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We are heading into the second half of the fall season, and our teams are working hard on the courts, fields and courses!

It has been an action-packed week of Durham Academy sports, and we look forward to continuing the celebration Friday night at HOMECOMING!

We have had another short athletics week due to the observed holidays, but we are back for a six-week fall sports stretch! We hope you and your family will come out to support the Cavaliers this Friday at our Fall Frenzy!

DA boys soccer earned a 1–0 victory over North Raleigh Christian Academy (NRCA) on Tuesday night after senior Diego Pastor-Valverde slipped a penalty kick past the goalkeeper late in golden-goal overtime.

Each Monday afternoon, visit @dacavsathletics on Instagram to find a poll where you can select one of two outstanding performances by our athletics teams that you hope to see recognized. You will have 24 hours to vote, and Tuesday afternoon, our sports information team will see which team garnered the most votes from our community and we’ll share it here in News & Notes! 

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.