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This week, Durham Academy athletics saw three teams — baseball, girls lacrosse and boys tennis — advance to the state semifinals. It was a history-making run by the baseball team, which hasn’t reached the state semifinal for three decades. And after a stellar conference meet, the track and field team is poised for a terrific showing at the state meet. 

After a strong regular season by Durham Academy varsity teams, the Cavs are headed into postseason play!

Durham Academy boys golf is the recipient of this week’s performance of the week after claiming the 2022 Triangle Independent School Athletics Conference (TISAC) title on Monday afternoon!

Out on the Upper School quad on a picture-perfect spring morning, 11 Durham Academy seniors officially committed to continuing their athletic careers at the college level on Thursday.

This week’s Performance of the Week puts a spotlight on Durham Academy’s varsity softball team.

Durham Academy girls lacrosse earned a 23–1 win over Cary Academy this past week and moved to 7–3 on the 2022 season.

We are nearly halfway through the spring season, and Durham Academy athletics is in full swing. This week’s performance of the week highlights the girls soccer team!

This week we recognize our Durham Academy boys tennis team for a 7–2 road win over Charlotte Latin on March 25!

This week’s Performance of the Week is highlighted by Durham Academy track and field. The Cavs have had three meets over the last six days and had some outstanding performances to show for it.

This week’s Performance of the Week is brought to you by the Durham Academy varsity boys lacrosse team! The Cavaliers opened up their season on March 4 with a big home win vs. Charlotte Latin, 10–4, in the King of Spring Tournament.

We are bringing back our Performance of the Week for the spring 2022 season!

The spring sports season has kicked off with practices, and the Cavs will look to keep the winter momentum going. Boys golf will look to improve on the team’s 2–3–1 record and third-place finish in the Triangle Independent Schools Athletic Conference (TISAC) last season. The Cavs return with eighth-grader Tate Duensing and junior Will Chapman, who both scored in the state championships last spring.

DA swimming had a historic day in the pool on Monday as the boys and girls competed in the state championship meet in Greensboro. Junior Eva Boehlke earned the title of state champion, setting both a meet and school record in the 100-yard butterfly. The girls had their best performance since 2003, tying for fifth overall, and the boys placed eighth overall, their best finish since 2015. DA boys basketball had its season cut short in the first round of the state playoffs against Metrolina Christian Academy, while the girls will continue their 2021–2022 campaign tonight against Ravenscroft in the second round of the state tournament. 

The Cavalier basketball programs and swim teams are nearing the end of the 2021–2022 winter season. The girls basketball team had a thrilling, buzzer-beating win over conference rival Ravenscroft School on Tuesday night as junior Kendall Harris put the Cavs ahead 35–34. The girls basketball team will close out the regular season with a matchup vs. Saint Mary’s School tonight and will await the results of playoff seeding on Sunday afternoon, while the boys hoops team will head to Cedar Ridge High School Friday night to close out the regular season. The swim teams head to Greensboro on Monday for the state championships after placing second (girls) and third (boys) in the conference meet last week!

The Cavalier winter sports teams are heading into the last week of the regular season. Boys basketball is ranked fourth in conference and 15th in the NCISAA 4A standings heading into Friday’s contest with North Raleigh Christian; girls basketball looks to upend TISAC rival and top-seeded North Raleigh Christian Academy on Friday as the Cavs defend their eighth-place rank in the NCISAA 4A standings.