Coach Kirkley has been the Riverside lacrosse coach since 1993, the second year of the program. In 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002 his teams won the NCHSLA (public school) championship. He has 26 years of coaching experience in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and North Carolina. He played college lacrosse at Bucknell University, where he was a long stick defenseman. He has a master's degree in divinity from Gordon-Conwell Seminary and a Ph.D. from Duke University. Most summers he punishes his aging body by playing in the master's division at the Vail Shootout. He has been known to become agitated at the occasional officiating call, prompting a visiting fan once to exclaim, "This guy's an ordained minister?"

A 1999 graduate of RHS, winner of two state championships, and still the career leading scorer for the Pirates (243 total points on 119 goals, 124 assists), Evan has previously coached the JV at Riverside and Greensboro Grimsley and played collegiately at Greensboro College.

Taking over the JV coaching spot is 2005 RHS graduate Andy Ross. A student at UNC-CH, Andy is a good teacher who has previously worked with Coach Kirkley at his summer camps.

The 2007 stat girl crew consists of (front row, left to right) Maren Hardin, Rebecca Clay, Amy Waters, (second row, left to right) Anna Gibala, Kendall Cook, Mary Kate McMannus, Sarah Ross, (third row, left to right) Margaret Kercher, Kristin Lassiter, Mary Kate Cash. Not Pictured are Lizzy Lauffer, Chrissy Romano, Chrissy Warren, Katie Fowler, and Sophie Ebel.