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CSD Spartans fall athletes line their bags up along the hallway outside Griffin Gym before their practices and games. The return of sporting equipment means it’s time for fall athletes to get back to doing what they love.

Fall sports return to CSD for the 2025 season

With new athletes, strategies, foes and opportunities, fall sports are back as CSD teams gear up for great seasons.
Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch
October 7, 2025

Fall sports are back in session at the Community School of Davidson (CSD). Get ready to watch sports that range from girls volleyball to football, as well as cross-country, cheerleading and girls tennis....

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Senior receiver Sam Mack (‘26) catches CSD’s first home touchdown of the game against South Mecklenburg. Despite the loss, Mack’s touchdown was a good sign for the Spartans offense to begin the season. (CSD Journalism class photo.)

Spartans football hits the road and finds their footing after two tough home losses

The CSD Spartans football team picked up their first win of the season after dropping consecutive home games in heartbreaking fashion
Dylan Sherman and Carter Burch
September 23, 2025

On Friday, September 12, 2025, the Community School of Davidson (CSD) varsity football team traveled north of Winston-Salem to King, North Carolina, for a Friday night matchup against West Stokes High...

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The Community School of Davidson (CSD) Spartans football team begins every game the same way. Before the game, they go out on the field while holding the American flag to show pride for their country and their team. (Photo used courtesy of Mack Sidden ‘25).

A Spartan football season to remember

11 seniors and a team full of heart transform a season with a highly unusual start into something special
Conner Shelton and Dylan Sherman
December 20, 2024

At the beginning of the season, the Community School of Davidson’s (CSD) varsity football team often wondered what could possibly happen next. As if losing a lightning shortened game wasn’t enough,...

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Junior, Sam Mack’s (‘26) jersey and pads sitting outside the gym mean one thing, fall sports are back. With more than 150 athletes competing across nearly a half dozen sports, fall Spartans head into battle.

Fall sports back in action

Spartan fall athletes begin their seasons
Brandon Amaya, Dylan Sherman, and Conner Shelton
September 23, 2024

With the new school year comes a new fall sports season.The CSD Spartans compete in the Catawba Shores Conference (Class 1A and 2A) of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). All...

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CSD’s varsity cross-country runners double as bakers for a day at practice while decorating the cakes they donated to the 2024 Davidson College Freshman Cake Race.

“Sweet” varsity tradition creates team bonds

CSD’s varsity cross-country team grows closer while supporting new college students in Davidson College’s Freshman Cake Race
Callie Hobbs, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Visual Media Manager
September 9, 2024

On Tuesday, August 27, 2024, CSD’s varsity cross-country team lined up along cafeteria tables instead of starting lines to decorate cakes for donation to Davidson College’s Freshman Cake Race. High...

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Oliver Morris (‘25) evades a tackle as he makes his way into the end zone to give the Spartans a score against Country Day.

The “Rematch”

CSD football looks to avenge their only loss and continue to advance further into the playoffs.
Conner Shelton, Sports Editor and Podcast Editor
November 15, 2023

It’s one thing for a football team to travel to a visitor’s field and win once, it’s another thing to do it twice. If the Spartans have anything to say about Forest Hill coming to Spartan Park to...

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Front row third from right, Isabel Sands (‘27) played for Christ the King’s (CTK) field hockey team in the 2023-24 fall season, along with four more girls at CSD and a few others from various other high schools that didn’t have a team.

Field hockey in a different high school’s colors

Students from multiple high schools, including CSD came together to build a community field hockey team at CTK high school during the fall 2023 season.
Ava Jordan and Isabel Sands
November 11, 2023

While CSD offers many extracurricular athletic activities, there are a few sports that aren’t on the list. Field hockey is one of them. But that doesn’t stop students from participating. Christ the...

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No student section, no packed stands, no problem. Cross-country running has a feel and following all its own.

On the (cross-country) run

A week in the life of a student-athlete in an underrated high school sport
Callie Hobbs, Sports Editor and Opinions Editor
October 12, 2023

For a sport that doesn’t have a student section, and one that makes spectators run further from viewing spot to viewing spot (sometimes more than the athletes run themselves), it is understandable that...

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Athletes, coaches, and cheerleaders come together at Spartan Park during Booster Bash to kick off the fall season.

Spartans return for fall sports

The fall 2023 high school sports season brings excitement to the coaches, athletes and fans of CSD’s athletic community.
Callie Hobbs, Sports Editor and Opinions Editor
October 3, 2023

The fall season features many sports - volleyball, men’s soccer, cross country, golf, tennis, cheerleading and football - and this new year brings back veterans plus exciting changes to the program.  Coach...

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The cake decorated by Callie Hobbs (‘25) and Juliana Clark (‘27), featuring the new Davidson College logo (not easily drawn with frosting), found an owner in the Davidson College Freshman Cake Race.

A sweet twist to running

CSD’s Varsity Cross Country Team bakes cakes to donate to the Davidson College Freshman cake race
Callie Hobbs, Sports and Opinions Editor
September 13, 2023

As a cross-country runner, hearing that you get to decorate cakes as opposed to doing repeats is, well, icing on the cake. CSD’s varsity cross country team recently spent an early season practice doing...

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CSD football, with the hopes of winning conference (and more), is coming after you.

Set to score – Fall season Spartans back in action

Conner Shelton, Emma Davis, and Sinclair Berry
October 12, 2022

The CSD Spartans compete in the Catawba Shores Conference (Class 1A and 2A) of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association (NCHSAA). 1A teams are Langtree Charter, Bradford Prep, Mt. Island Charter...

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