Category: Sports
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Swim and Dive team makes States
The Leesville Road Swim and Dive team had a very successful season, making it to the NCHSAA State Championship. Before either the boys or girls team could take on the state meet, members of…
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Lady Pride reach Cap-8 title
The Lady Pride are headed to the Cap-8 championship for the first time in a several years following their 54-44 win over Heritage. The Pride took an early 11-10 lead into the second quarter.…
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Pride, Benjamin Shock Heritage with game winning three
As time ran down Thursday night against Heritage in round two of the NCHSAA state playoffs, Leesville turned to freshman Jalen Benjamin to hit the game winning shot to knock off the Huskies in…
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Leesville Women’s Soccer Preview
Leesville women’s soccer is starting its 2016 season. Compared to last year, there are more girls trying out. The team’s 2015 season had about 45 girls, and this year there are 60 girls trying…
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Pride Basketball Handles Wake Forest to Advance in CAP-8 Tourney
On Tuesday night at Leesville, the Pride Men’s Basketball Team was able to knock off Wake Forest by a score of 69-45 in the first round of the CAP-8 tournament. The win will force…
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Something to Cheer About
The recent success of the Carolina Panthers are a topic of interest among Carolinians, including students and staff at Leesville Road High School. The Panthers’ 15-1 record is very impressive, especially compared to previous…
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Leesville Swim Makes a Splash
Leesville High School’s 2015-2016 girl’s swim team blew the other Cap 8 teams out of the water on January 30th. The girls team added another notch to their belt naming them champions for four…
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What About the Wrestling Team?
The 2015-2016 LRHS Wrestling team has enjoyed yet another great season. With a record of 36-4, the Pride were able to finish second in the Cap-8, placing behind Wake Forest. For those of you…
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Pride Men’s Basketball Extends Winning Streak Against Enloe
Tuesday night at Leesville, Russ Frazier’s Leesville Road basketball squad was able to extend their conference winning streak to three games and maintain their second place CAP-8 standing as they defeated Enloe 80-53. The…
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Pride Complete CAP-8 Sweep of Heritage Thursday Night
Thursday night, in the second game of a two game CAP-8 series between the Leesville Road Pride and the Heritage Huskies, Leesville defeated Heritage 60-47 in a game that was lopsided from the very…
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The Evolution of Lacrosse at Leesville
Lacrosse, the fastest sport played on two feet, has finally made its impact on Leesville Road High School. Not long ago, the mens and womens teams began and have grown on and off the…
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Pride Goes Swimming
With their alarm clocks blaring as early as 4:15 in the morning, the swim team prepares for another early morning practice. The team meets at Optimist Park for their 5:30 a.m. practice where they…
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Funderburk has seen it all on the court
Since her sophomore year, Kelly Funderburk has been a leader. She has been motivating her team since day one, and she and the team have come a long way. It hasn’t necessarily come easy…
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The experience of committing to college as a junior
When the question “Will you commit to our team?” came out of the speakers on my cell phone, it felt like a thousand pounds had been lifted from my shoulders. I was now committed…
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Pride Wrestling Is Back
Leesville’s 2015-16 Wrestling season has begun. On Wednesday, December 2, the team took on its first conference match of the season. The Pride hosted Heritage High School, and the match began at 7 p.m.…
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Leesville’s Most Underrated Sport
The gymnastics team is arguably the most underrated sports team at Leesville. With only seven members last year, not much news was to be heard about the team even though they ended with a…
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The Evolution of Loonieville
Leesville Road head coach Russ Frazier is in his fourth year at Leesville. He grew up in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina as the son of legendary coach Terry Frazier, who won hundreds of games…
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Leesville cross country has their eyes on the prize
This past Saturday, the Leesville women’s cross country team won regionals and beat Green Hope, their rival of eight years, by just two points. The win has given the Pride confidence and a lot…
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Men’s Soccer Wins CAP-8
The Leesville Road men’s varsity soccer team finished their season with a record of 13-4-3. The last game of the season against the MIllbrook Wildcats secured the team’s spot as Cap 8 champs, which…
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LRHS men’s varsity basketball team prepares for an outstanding season
As the end of the football season nears, the Loonies student section needs a new sport to cheer on. Luckily, on November 2, the 2015-2016 basketball season will be in full swing. The Loonies…
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Millbrook offense too much for Leesville in Annual Halloween Game
For the second year in a row, Leesville played Millbrook on the eve of Halloween, and the result this year was the same as the result last year. Thanks to good Wildcat defense all…
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Leesville Gains Redemption After Playing Broughton
Coming back after a lost lead, Drew Walczyk’s goal brought the Pride up 3-2. The win aided their season record (4-2-2) and proving to Broughton (5-3-0) the boys have improved from last year. Last…
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Leeville Women’s Lacrosse takes on the Pumpkin Shootout
Leesville Road High School’s Women’s Lacrosse team is competing in the Pumpkin Shootout lacrosse tournament Sunday, October 18 in Efland, North Carolina. Becca Mounts and Maria Codispoti, both seniors, led workouts Wednesday, September 16…
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Leesville stays undefeated in CAP-8 with Broughton win
Leesville is off to a 2-0 start in conference play thanks to a solid 24-7 victory over the Broughton Capitals in week 8 of the 2015 football season. For the second game in a…
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Boys Soccer: “Our mentality for the season is take it one game at a time.”
