Bulletin for May 20, 1998

Durham Academy, state private school champions, defeated Riverside, the state public school champions, 17-7 on Tuesday on a blistering Greensboro College lacrosse field. Greg Tate had four goals in a losing cause and was named Riverside's MVP for the game. Riverside's Scott Gordon was named a U.S. Lacrosse All-American after the game, along with Durham Academy's Johnny Seivold and Charlotte Country Day's Natty Felder.

Bulletin for May 15, 1998

Riverside defeated Chapel Hill 11-6 tonight to win the North Carolina High School Lacrosse Association State Championship. Evan Leekley led all scorers with four and Scott Gordon put three in the net. In winning the NCHSLA tournament final Riverside avenged last year's 12-4 loss to the Tigers in the championship game on the Tigers' home field. Five Riverside players -- Greg Tate, Scott Gordon, Bradley Shore, Sean Hizey and Nick Scroggs -- were named to the NCHSLA All-State first team, Gordon, Shore, Hizey and Scroggs for the second year in a row. Pirate Coach Jim Kirkley was named NCHSLA Coach of the year. The Pirates were awarded the Great Atlantic Bowl, emblematic of the public school state championship, and the NCHSLA championship trophy after the game. The trophy stays permanently with the winner; the bowl is kept for a year by the winner of the championship. Next up for Riverside is the winner of the private school state championship, which will be decided tomorrow (Saturday) at 11 a.m. when Durham Academy meets Charlotte Country Day at Durham Academy's soccer field. DA advanced to the final of the private school tournament with a 13-2 win over Charlotte Latin this afternoon. The Pirates will play the winner of that game at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Greensboro College for the consolidated state championship. Following that game, the public school senior all-stars will meet the private school senior all-stars in a full, regulation game.

Bulletin for May 14, 1998

Riverside defeated Jordan 13-2 last night to advance to Friday night's NCHSLA Tournament final game at Riverside. They will play Chapel Hill in a rematch of last year's state championship game. Chapel Hill gained the final by defeating East Chapel Hill 9-7 last night.

Bulletin for May 13, 1998

Riverside meets Jordan in the NCHSLA second round tonight at Jordan. Jordan beat Grimsley on Monday to advance and Riverside bombed Orange. Seventh seeded Southeast Guilford played second seed Chapel Hill and sixth seed Winston-Salem Reynolds played at third seed East Chapel Hill yesterday in delayed second-round games. East Chapel Hill beat Reynolds 9-3, but the S.E. Guilford-Chapel Hill score was unavailable on Wednesday morning. The winners of the second round games will meet Friday at 7 p.m. for the NCHSLA championship game. Game will be on the higher seed's home field

Bulletin for May 12, 1998

Riverside defeated Orange 24-0 last night in the first round of the North Carolina High School Lacrosse Association Tournament. Evan Leekley led the scoring for the Pirates with four goals. Riverside, the top seed in the tournament, will now play Jordan, the fourth seed, at Riverside on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Jordan got to the second round by defeating Greensboro Grimsley 6-5 at Jordan last night. Jordan's B.J. Knight had four goals in that contest. The championship game will be held Friday at 7 p.m. at the home field of the higher seed.

Bulletin for May 9, 1998

Riverside lost to Durham Academy tonight 12-10 in a game that was close all the way. Riverside scored first and led 3-1 before the Cavaliers tied it at 3 apiece. Then DA struck for two more and again Riverside tied it at 5. DA led 6-5 at the half and moved to an 8-5 lead before the Pirates brought it back to 8-7. The Pirates fought back from two-goal deficits several times to cut the margin to one, the final time on a goal by Scott Gordon with three minutes left that made the score 11-10 in DA's favor. But the Pirates could never close the gap completely before the Cavaliers scored a final goal with a minute left in the contest. Scott Gordon and Grant Bain led the Pirate scoring with three each. Next up for the Pirates is Orange again, this time in the NCHSLA state tournament. Riverside is the top seed and Orange is the bottom seed in that tournament.

Congratulations to the JV Pirates, who beat DA 5-2 before the varsity game. This is the JV's second win over the DA JVs this year.

Bulletin for May 6, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Chapel Hill 15-7 tonight to win the 1998 PAC-6 Tournament at Orange High. The Pirates got to the final by beating Orange 21-2 last night. Bradley Shore led all scorers with five goals. It was a close game in the first half, with Riverside going up 4-1 at one point, but Chapel Hill scored two quick goals to make it 4-3. The second half began with the score 6-4, but Riverside erupted for six goals in a two-minute span to widen the margin to 12-4 and put the game away.

Riverside's Shore, Scott Gordon, Nick Scroggs, Sean Hizey and Andy Williams were named to the All-Tournament team. Others named to the team were Nick Piscatello, Joe Hubbard, Brad Armstrong and Jonathan Wilson of Chapel Hill. Named from Jordan were B.J. Knight and Brad Edgerton. Named from Orange were Pat Huskins and Josh Wilkins.

Next up for the Pirates is Durham Academy at Riverside on Friday night at 8 p.m. It's Senior Night so come say goodbye to our seniors as they play their last home game.

Bulletin for May 5, 1998

Riverside defeated Orange tonight 21-2 in the PAC-6 Tournament semifinal matchup. Next up for the Pirates is Chapel Hill, which defeated Jordan 9-6 in the other semifinal matchup on Orange High's field. That game is 7 p.m. on Wednesday.

