NCISAA finals: Providence Day lacrosse, Charlotte Christian softball win
Providence Day School girls lacrosse overpowered Charlotte Country School to win the 2025 NCISAA Division I Championship Saturday afternoon.
In a battle of the top two NCISAA lacrosse programs, Providence Day defeated Charlotte Country Day at home, 14-8, to secure its first state championship in the sport.
The Chargers (20-1) looked like they might turn this battle of the top two playoff seeds into blowout, leading No. 2 Country Day 8-4 at halftime.
Country Day (17-7) quickly turned things around, however, scoring three goals in the third quarter to trim its deficit to one.
After Providence Day Head Coach Nicole Donoghue called a timeout to refocus her team, the Chargers locked in on defense and scored six straight goals to close the game until one last goal by the Bucs while the game was out of reach.
“A lot of what our huddle talks are about are, you know, stay focused on one thing, be in the moment, be present and then work.” Donoghue said.
Providence Day was crowned champion after the game after finishing the season with a 20-1 record.
“We were definitely making sure that we weren’t getting complacent at all and being satisfied with where we were, especially after the half when we’re up by a good amount,” said Providence Day midfielder Campbell Stuart, who scored three times in the final.
NOTES
▪ Providence Day’s Marlo Stuart and Country Day’s Ella Stein each scored five goals. Providence Day’s Lucy Dyer scored four.
NCISAA track: Christian, Country Day take state titles
At the NCISAA Division I state championships Saturday, Charlotte Christian ran away with the boys’ title and host Charlotte Country Day beat Providence Day by half a point.
The Christian boys totaled 121 points, well ahead of Cary Academy (86) and Providence Day (82).
The Country Day girls finished with 107.5 points. Providence Day (107) was second and Charlotte Christian (78) third.
Individually, Charlotte Christian’s Evan Boykin won the 100 and 200 meters and ran on two winning relay teams. Providence Day’s Aiden Ray also won four state titles. He won both hurdles events, the triple jump and the long jump. And Charlotte Christian won all three relay events.
In the girls’ finals, Charlotte Christian’s Nina Dominique won the 100 and 200 meters and ran on the winning 400-meter relay team. Christian’s Alesia Sylveraine won the discus and shot put.
▪ Charlotte’s Hickory Grove won the Division II championship, in a runaway win. Hickory Grove had 130 points, well ahead of Asheville School, which had 93. Asheville School won the girls’ title.
▪ Caldwell Academy won the Division III boys’ titles and Hickory Christian won the girls’.
AREA BOYS’ DIVISION I CHAMPIONS
Evan Boykin, Charlotte Christian (100, 200)
Jamal Rule, Charlotte Christian (400)
Aiden Ray, Providence Day (110, 300 hurdles, long jump, triple jump)
Charlotte Christian 400 relay (Nick Dunkley, Evan Boykin, Jack Krause, Clete Saylor)
Charlotte Christian 800 relay (Jamal Rule, Evan Boykin, Andre Caswell, Joey Wynn)
Charlotte Christian 1,600 relay (Jack Krause, Josiah Amasa, Peter Caswell, Joey Wynn)
Matthew Sluder, Charlotte Country Day (high jump)
Matthew Burch, Metrolina Christian (shot put)
AREA GIRLS’ DIVISION I CHAMPIONS
Nina Dominique, Charlotte Christian (100, 200)
Jada Erwin, Charlotte Country Day (400)
Annie Miller, Metrolina Christian (800)
Caitlin Kasten, Covenant Day (1,600)
Evelyn Hee, Providence Day (100 hurdles)
Kiri Campbell, Metrolina Christian (300 hurdles)
Charlotte Christian 400 relay (Maddie Dawson, Nina Dominique, Bella Eudy, Madison Noble)
Covenant Day 800 relay (Bless Ogbeiwi, Gracie Poston, Lauren Russ, Maya Spriggs)
Metrolina Christian 1,600 relay (Kiri Campbell, Ri Rutherford, Lilly Anderson, Annie Miller)
Charlotte Country Day 3,200 relay (Harless Lane, Harp Schwartz, Lily Giardi, Linds Kerrins)
Maya Pal, Country Day (high jump)
Emalynn Goddard, Providence Day (long jump)
Madison Rae Noble, Charlotte Christian (triple jump)
Alesia Sylveraine, Charlotte Christian (discus, shot put)
AREA BOYS’ DIVISION II WINNERS
Gavin Malloy, Hickory Grove (800)
Hickory Ridge 800 relay (Stephen Dickey, Wyatt Williams, Kevin Powell, Josuah Figueroa)
Hickory Grove 1,600 relay (Williams, Miles Allen, Turner Angle, Figueroa)
Hickory Grove 3,200 relay (Angle, Allen, Williams, Gavin Malloy)
Nolan Boovy, SouthLake Christian (high jump)
Anthony Hawkins, Hickory Grove (discus, shot put)
AREA GIRLS’ DIVISION II WINNERS
Jessica Williams, Gaston Christian (shot put)
AREA GIRLS’ DIVISION III WINNERS
Victory Christian 800 relay (Alana Bowser, Kelly Hamilton, Jayla Martin, Arria Boykins)
Julia Weatherly, Gaston Day (discus)
Charlotte Christian softball wins state title
Charlotte Christian beat Charlotte Latin 3-1 Saturday to win its third NCISAA state softball championship.
The Knights won Game 1 of the best-of-3 series, 3-2, on Friday.
Game 2 was delayed a little by lightning, but Knights pitcher Morgan Banks, a junior, was brilliant when play began. She had the nine-strikeout shutout and in the two games, she struck out 16 batters, including nine on Saturday.
All-American Anna Hinde scored twice, walked three times and stole two bases. Banks had an RBI and three walks as a hitter.
Davidson Day soccer wins another state title
Davidson Day won its third straight state championship Saturday in Wilmington, beating Cape Fear 3-2 on penalty kicks.
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The teams were tied at 1 at halftime and neither scored in the second half or four extra periods after regulation.
Davidson Day (14-2) was the No. 2 seed in the 3A playoffs and played at No. 1 seeded Cape Fear (16-4-1).
For the season, the Patriots allowed nine goals and ended the season on an eight-game win streak.
This story was originally published May 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM.
