Given his family background, Emmett Paradine ’22 gets his instincts and knowledge for the sport of lacrosse honestly.

Credit the rest to him.  

RABUN GAP, Ga. – Playing on the road and for the first time in a week, Christ School varsity lacrosse took out some pent-up aggression on Rabun Gap (Ga.).

Jack Shimer ’23 scored the first of his three goals 2 minutes and six seconds in Saturday, and the Greenies built off it for an 11-4 win.

The clock wasn’t stopping for anything late in the game Tuesday. Neither was Nate Wilberding ’25.

The sophomore from Fletcher, N.C., scored twice in the final 90 seconds, part of his career-high seven-goal game for the Greenies in their 16-1 rout of visiting Asheville School.

Parker Beiland ’24 lit up Asheville School for five goals, all in the first half, and by that time Christ School varsity lacrosse was off to races for Tuesday’s 20-5 road win.

CHARLOTTE - Jack Shimer ’23 and his Christ School teammates were playing for something bigger than themselves Saturday.

The intensity was off the charts and the offense wasn't far behind. 

Ten different Greenies scored goals and three had hat tricks Wednesday night in the biggest offensive explosion for Christ School varsity lacrosse in two years.  

Four games have shown Christ School varsity lacrosse its potential as well as the other end of the spectrum.

The scoring ability of Emmett Paradine ’22 has translated to the next level and then some.

The Ivy League announced its weekly awards for men’s lacrosse Monday, with Emmett being named the Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week.

ROSWELL, Ga. – Christ School lacrosse came, saw, and conquered Atlanta.

But it required a total team effort given the circumstances.  

Six different Greenies scored in Monday night’s 8-6 varsity win at Centennial (Ga.), including two goals apiece from Aiden Schook ’23 and Nate Wilberding ‘25.

NORCROSS, Ga. - After four hours on a bus, all it took Christ School varsity lacrosse was six seconds.

The Greenies were on the board and ahead for good Saturday before Greater Atlanta Christian had time to react.

So much for easing into a new season.

Christ School lacrosse has set the standard of competing for state championships, year-in and year-out. The Greenies will have a much better idea of where they fit into this spring’s NCISAA 4-A picture when they travel to Cannon School on Tuesday.

BALTIMORE - Saturday was quite the season opener for Davis Lindsey ’20 and Loyola University Maryland lacrosse.

Davis gave out two assists and scored a goal in the Greyhounds’ 12-7 home win over the top-ranked team in the country and defending national champion, Maryland.

Winners on the field, winners off it.

Continued excellence across the board for Christ School athletics is being reflected in recruiting. For the third time in five years, a senior class will include 20 or more boys who have committed or signed to play college sports.

Nearly one-fourth of Christ School’s Class of 2023 was seated at a long row of tables Monday morning with college paraphernalia spread all around.

An extraordinary year for Greenie athletics called for the vast space of Mebane Field House to hold a special all-school Assembly.

Hunter Vines ’18 throws himself into his workouts every day, not to spite the haters. 

Rather, the motivation is to prove all the people right who took a chance on him at Christ School, and later as his lacrosse career has flourished at High Point University.

Since its founding in 2002, Christ School’s Lacrosse Program has grown into one of the best in the Southeast U.S. Now entering its third decade, Greenies lacrosse has a new leader at the helm.  

Christ School is pleased to announce Patrick Haley as Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach and Assistant Athletic Director for Student Life starting in the 2022-23 school year. 

Whatever had been lacking in recent games for Christ School varsity lacrosse was back with a vengeance Tuesday.

The Greenies played with the utmost energy and precision, from the opening faceoff to the final whistle, to beat visiting Charlotte Providence Day, 9-4, in the semifinals of the NCISAA Division I state playoffs.

Ordinarily, it would be a big deal for a team to reach the Final Four. Christ School varsity lacrosse holds itself to a much higher standard.

Christ School lacrosse is a state-championship contender every year and has reached the mountaintop three times (2017, 2018, and 2019).

It wasn't always that way.

Everyone on Christ School varsity lacrosse’s sideline agreed that Saturday was the team’s finest moment so far this season.

Which means it was a proper Senior Day send-off for Sam Bassett '22, Charlie Bednar '22, Sawyer Breiter '22, Jack Britts '22, Nick Crowley '22, Nate Kelley '22, and Emmett Paradine '22.