Bulletin for May 3, 1998

Riverside senior midfielder and face-off ace Scott Gordon was named the 1998 PAC-6 Player of the Year yesterday. Coach Jim Kirkley was named the PAC-6 Coach of the Year after the Pirates' 10-2 regular-season record (3-0 in the PAC-6 and 8-0 in the NCHSLA).

The Pirates' junior midfielder Bradley Shore, senior defensemen Nick Scroggs and Sean Hizey, senior attackman Greg Tate and senior goalkeeper Andy Williams joined Gordon on the All-PAC 6 list. Junior attackman Evan Leekley, senior midfielder Kyle Jackson and junior midfielder Nic Tyndall received All-PAC 6 Honorable Mention.

Named All-PAC-6 from other schools were goalie Brad Edgerton, defenseman Jamie Beason, attackman B.J. Knight and midfielders Brian Stynes and Brandon Pierce of Jordan; attackman Pat Huskins of Orange; attackman Danny Barker and midfielders Joe Hubbard and Nick Piscatello of Chapel Hill. Jordan attackman Derek Galvin and Chapel Hill defenseman McIver Wells received Honorable Mention.

Bulletin for May 1, 1998

The Riverside Pirates were leading Jordan 8-3 at the half tonight when the game was called due to lightning. Next up for the Pirates is the PAC-6 tournament on Tuesday, May 5, and Wednesday, May 6, at Orange High. On Tuesday, No. 2 seed Chapel Hill plays No. 3 seed Jordan at 5 p.m. And at 7 p.m. the No. 1 seeded Pirates take on the No. 4 seeded Orange.

Bulletin for April 29, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Winston-Salem Reynolds last night 22-7. Scott Gordon led all scorers with seven goals. Next up for the Pirates is Jordan on Friday, May 1, in a non-conference game.

Bulletin for April 24, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Chapel Hill High tonight 9-7 to take sole possession of first place in the NCHSLA. It was the first time that the Pirates, who are now 6-0 (9-2 overall) in the league, had ever beaten Chapel Hill. Chapel Hill's NCHSLA record is now 4-1 (5-6 overall). The win gives Coach Jim Kirkley's Pirates the distinction of being the first public school ever to beat the Tigers. Scott Gordon led the Pirates with three goals and Bradley Shore added two. Riverside led 3-0 early but the Tigers came back to make it 3-2. The Pirates scored five more times in the first half to make the score at the midpoint 8-3. But in the second half the Tigers outscored the Pirates 4-1, scoring their last goal as the clock ran out. In the JV game this afternoon the JV Pirates also defeated Chapel Hill. The score in that game was 9-3. In other lacrosse news from the area, Durham Academy defeated Charlotte Country Day 8-4 at home today.

Bulletin for April 21, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Greensboro Grimsley 23-2 today, with Bradley Shore scoring five goals and Scott Gordon adding four. Next up for the Pirates is Friday's confrontation with Chapel Hill.

Bulletin for April 19, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Nansemond-Suffolk Academy 10-7 in Suffolk, Va., on Wednesday, April 15, coming back from a 3-0 deficit to take the win. Scott Gordon led all scorers with 4 against NSA. On Friday, April 17, the Pirates defeated Norfolk Collegiate 14-1 in Norfolk, with Bradley Shore leading all scorers with 6 against the Norfolk Collegiate Oaks. The two games were part of this year's Northern Exposure Tour, a four-day trip that included beach time in Virginia Beach and visits to the Nauticus Museum in Norfolk and Busch Gardens in Williamsburg.

Bulletin for April 7, 1998

The Riverside Pirates defeated Jordan 22-6 tonight, with Greg Tate leading the scoring with six. The Riverside JV team also beat Jordan tonight 6-5.

Bulletin for April 4, 1998

The Riverside Pirates lost to Charlotte Country Day, one of the state's lacrosse powerhouses, today 15-7. The Pirates hung with Country Day for a while, even closing to 5-4 in the first half, before CD pulled away.

Bulletin for April 1, 1998

ATTENTION: The game Friday, April 3, against Cape Henry Collegiate of Virginia Beach has been cancelled.

Bulletin for March 31, 1998

1) Pirates beat East Chapel Hill 11-3 tonight.

2) These reminders from Melissa Young

a) Covered dish luncheon
We had such a good response a couple of years ago that we decided to do it again. We are having a covered-dish lunch after the Charlotte Country Day game on Sat., April 4. It will be held at the field after the game and is for the entire family. Players will have a chance to shower after the game and then come to the field. Please bring something to sit on, a covered dish for your family plus two others, serving utensils and a 2-liter drink. We will provide plates, cups, eating utensils, napkins and ice. The lunch will be cancelled in case of rain.

If you have not figured it out yet, RHS lacrosse is not just a sport but a family affair. We hope you can come on the 4th and get acquainted with the new members of our family.

b) Dress nicely
For players going on the Virginia Beach trip, nice clothing is required for the dinner buffet. This does not mean coats and ties but a nice shirt and pants for boys and skirts for girls.

c)Time to pay up
Trip money is due no later than Sat., April 4. Remember, this does not include food except for the two buffet meals.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me (383-3730). Keep trying. I have two teenagers. If you call during the day and leave a message, I will return your call.