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Wesleyan Christian Academy
Away
Landing Hero Green
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Rocky Mount Academy
Home
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Wesleyan Christian Academy
Away
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Wesleyan Christian Academy
Home
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East Chapel Hill High School
Away
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Chapel Hill High School
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Carrboro High School
Away
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East Chapel Hill High School
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Carrboro High School
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East Chapel Hill High School
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Jordan High School
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0-0
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Wake Christian Academy
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Wake Christian Academy
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Epiphany School
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7-2
Cavaliers Athletics News
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Durham Academy has appointed Ryne Linsley, an accomplished coach, educator and athletics leader with more than 15 years of lacrosse coaching experience, as its next varsity boys lacrosse head coach and program director, starting with the 2026–2027 school year. Linsley comes to Durham Academy from Rabun Gap–Nacoochee School, where he founded and built the boys lacrosse program from the ground up beginning in 2020.
![The DA varsity boys lacrosse team poses with the 2026 state championship trophy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1779376047/durham/ocyepjawgwvm3vxvjqnu/Details-Champions-BoysLAX1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1779376047/durham/ocyepjawgwvm3vxvjqnu/Details-Champions-BoysLAX1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1779376047/durham/ocyepjawgwvm3vxvjqnu/Details-Champions-BoysLAX1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1779376047/durham/ocyepjawgwvm3vxvjqnu/Details-Champions-BoysLAX1.jpg","width":902}])
Saturday reminded us why high school sports still matter. When young people compete for something larger than themselves — and when they wear their school’s name across their chest and play for their teammates, their community and each other — extraordinary things can happen. Saturday, they did.
![Boys Lacrosse, Boys Tennis & Track and Field Reach State Title Contests]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1778162129/durham/bjrpz3ktqvq8yokgea4w/Athletics-Recap-wide5.jpg","width":2200}])
In impressive fashion, Durham Academy’s boys lacrosse and boys tennis teams won state semifinal contests Tuesday and advanced to Saturday’s state championships! Also this weekend, 30 DA track and field athletes will compete in the state meet.
At Durham Academy, we play to win.
But winning isn't just about the numbers on the scoreboard. It's about the life lessons learned over the course of the season. The drive to improve practice after practice. The responsibility student-athletes have to their teammates and coaches. The grace they show to competitors, regardless of a contest's outcome. The creativity and resilience required to balance rigorous academics and high-level athletics.
These lessons can lead to state championships and college athletic scholarships, of course. But they also help prepare all of our student-athletes for life.
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Cavs by the Numbers
40
teams in 20 different sports
6
top-four NCISAA finishes in 2024–2025
82
All-Conference athletes in 2024–2025
4
team state championships since 2023
9
conference championships in 2024–2025
15
2025 DA grads are competing in college