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Believe it or not, basketball season is here, and both the girls and boys varsity hoops teams tipped off Wednesday night in Kirby Gym.

DA Athletics Department's Cavaliers Sideline Store is running a November promotion for 15% off orders of $85 or more on orders placed by Nov. 30. Just use the promo code NOV19 (please note that some exclusions apply).

Durham Academy is in first place for the Wells Fargo Cup, which is presented to the independent schools that have the best overall interscholastic sports program at the end of the year in each of the four classifications: 1A, 2A, 3A and 4A.

The final weekend of fall sports at Durham Academy ended with a state championship title in girls cross-country and state runner-up finishes by boys cross-country, volleyball, girls tennis and girls golf!

Six alumni athletes will be inducted into Durham Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame on Dec. 6. This marks the fourth class of inductees for the Athletic Hall of Fame, which was established in 2013 and taps new members every other year.

DA fall sports are wrapping up this weekend with four of our teams competing for state titles!

Field hockey and tennis compete in state tournament action at DA today, soccer and volleyball host state matches Friday and golf plays in the state tournament next week.

DA’s varsity teams are wrapping up the regular season with strong showings. Girls tennis is undefeated, field hockey and boys soccer are TISAC conference champions and volleyball is hoping to earn a high seed in the NCISAA playoffs. Cross-country’s Jay Shanahan broke a school record last weekend and the girls team took first place at the meet. The golf teams heads to Croasdaile on Tuesday for the conference tournament.

We are looking forward to a fantastic Friday night of sporting events for our 2019 Homecoming! 

Cross-Country, golf, field hockey, tennis, soccer and volleyball teams shine in last week’s competition.

This week, we wrap up fall previews with our cross-country teams and also take a look at how our teams did over the last week. A big highlight was the strong fan presence in attendance at Thursday night’s boys soccer rival game vs. Ravenscroft. We loved seeing our students, teachers, administrators and community at Alumni Field sporting Durham Academy spirit wear!

On Friday night, the Durham Academy boys soccer team had a highly anticipated matchup vs. down-the-road rival Jordan High School. Our student body was motivated to support our team, and our school community showed up with lots of enthusiasm and a “blackout” clothing theme

With seven varsity and junior varsity competitions on the schedule for Tuesday, Sept. 24, it’s the perfect day to come out and cheer on the Cavs! The Parents Athletic Council is hosting the first-ever Fall Frenzy (similar to the Athletics Spring Fling held each spring), and we hope to see lots of Durham Academy families from all divisions out on the sidelines.

This week, we wrap up fall previews with our cross-country teams and also take a look at how our teams did over the last week. A big highlight was the strong fan presence in attendance at Thursday night’s boys soccer rival game vs. Ravenscroft. We loved seeing our students, teachers, administrators and community at Alumni Field sporting Durham Academy spirit wear!

This week’s issue of Cavs Corner features season previews for the field hockey and girls golf teams, a look back at this week’s action on DA fields and courts and an athletics leadership team announcement.