Joel Justus is the Patriots' new men's basketball coach. (Davidson Day School photo)

Davidson Day School on Friday introduced Joel Justus as its new basketball coach and dean of student life. Justus was hired after a national search to replace former coach Ron Johnson.

Justus has been basketball coach and assistant director of admissions a Woodberry Forest School, a boarding school in central Virginia,. In four years there, he led the Tigers to a Virginia Prep League regular season title in 2010 and two appearances in the conference championship game. Read the full story

Henry Sisson

Davidson College pitcher Henry Sisson has been attracting national attention this week for a no-hitter he threw last Friday, April 13, to lead the Wildcats over Wofford, 1-0.

On Thursday, the freshman left hander received two more national accolades for his feat, which was the sixth no-hitter in Davidson baseball history. He was named to the College Baseball Hall of Fame National All-Star Lineup and also named as the CollegeBaseballInsider.com National Pitcher of the Week. Read the full story

Austin Kieffer paddling on Lake Norman (Bill Giduz/Davidson College)

Two Davidson College students are among the competitors this weekend at the2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Canoe Slalom, at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

Davidson College says senior Austin Kieffer and sophomore Caroline Queen are so serious that they took the semester to train for the trials. Read the full story

Brent Long of Cornelius, who is sponsored by Visit Lake Norman, won the Missouri tournament last weekend.

BRANSON, Mo. – Brent Long of Cornelius said a wrong turn led him to a lucky fishing spot that helped him win last weekend’s national Walmart FLW Tour Major tournament on Table Rock Lake in Missouri. Long caught 20 bass weighing 78 pounds, 13 ounces to grab first place and the $125,000 prize. Read the full story

Seamus Power putts in last week's eGolf tourney at River Run. (River Run photo)

Irish golfer Seamus Power won $15,000 and an honorary one-year membership to River Run Country Club after winning the eGolf Tour’s River Run Classic last Friday, March 30.

Power, from Waterford, Ireland, shot a 70 Friday to post a three day low of 16-under-par 200, and capture his first eGolf Tour title. Read the full story

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson, Davidson Day School’s Dean of Student Life and boys’ head basketball coach, is leaving to become an assistant basketball coach at Division I Marist College in New York, the school announced Friday. Johnson’s last day is April 13.

Johnson led Davidson Day to a 75-21 record over the past three years and helped build the school’s basketball program into a state tournament contender.

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De'Mon Brooks dunks in a February game (Bill Giduz photo)

Davidson men’s basketball forward De’Mon Brooks has been named Associated Press All-America Honorable Mention.

Brooks was voted the Southern Conference Player of the Year by the league’s coaches and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the conference tournament in leading Davidson to its 11th tournament title and NCAA appearance. Read the full story

Drew Onken (Davidson College photo)

Davidson College will send its first-ever representative to the NCAA Division I Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships this week when Drew Onken competes in the 400-meter individual medley and other events. And it’s no surprise to Coach John Young that the junior swimmer is the first Wildcat man to reach such heights. Read the full story

Alex Caskey

Former Davidson College soccer player Alex Caskey on Tuesday was called up to play with Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders. Meanwhile, the Southern Conference has picked Davidson golfer Richard Fountain as its golfer of the month for his top 5 performances in two February tournaments. Read on for the details. Read the full story