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On Sunday night, 2021 spring sports seniors and their families gathered for the end-of-the-season awards assembly in the K Family Commons while their teammates tuned in via livestream. There was much to celebrate: four conference champion teams (boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse, boys tennis and girls track and field), three state semifinalist teams (boys lacrosse, girls lacrosse and boys tennis), 32 All-Conference selections across eight sports, three conference players of the year and one state champion. 

The spring sports postseason has been one for the record books, thanks to history-making performances in track and field and milestones reached in girls soccer and boys lacrosse.

It is the first full week of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association state playoffs, and the Cavs have had a successful run so far. 

Durham Academy spring teams are wrapping up the regular season and looking ahead to Sunday’s state tournament seeding. The boys golf team, which placed third in the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference Championship on Tuesday, has already qualified for the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association state tournament on May 10, while DA boys tennis and girls lacrosse both clinched TISAC regular season titles with their wins late last week!

After living through a 2020 season that was void of team practices and competition and instead was full of virtual team meetings, senior days and end-of-year celebrations, DA’s spring season student-athletes are looking forward to in-person senior days and the last week of the regular 2021 season. 

There are just over three weeks remaining in the Durham Academy spring sports regular season, and five out of our eight teams have amassed a winning record. However, one team in particular has had a remarkable start to the season: the varsity boys tennis team. DA tennis is now 5–0 on the season, and all five wins have been 9–0 victories over their opponents. 

There are just over three weeks remaining in the Durham Academy spring sports regular season, and five out of our eight teams have amassed a winning record. However, one team in particular has had a remarkable start to the season: the varsity boys tennis team. DA tennis is now 5–0 on the season, and all five wins have been 9–0 victories over their opponents. 

Over the last week, Durham Academy spring sports have had some impressive outings, including two 10-run wins by the baseball team, a 16-save performance by boys lacrosse senior goalkeeper John Donovan, a girls lacrosse win over Ravenscroft School for the first time since April 2017, seven first-place finishes by the girls track and field team that contributed to an overall first-place win and a 4–0 start to the boys tennis season with all four wins exclusively shutouts. 

Durham Academy spring sports are two weeks into the season, with much to be proud of thus far.

Durham Academy spring sports are ready to hit the ground running after nearly a year without competition. While last year’s practices and games were substituted with virtual trivia nights and team meetings, this year the Cavs are prepared to take to the fields, courts and tracks. 

On a springlike day perfectly suited for an outdoor, socially distanced college signing ceremony, five Durham Academy seniors put pen to paper on Feb. 25 to formally commit to compete in college athletics next year. John Donovan will play lacrosse at Gettysburg College; Toby Harris will play basketball at Brandeis University; Katherine Lantzy will play field hockey at Middlebury College; Gavin Schulz will play lacrosse at Franklin & Marshall College; and Scott West will play baseball at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Durham Academy spring sports are ready to hit the ground running after nearly a year without competition. While last year’s practices and games were substituted with virtual trivia nights and team meetings, this year the Cavs are prepared to take to the fields, courts and tracks. 

The Durham Academy boys basketball team had its season come to a close Friday night after a 58–35 loss to Greensboro Day in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 4A state quarterfinal.

Boys basketball plays in the NCISAA 4A East quarterfinals 5:30 p.m. Friday.