Athletic News and Media

On Tuesday, April 6, PD recognized nine senior baseball players for their commitment to the Charger baseball program. Afterwards, Dr. Cowlishaw addressed the crowd to acknowledge a special group and the Charger Club for their support of the renovation of the Charger baseball facility. That was followed by a special presentation and dedication by AD Nancy Beatty to Baseball Head Coach Jim Cerbie. "Read more" to find out about this special event...

The Chargers’ undefeated varsity girls soccer team was recently ranked by MaxPreps the #1 girls soccer team in the nation.The team currently sits at 7-0 overall and 2-0 in CISAA conference play. In addition to their national ranking, the Chargers also hold the #1 ranking in North Carolina and the NCISAA.

Why join the Charger Club? Membership fees are used to enhance athletic programs for ALL students in grades TK-12. Each Charger Club membership includes FREE admission to all our regular season varsity football and varsity basketball home games for your family. Click on "Read more" to learn even more about the numerous contributions of the Charger Club and how to join.

Providence Day School had seven student-athletes signing their National Letter of Intent to continue their education and athletic pursuits at the college level. BASKETBALL: Taylor Sanchez; FOOTBALL: Sterling Gabriel, Jay Brandon Jones, Jake Helfrich, Zach Lohavichan, Marc Magno, WRESTLING: Aidan Lorsson. Click "Read more" to find out who these Chargers will be playing for. 

For the second year in a row, the Varsity Girls Swim team took home the CISAA Conference Championship with an impressive performance outscoring the runner-up by 55 points. The Chargers accumulated 301 points in the six-team competition taking first place honors in the 200-yard medley relay, 100-yard freestyle, and the 100-yard breaststroke. 

If you're considering trying out for baseball, golf (boys), lacrosse (boys and girls), soccer (girls), softball, tennis (boys), or track and field (boys and girls), now is the time to start plannng. Click on "Read More" below for everything you need to know about tryouts, practices, and important dates. 

The NCISAA recently released the Fall standings for the 2020-2021 Wells Fargo Cup. The Wells Fargo Cup, presented and sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., recognizes overall excellence in high school athletics among NCISAA member institutions. Defending Cup champion Providence Day has won the Cup seven of the past nine years and the Chargers are looking strong leading into this year.

PD's Director of Athletics Nancy Beatty recently announced the hiring of Nicole Stiles Donoghue as the Chargers new head coach for the varsity girls’ lacrosse team. Donoghue graduated from Lake Norman HS in 2009 and played collegiately at James Madison University graduating in 2013 with a BS in Justice Studies. Since graduating from JMU, she has held a number of coaching positions including assistant coach at Lake Norman HS where she helped lead the team to the 2015 state championship. Read more...
 

The NCISAA recently announced their selections for the 2020 All-State team. The Chargers had five first team, five second team, and three Honoral Mention selections. Chargers were also well reepresented in the CISAA All-Conference teams. For the complete list of both All-State and All-Conference, click Read more. 

Governor Cooper’s Executive Order No. 180 applies to independent/private schools: "In all public schools …, and all nonpublic schools covered by Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, all workers, teachers, guests, adults, and children five (5) years or older must wear face coverings when outdoors and within 6 feet of another person AND when indoors at all times even when competing in an athletic event. More details follow:

RBC Wealth Mangement's Private School "Player of the Week" is Providence Day senior Thomas Flynn. Thomas had a strong game this past week catching 7 balls for 97 yards, including a 47 yard touchdown throw AND a pivotal 2 point conversion catch. The 6’ 4” senior was not only a highlight this past week, but a standout in all the Charger games this past year. Senior QB Jake Helfrich received honorable mention for his performance in the game. Congratulations!

The idea for the Upper School club known as the Providence Day Sports Network (PDSN) started in 2012 and became a reality in the fall of 2014. It started out just streaming varsity basketball and football games, but thanks to a talented group of students over the years and fan restrictions due to Covid, has evolved into an impressive streaming operation that now live streams most middle school, JV, and varsity athletic events. 

The NCISAA recently announced their selections for the 2020 Fall season All-State recipients. The Chargers had an impressive showing with fourteen student-athletes named across five different sports. Football selections will be named after their season concludes.

This past Saturday, the Varsity Boys Cross Country team, led by Christian Landis, Colter Nichols and John Smith, won their fourth consecutive 4A NCISAA Cross Country State Championship by an impressive margin over second place finisher Cary Academy. Four other runners were also instrumental in bringing home the trophy. 

This past week saw many of the Providence Day teams compete in the CISAA conference tournament or the NCISAA state tournament. During those contests, many of the Charger student-athletes had outstanding performances making it extremely difficult to choose just two "Chargers of the Week." Here are this week's selections. Congratulations!

The Charlotte Observer -  

Miki Osherow turned toward the stands and gave Providence Day fans the No. 1 signal.There were still 10 seconds left in the Chargers’ state championship field hockey game Saturday against visiting Charlotte Country Day, but the outcome was obvious...Read the Observer's review of the game and interviews with Head Coach Miki Osherow and seniors Hollis Comer and Grace Stokes.

With early  goals by Emily Ritchie and Grace Stokes, along with a super defensive effort, the Chargers defeated Country Day 2-0 to earn the 2020 NCISAA State Championship. This is the first for the Chargers since the program was introduced. Congratulations to Head Coach Miki Osherow, Associate Head Coach Michelle Garrity, Assistant Coaches Sarah Kocmond and Sajjad Rashid. 

It wasn’t that long ago the Providence Day Girls’ Tennis team had the makings of a dynasty. They won the NCISAA Girls Tennis State Championship in 2006 and 2007. In 2008 they were runner-up.They took the championship trophy back in 2009, again in 2010, 2011, and 2012.  In 2013 the Chargers once again made it to the finals but returned with the runner-up trophy. That was the last year they were in the finals...until this year! On Saturday they travel to Carlotte Latin to battle the Hawks for this year's championship.

Providence Day won the Big South 4A conference championship Friday night by defeating Country Day 35-30. Senior running back Nickel Fields helped lead the way with 17 carries for 241 yards and three touchdowns. Nickel had scoring runs of 77 and 67 yards.

Following in the footsteps of the Varsity Boys Cross Country team, the Middle School Boys won their final GCMSAA conference meet of the season. And like the varsity teams, both the Boys and the Girls had individual meet champions. Libby Barron (7th grade) and Ethan Tucker (8th grade) both were first to cross the finish line.