a home game for the NCISAA 4-A state playoffs.

The Greenies (9-9) won seven more games than they did in the 2020 season, an improvement which is reflected in individual awards for the current team.

If the old saying “home sweet home” is true, then this week couldn’t be any sweeter for Christ School fall sports.

Soccer, cross country, and football are all scheduled to host competitions with big stakes in the coming days.

Upon returning to campus, both the JV and varsity engaged in the Christ School tradition of ringing the Angelus bell to celebrate their sweep.

Buildup to Friday’s soccer game had been a prominent part of Spirit Week activities at Asheville School.

In the end, the boys in green had a little motivation burning inside of them, too.

Ethan Park ’23 has been the unofficial team spokesman for Christ School JV soccer this this fall. He will stand up to announce upcoming games in assemblies and Chapel, building hype with his jokes and personal anecdotes.

On Thursday, Ethan’s actions truly spoke louder than words.

Playing a man down for 56 minutes Tuesday put Christ School varsity soccer at a disadvantage, number-wise.

Nothing makes up for a difference in personnel like a couple goals.

Standing 10 men deep, Christ School varsity soccer players formed the ultimate wall Tuesday.

The barrier did its job. 

Nerves were a little frayed in Christ School’s locker room after playing two games in 48 hours decided by sudden-death overtime rules.

Following the same script brought about the same “golden” result for the Greenies.  

Christ School freshman Truett Compton ’25 juked his defender Thursday and saw nothing but green shirts in the penalty area.

Perfectly executed set pieces, breakaways, and even a buzzer beater.

Varsity soccer pulled out all the scoring stops Monday and three different goalkeepers combined to shut out the visiting Asheville Trailblazers, 6-0. 

The urgency is real.

Christ School football and soccer players hit the practice field Thursday morning with the knowledge that they have days, not weeks to prepare for their respective season openers.