Durham Academy’s fall 2022 athletics season is shaping up to be one for the record books, including the girls golf program’s first-ever state championship and solid postseason runs by the girls tennis, volleyball and boys soccer teams. And it’s not over yet: The Cavs cross-country teams will compete in the state meet on Friday.
Cross-Country
Friday marks the final day of the fall athletics season, as the cross-country teams compete in the state meet at Hagan Stone Park in Greensboro. The girls race will begin at 10:45 a.m., with the boys to follow at 11:30 a.m.
DA’s girls team is ranked fourth in the state, while the boys team is ranked third.
Results will be posted online after the races are complete.
State Tournament Recaps
VOLLEYBALL
The No. 2-seeded Cavs lost a heartbreaker in five sets to Cannon School on Tuesday night in the state semifinals. The girls played arguably their best volleyball of the season in the first three sets to take a 2–1 lead but then dropped sets four and five in tight fashion. This marked the fifth straight year that the Cavs and Cougars met in the state tournament, with DA taking semi-final wins in 2021 and 2019 and a quarter-final victory in 2018.
While we catch our breath during the Cavs 1st timeout check out Set 3 match point!
— Durham Academy Volleyball (@DACavsVB) October 25, 2022
Cavs - 10 l Cougars - 16#GoCavs pic.twitter.com/q00ZuF3pZ6
In Saturday's 3–0 win over Providence Day School, the Cavs fended off two PD set points in the first set to rally for a 26–24 win and then cruised 25–16 and 25–9 for the sweep.
GIRLS TENNIS
The No. 2-seeded girls tennis team had its 18-match win streak snapped at the hands of three-time defending state champion Charlotte Latin School on Tuesday. The Hawks knocked the Cavs out of the state tournament for the fourth straight year as they took a 5–0 win.
Cavs 0- Latin 5
— Durham Academy Tennis (@DAtennis) October 25, 2022
Singles:
Mangai 4-6 1-2
Miller 3-6 4-1
Chaparro 2-6 1-2
Preble 1-6 0-6
Borden 1-6 0-6
Hong 4-6 5-2
An 18-3 conference championship season comes to a close for the Cavs. Latin moves on to the state finals @HighSchoolOT
The semifinal matchup followed a quarter-final win over Ravenscroft on Saturday in which the Cavs used strong play to win matches at first doubles (sophomore Zara Miller / ninth-grader Danna Chaparro), second doubles (junior Godiya Mangai / senior Allison Preble), second singles (Miller), fourth singles (Preble) and sixth singles (sophomore Kathryne Hong).
BOYS SOCCER
On Saturday, the boys soccer team saw the 2022 season come to an end with a 3–0 loss to Charlotte Country Day School. While the boys did not play the way they would have liked, they finished a strong season with a conference title and a 13–4–1 record.
Final Score- Cavs season ends at the hands of a strong Charlotte Country Day squad in a 3-0 defeat. This game may not have went as planned but the Cavs still claim a TISAC Championship and a record of 13-4-1! #GoCavs @HighSchoolOT pic.twitter.com/jQ2NRkD8PB
— Durham Academy Boys Soccer (@DABoysSoccer) October 22, 2022
Winter is Coming
Winter athletics are right around the corner. All tryout participants must have a valid physical on file uploaded through Magnus prior to participating in activities beginning Oct. 31. For sport-specific tryout and schedule information, please visit www.da.org/athletics/startdates.