Athletics News

Put a season like this into perspective for everybody outside the sphere of Christ School soccer?

Leave it to the MaxPreps computer-generated rankings, which have raised the Greenies to eighth in the country and No. 1 amongst all North Carolina teams. 

And now come the postseason individual awards. 

MATTHEWS - Imagine kicking around a frozen ball in the dead of winter. 

Soccer began at Christ School in the middle of the 1947-48 school year. About 30 boys wore long-sleeved, Rugby-style shirts for warmth as part of their game uniforms. 

Seventy-eight years have passed since a chilly, first foray into the sport, and the 2025 Greenies are now immortalized, too – forever known as Christ School’s first state championship team. 

CHARLOTTE – Living up to expectations does not necessarily mean coexisting with the pressure they bring.

Christ School cross country did not look bogged down by any mental or physical inhibitors Friday, completing its first-ever undefeated season in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association. 

A season of firsts. Why not one more?

With aplomb, Christ School soccer now finds itself in unchartered territory – a state finalist in the NCISAA playoffs for the first time, a school record 18-game winning streak, and all indications that the team is peaking when the games matter most. 

MECHANICSVILLE, Va. – North Carolina, South Carolina, and now Virginia. 

Christ School won its third major invitational in as many states Saturday morning, this time returning home with the Virginia Cross Country Showcase championship.

One down. Now onto the state semifinals. 

Davis Campbell ‘28 ran to the nearest corner of the field Friday, sliding across the grass on his knees.  The sophomore had barely enough time to get to his feet before a parade of teammates enclosed the goal celebration. 

Who could blame Lehigh University lacrosse for wanting four more years from the Dow family?

Congratulations to Jameson Dow ’27 for giving his verbal commitment to the Mountain Hawks on Friday, announced by the junior through his social media.

Goals beyond the Carolinas Athletic Association compel this Christ School cross country team. 

The duality could be seen Wednesday afternoon – the Greenies gave proper respect to hosting the CAA Championship Meet but also conserved some energy in winning their fourth straight title with a perfect score (15 points). 

Study the long history of Christ School athletics and one thing immediately becomes clear over the decades. Many of our winningest coaches know the Greenie student-athlete experience firsthand as alumni. 

Guy Campbell '00 aims to give every one of his soccer players the same quality experience he had 26 years ago, a philosophy he talks about in the above video. Coach Campbell has won a school-record 171 games in two stints here (2010-20 and 2022-present). 

Suddenly, a state championship looks like it’s there for the taking. 

Christ School varsity soccer is only gaining momentum for the NCISAA 4-A playoffs after sweeping its regular-season series with four-time defending state champion Rabun Gap. 

Congratulations to Kingston Whitty ’26 on his verbal commitment to play basketball for West Virginia University, announced Tuesday by the four-star guard on his social media. 

A change of pace in every sense. 

Christ School cross country’s runners finally got to race the same grounds they train on Tuesday – the team’s first home meet of the season was Senior Night for Noah Clancy ’26 and Lansing Lewis ’26. And the stakes were relatively low-key, considering some of the competition the team has seen since August. 

CARY - Another epic weekend race, another head-turning milestone win.

Many who follow the sport consider the Great American Cross Country Festival’s Race of Champions to be the Southeast’s premier meet. Christ School won it Saturday for the first time in school history with 150 points, edging second-place Jesuit (156 points) out of New Orleans. 

RABUN GAP, Ga. – New look, same old Greenies. 

MATTHEWS – Christ School varsity soccer exacted a triple helping of payback Thursday. 

Felix Huebner ’26 stopped three shots and the defense held its form in front of the senior keeper for a 3-0 shutout at Carmel Christian. The same Cougars team that bounced the Greenies from the state playoffs a year ago, when they were coming back from a long layoff caused by Hurricane Helene. 

The nostalgia that kicks in at the front gate is real.

It’s especially apropos to hear Emmett Paradine ’22 describe his return to campus earlier this month with our first Alumni Weekend in two years taking place next weekend.

CHARLOTTE – What a test run. 

From the competition to the course, Saturday became essentially a preview of next month’s N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 4-A state meet. Christ School cross country gave every other team fair warning with an equally impressive showing of balance and speed. 

The Greenies comfortably won the Hare & Hounds Invitational with 40 points, defeating last year’s NCISAA 4-A champion Cary Academy (98 points) by virtue of seven runners completing the 3.1-mile McAlpine Creek Park course in under 16 minutes. 

By the time eighth grader Isaiah Redmond ‘30 lined up for a penalty kick Thursday, it wasn’t a matter of if, but when the mercy rule would go into effect. 

Isaiah’s PK brought an early end to Christ School varsity soccer's 10-1 home win over Carolina Day with 18 minutes and 38 seconds of regulation time to spare. 

Soccer could not have set the tone for Asheville School Week any better. 

The JV and varsity teams went on the road Tuesday to outscore the Blues by a combined total of 16-0. 

Christ School varsity football found its margin for error Friday night, then seemed determined to stretch it. 

The Greenies did more than enough self-inflicted harm with costly penalties, including three flags that called back touchdowns. They spotted a young Concord Christian team a 14-0 lead. In the end, the result was all that mattered after taking more than three hours to claw out a 46-24 home win.