Knights three-peat as 1A/2A/3A Men’s Lacrosse Champs
| Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Lake Norman Charter | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
DURHAM – The Lake Norman Charter Knights won their third consecutive NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A Men’s Lacrosse Championship on Saturday afternoon at Durham County Memorial Stadium with a 16-7 win against the Orange Panthers.
The Knights took control of the game with two quick goals just before the half to take a 4-3 lead into the break. After halftime, they quickly added three more, all by Tyler Price, including a diving effort, to push the lead to 7-3 less than three minutes into the third quarter. By the end of the quarter, the lead had ballooned to 11-3.
Price was named MVP of the game as he finished with eight goals and two assists.
The Panthers rallied at the start of the fourth quarter with goals from Matthew Macneir and Gray Crabtree, but the Knights responded and kept Orange at arm’s length the rest of the way.
Lake Norman Charter ended the 2024 season 15-8 and is now 3-0 in Championship Matches. The Panthers finished the year 24-2 and made their Championship Match debut on Saturday.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 1A/2A/3A Men’s Lacrosse Championship were Stevie Parker from Lake Norman Charter and Katie Wolter from Orange.
Union Pines wins first NCHSAA Women’s Lacrosse Title
| Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Union Pines | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| Bishop McGuinness | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
DURHAM – The Union Pines Vikings completed their perfect season with a 20-6 win against Bishop McGuinness in the 1A/2A/3A Women’s Lacrosse Championship Match at Durham County Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings finished the year 18-0 and earned their first NCHSAA Lacrosse Championship in their Championship Match Debut. Bishop McGuinness finished 2024 19-3 and is now 0-2 in Championship games.
Union Pines scored the first three goals of the day and never trailed. Anna Gaab opened the scoring, and Addison Volitis added two more before Bishop McGuinness found the scoreboard. The Vikings led 7-2 after the first and 14-4 at halftime.
Janie Spicer scored three times for the Vikings and also had four assists. She was named MVP for her efforts. Ellie Powell had a game-high six goals and added a pair of assists. Gaab and Volitis finished the game with three goals apiece.
For the Villains, Ella Suire and Kiersten Varner each scored three goals, and Allison Varner added an assist.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 1A/2A/3A Women’s Lacrosse Championship were Caroline Duggan from Bishop McGuinness and Janie Spicer from Union Pines.
Green Level tops Lake Norman in overtime for first title
| Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Green Level | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Lake Norman | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
DURHAM – The Green Level Gators battled the rain and the Lake Norman Wildcats on Friday night at Durham County Memorial Stadium and ended the 2024 season as NCHSAA 4A Men’s Lacrosse Champions. The win is the first lacrosse championship for Green Level and comes in the school’s first trip to the championship match.
The Gators built an early lead, going up 3-1 in the first and ultimately leading 8-5 going into the fourth quarter. Lake Norman rallied in the fourth and outscored Green Level 5-2, including a run of four unanswered goals, to force the extra frame.
The game-tying goal from Haydon Chichon came with just four seconds left on the clock.
In overtime, Austin Hryn scored the game-winner with an assist from Gus Maggio with 2:31 left on the clock. The goal was Hryn’s fourth in the game, and he was named the Most Valuable Player for the contest. Jackson Spells added two goals and two assists for the Gators.
For the Wildcats, Chichon scored three goals, as did Cannon Wiggington and Brandon DeBarardinis.
The championship match was a rematch of the tight, early-season nonconference match, which the Gators won 8-7 on March 9.
The Gators finished the season 22-2, and Lake Norman ended the year 18-6. Lake Norman is now 2-4 in championship matches.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 4A Men’s Lacrosse Championship were Shaun Wilson from Lake Norman and AJ. Ahart from Green Level.
Cardinal Gibbons wins third championship in a row
| Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal Gibbons | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Charlotte Catholic | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
DURHAM – The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders earned their third straight NCHSAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship and seventh overall with a 19-7 win against Charlotte Catholic on Friday evening at Durham County Memorial Stadium.
The Crusaders are now 7-1 all-time in NCHSAA Championship Matches and 5-0 in Championship Matches against the Cougars. Charlotte Catholic is 2-7 in Championship Matches, having last won in 2014.
The Crusaders struck first as Rocky Phelps scored the opening goal at the 7:08 mark in the first. The Cougars tied things up at 1-1 thanks to a goal from Mary Catherine Farley, but Ella Grimes put the Cardinal Gibbons in front 2-1, and the Crusaders never looked back. They led 10-3 at halftime and stretched that out to 15-5 by the end of the third.
Cardinal Gibbons was led by Charlotte Jackson as she racked up six goals and four assists and was name Most Valuable Player for her efforts. Grimes added five goals and Caroline Mullahy, Jane Bailey Ward, Izzi Hammond and Phelps all had a pair of goals.
For the Cougars, Farley and Kate Daniels each had three goals, and Zoe Pounder chipped in another.
Cardinal Gibbons finished the year 20-4 and on a 16-game winning streak. Charlotte Catholic ended the 2024 campaign 19-8.
The NCHSAA is committed to promoting and highlighting outstanding sportsmanship and has partnered with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance to recognize one athlete from each team who has displayed the ideals of sportsmanship throughout the year. The 2024 NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award winners for the 4A Women’s Lacrosse Championship were Julia Nelson from Charlotte Catholic and Charlotte Jackson from Cardinal Gibbons.
