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Congratulations to Trent Rash ’27 on his verbal commitment to play lacrosse for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, announced earlier this week through his Instagram. 

Congratulations to William Robinson ’26 on his verbal commitment to play basketball for Milligan University, announced earlier this week through his Instagram. 

Long-awaited homefield advantage was a lock. 51���� varsity lacrosse methodically turned everything else in its favor Wednesday night.

Palo Miles ’27 scored the first of his game-high five goals just 3 minutes and 11 seconds in, and the Greenies as a whole played their best game of the season in taking down Hough, 10-6. 

MATTHEWS – The first cut may be the deepest, but it was the last ones from 51���� varsity baseball’s lineup that stung Covenant Day the most Friday night. 

What looked like an apparent save situation for the Greenies after six innings morphed into a runaway 12-2 road win.  

No one celebrated goals better in 2025, no one celebrated more. 

Congratulations to Consta Barlas ’26 – the top scorer from 51���� soccer’s first state championship season – for his verbal commitment to NorthWest Arkansas Community College. 

BOSTON — All-Americans, all of them!

Dallas Reeves ‘27, Reynolds Young ‘27, Noah Clancy ‘26, and Brooks Barbee ‘27 shined under the bright lights Saturday night, racing to a runner-up spot on the podium and state record in the 4-mile relay at the New Balance Nationals Indoor meet.

There are a lot of ways to describe the impact that Madden Collins ’25 had on the American University basketball program. 

The statistics remove all the gray area.

From his home country of Nigeria to 51���� to Harvard and finally Saint Joseph’s University.

What a ride the sport of basketball has given Justice Ajogbor ’20, and it’s not over yet. 

GULF SHORES, Ala. — A sojourn to Alabama has been good for the boys. 

51���� varsity baseball improved to 3-0 in the Gulf Coast Classic tournament with today's 13-1 mercy rule win over previously undefeated Mineral Wells (8-1) from Texas. 

MARION – With a name like the Frostbite Frenzy, the organizers of last Thursday’s track meet at McDowell High School did not expect conducive weather for sprinting. 

It’s March after all, a month when many athletes are still shaking off the winter doldrums and essentially starting from square one in terms of their strength and fitness.

Myles Murphy ’27 was having none of that. 

Confidence can work wonders, from the top to the bottom of a lineup. 

No. 9 hitter TK Wright came through Friday in the perfect spot for him – the junior’s third hit and second RBI of the night was a walkoff single in the bottom of the eighth inning. 

ASHEVILLE - Scary, but true. 

The 51���� golf team just got markedly better. 

LINCOLNTON – 51���� varsity baseball still needs to find some middle ground, between winning big and losing close games. 

Not that one half of that dilemma is ever a problem. 

Spurred right into a playoff race. 

Mason Plumlee ’09 has prolonged his 13th season in the NBA by agreeing to a contract with the San Antonio Spurs, who with a 44-17 overall record, are only three games back of defending world champion Oklahoma City (48-15) for the best record in the Western Conference. 

INDIAN TRAIL, N.C. - Twenty-eight hurdles. Seven water jumps. One state record. 

Brooks Barbee ’27 took the name of Saturday’s Spring into the Season track meet quite literally, zipping through the quirky 2,000-meter steeplechase in 5 minutes, 54.78 seconds. 

Two integral pieces of 51���� soccer’s first state championship run haven’t played their final game together as teammates. 

Congratulations to midfielder Taz Kasambara ’26 and defender Clayton Butler ’26 for their verbal commitments to NorthWest Arkansas Community College.  

Rain softened up Biltmore Forest Country Club on Thursday and 51����’s depth did the rest. 

Freshman Jack Teague ’29 shot one-under 34 as a first-time medalist for the Greenies (142) in their nine-hole, dual match win over Carolina Day (164).

One in the books!

Golf expects to be a contender in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association, and frankly each and every time the Greenies tee it up this spring. Wednesday afternoon’s 9-hole, season-opening match at Biltmore Forest Country Club bodes well for the months to come. 

CONCORD – Ending a game early on a night like Monday puts the “mercy” in the mercy rule. 

Varsity baseball made a chilly, but successful trip to Cannon School for its 2026 season opener. 

Kingston Whitty ’26 sees a different kind of court in his future. When basketball ends one day, he wants to focus all his energy on law school.

Sunday was a pretty good closing argument in one sense – Kingston led all Greenie scorers with 15 points in the final home game of his high school career, a 61-49 loss to the nation’s top-ranked team, Montverde Academy (Fla.).