2025 Lacrosse Championships
The 2025 NCHSAA Lacrosse State Championships, held May 30–31 at Durham County Memorial Stadium, featured thrilling matchups across all classifications.
The 2025 NCHSAA Lacrosse State Championships, held May 30–31 at Durham County Memorial Stadium, featured thrilling matchups across all classifications.
DURHAM – The Croatan Cougars (19-2) topped the Bishop McGuinness Villains 10-7 in the first-ever NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A Women’s Lacrosse Championship. The NCHSAA first sanctioned lacrosse playoffs in 2010 but held just one women’s championship for all classifications until 2023. Bishop McGuinness (16-4) struck first when Kathleen Dennen found the net just over a minute into…
DURHAM – With a 19-8 win on Saturday afternoon at Durham County Memorial Stadium, the Lake Norman Charter Knights won their second consecutive NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A Men’s Lacrosse Championship. The Northwood Chargers made their first title game appearance on Saturday and ended the 2023 campaign with a record of 18-4. MVP Jack Dalton came out of…
DURHAM – The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders (21-2) won their sixth North Carolina High School Athletic Association Women’s Lacrosse State Championship on Friday evening with a 15-11 win against Charlotte Catholic. The Crusaders struck first thanks to goals from Gracie Mullahy and Hayden Miller in the first five minutes to take a quick 2-0 lead….
DURHAM – The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders men’s lacrosse team followed the example set by their women’s team counterparts earlier in the day and held off the Charlotte Catholic Cougars to win the with a 12-10 win on Friday night at Durham County Memorial Stadium. With the 2023 title, the Crusaders have six championships since the…
Final Box Score & Stats (PDF) CARY, NC – Middle Creek was dominant early but needed a last minute goal to overcome a late surge by Weddington and capture the program’s second State Championship by a score of 9-8. Tate Jones took 14 of Middle Creek’s 44 shots, but only his final one found the…
CARY, NC – Cardinal Gibbons’ quick strike ability was on full display as the Crusaders mounted a four-goal comeback to knock out a tough challenge from Charlotte Catholic and win the program’s fifth State Championship in six years. Gracie Mullahy led the way for the Crusaders with three goals and a pair of assists,…
FINAL BOX & STATS (PDF) CARY, NC – Lake Norman Charter fell behind early 3-1 but the Knights found their footing in the second quarter, racing away to a 19-5 victory over First Flight and winning the program’s first State Championship. First Flight opened the game on the offensive, pouring the pressure on Lake Norman…
RALEIGH, NC – Marvin Ridge sprinted out to a three-goal lead in the first three minutes of the game thanks to a hat trick by Emmett Houlihan to open the scoring. The Mavericks added three more in the opening frame and held East Chapel Hill at arms’ length the rest of the game on their…