Cape Fear Christian Academy’s fishing team of River Ennis and Aubrey Bass finished third in the Southern Division and 13th overall in the Bass Federation Junior World Championship at Mosquito Lake in Trumbull County, Ohio, at the close of July. CFCA’s fishing team was 18th overall last year when the tournament was held in Arkansas. […]
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CFCA anglers win another state championship
River Ennis and Aubrey Jackson of Cape Fear Christian Academy won the North Carolina Student Angler Federation Junior Division championship on Saturday, May 30, at Lake Tillery. It was the second straight state championship for a CFCA duo. Ennis teamed with his younger brother, Reed, for the title in 2019. Ennis and Jackson earned a […]
McWilliams, Bass honored as CFCA’s top athletes
Jeremyah McWilliams was named Male Athlete of the Year and Kristen Bass was recognized as Female Athlete of the Year at Cape Fear Christian Academy’s graduation on Saturday morning at the school. The awards were presented before the 2020 class received its diplomas because this year there was no spring sports banquet when those honors […]
Steve Mims Jr. named varsity boys basketball coach at CFCA
Cape Fear Christian Academy has named Steve Mims Jr. to coach its varsity boys basketball program. Mims has been an assistant coach with Fayetteville Academy’s varsity boys the last two seasons. Mims was a standout at E.E. Smith before graduating in 1999. He went on to play at Wingate. Mims then played professionally in Germany […]
River Ennis adds to fishing credentials with weekly online win
Eighth-grader River Ennis of Cape Fear Christian Academy won week three of an online bass fishing competition with catches from area ponds, including Keith Hills. The contest is sponsored by bass fishing legend Mike Icanelli and has raised over $10,000 for meals for children with COVID-19 in his native New Jersey. The competition uses an […]
Eagles take varsity diamond wins
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity baseball and softball teams prepared for the start of Sandhills Athletic Conference play on Friday with wins earlier in the week. After two postponements, the Eagles opened their season in baseball on Monday with a 17-7 win at Lee Christian in six innings. CFCA, the defending NCISAA 1-A champions in […]
CFCA varsity softball, middle school baseball take different paths
Cape Fear Christian Academy’s varsity softball and middle school baseball teams took different paths to victory as they played at home on Monday afternoon. CFCA dominated throughout in a 24-0 softball win over Mintz Christian Academy of Roseboro, while the middle school baseball team erased a 2-run deficit in its last at-bat for a 10-9 […]
Prayers answered for Peregoy, CFCA presents winter athletic awards
Karen Parker, Cape Fear Christian Academy head of school, offered a prayer for Landon Peregoy with the blessing at the winter sports athletic banquet on Thursday evening in the school gym. The prayers from Mrs. Parker and many others were answered as Peregoy came home the following afternoon after treatment at Duke Hospital for a […]
CFCA alumnus to play in new Basketball Africa League
Former Cape Fear Christian Academy athlete Cheikh Bamba Diallo, better known as C.B., has returned to his native country, Senegal, to play in the new Basketball Africa League. The league was a project developed by the late David Stern, former NBA commissioner. It is a joint effort between the NBA and FIBA (International Basketball Federation) […]
CFCA defeats Cresset, 2-0, in girls soccer
Cape Fear Christian Academy defeated visiting Cresset Christian of Durham, 2-0, in a nonconference varsity girls soccer match on Thursday afternoon. CFCA coach Michael Breslin saw significant improvement from a 7-1 home loss to Southside Christian of Clayton on Tuesday. “Today was important for the team,” Breslin said after Thursday’s match. “With such an inexperienced […]