Beating an undefeated Middle Creek, Leesville Road High School’s Varsity Men’s soccer team was on a three-game winning streak. The streak shortly ended after a loss to Sanderson High School’s Varsity Men’s team at…
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Bruised Leesville Road squad falls to Garner despite improvements
Had Leesville Road been healthy and with a full squad on the road at Garner, the Pride might be going into their bye week with a .500 record. However, the team was plagued by…
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Ladies JV tennis team doubles in size
Leesville ladies’ tennis swings into their 2015 fall season of tennis stronger, bigger and prouder than ever. This year has already been proven to be a hit with 40 players trying out and making…
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Women’s Tennis cranks back up at Leesville
Leesville women’s tennis team has already begun the season. So far they’ve played four matches in the last two weeks. Unfortunately in the first three matches they faced some of the best teams in…
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Catamounts outlasts Leesville on a night that had it all
On a night that featured a little bit of everything, finding a headline can be challenging. For starters, the Pride fell short of a comeback in what would have been an epic way to…
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Leesville overpowers Jordan despite sluggish second half
In the first game of the 2015 NCHSAA football season, the Leesville Road Football team was able to cruise to 34-6 victory on the road at Durham Jordan. The game started off quick, as…
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Pride Soccer ready to build on last season’s success
After four sessions of playing in the 95 degree heat, tryouts are officially wrapped up and a roster of 21 players has been named to the 2015 varsity men’s soccer team. A group of…
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Coach Wilson chomping at the bit for Pride Football
As the 2015 football season looms around the corner, Leesville Road head coach Brad Wilson is still settling in. His office has a few pictures, posters, and books yet to be put in place.…
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Soccer motivated Gianfortone from the very beginning
Some students devote their high school years to building up the highest GPA possible to get into the best academic schools in the country. Other students, such as Matt Gianfortone, are motivated for other…
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Leesville Baseball eliminated in state quarterfinals
In front a raucous and packed Friday night crowd, traditional rivals Millbrook and Leesville dueled pitch by pitch, hit by hit for a spot in next week’s 4A East Finals. Leesville, riding a 16-game…
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Leesville women’s soccer celebrates senior night
The Lady Pride held their Senior Night on Wednesday against Wakefield High School. The game ended 1-1 in regulation after Wakefield scored a late goal in the last 20 seconds off a corner kick.…
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Lacrosse cruises past Green Hope in playoffs
Eric Fitz factored in on seven goals, scoring four and assisting on three, to lead the Leesville lacrosse team to its first playoff win in program history. Fed by the energy of an engaged…
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Leesville Lacrosse captures conference title with win over Enloe
By the time that Conner New, the lone four-year letterman on the Leesville Lacrosse, scored his only goal of Tuesday’s Senior Night game, the celebration of Leesville’s conference title was well under way. Griffin…
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Brad Wilson bringing community focus to Leesville football
When the Leesville football team takes the field next autumn to the roar of the Loonies student section, a new man will be there to hear the sound for the first time. That man…
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A historical tournament
This year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament has been one of the most unique and unpredictable tournaments in NCAA history. According to fivethirtyeight.com, this year was supposed to be “easier” to predict compared to last…
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Mareno makes a mark at nationals
Nevada Mareno, Leesville’s own, has shocked America. Saturday, March 14, Mareno joined her teammates in the 4×800 relay at this year’s New Balance Nationals. With a 2:07.60, Mareno helped Leesville, ranked 9th, place 2nd…
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Men’s varsity lacrosse update
After all of the out-of-conference games were rained out, the Pride is off to a perfect start to the season in the CAP-8, holding a 5-0 record. One of the key reasons for the…
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Baseball competes against nation’s best
While most of Leesville enjoyed spring break far away from the Triangle, the Leesville baseball team spent theirs embracing a special stage: the USA Baseball High School Invitational tournament in Cary. The opportunity to…
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Cheerleading from a male’s perspective
The varsity cheerleading team first adopted male cheerleaders in the 2012-2013 winter season. Shelly Reathaford, the head of the cheerleading program and coach of the varsity team, wanted to incorporate boys into the program…
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What it’s like to be a freshman on women’s varsity soccer
Leesville women’s soccer has become something like a dynasty over the years. After winning four of the last five CAP-8 championships and three state championships, it is an intimidating scene for any freshman to…
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Girl’s Basketball continues to improve
Leesville’s Girls Basketball has defined improvement over the past several years. Three years ago, girls basketball was 2-22. It was clear that Leesville needed to step up their game to be able to compete…
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Is football too dangerous for children? Leesville weighs in
Football is recognized as a violent and somewhat dangerous sport. It is probably known best for its acute injuries, even though the most concerning aspect is its long term effects, especially on the brain.…
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Leesville Basketball falls to East Wake in playoffs
The Leesville men’s basketball team rallied from a large second-half deficit but fell in the closing minutes to East Wake in the first round of the 4A state playoffs, ending their 2014-15 season on…
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Leesville’s wrestling season comes to a close
January 28 marked the day Leesville’s wrestling team annihilated their opponent, Wakefield, during their last home match of the season. The wrestlers who competed on January 28 were Dan Mills, Jason Mills, Justin Tibbs,…
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Leesville Sports Medicine wins the olympics
This past Wednesday, February 4, Leesville’s Sports Medicine team attended the Wake County Sports Medicine Olympics. They were held at Cary High School. At this event, Sports Med students from Cary, East Wake and…
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Dancing on the basketball court
Between their Homecoming performance and winter concert, the Leesville Dance Ensemble has spent the past few weeks working hard to prepare for their most recent performance at the varsity men’s basketball game. This past…