Athletics News

It’s a big week for our Pace Knights! Tonight, the varsity volleyball team will travel to Lovett to take on the Lions in the area championship. The game starts at 7 p.m. Admission is $6, and the first 50 Pace students will get in free when showing a student ID. Come out and cheer on the Knights! 

Then, kick off your weekend on Friday evening at Riverview Sports Complex’s Walsh Field as the varsity football team hosts Therrell High School at 7:30 p.m. Please note these game-day reminders:

• Tickets (for adults and non-Pace students) are $7—CASH ONLY—unless you are a member of the Booster Club (and then admission is free for up to two adults). It’s not too late to join the Booster Club. Memberships are available at a variety of levels, some of which include reserved parking spots at Riverview (a limited number remain).

• All current Pace students and faculty/staff may attend the game free of charge.

• The student-section game-day theme is Country Western.

• Stadium gates open at 6 p.m.

• We’ll celebrate our senior mountain bikers and cross-country runners at halftime.

• More Junior Knight cheerleaders will cheer during the first quarter of the game and will perform between the first and second quarters. You will not want to miss it!

• Our Lower School Wristband Challenge also continues. Any Lower School student in attendance will receive a wristband; those who attend three of the Knights’ four regular-season home games will be entered to win an end-of-season prize. Stop by the concession stand and grab your wristband.

Can’t make a game? You can watch Middle School, club, junior varsity and varsity games that take place in the Inman Center and natatorium and at Riverview Sports Complex’s softball field, multi-purpose field and Walsh Field on www.nfhsnetwork.com. To stream games as they happen, log in to your NFHS account or create a new one, and type “Pace Academy” in the search bar.

Our Upper School basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving seasons begin this month. Please take note of the following start dates:

• Boys/Girls Swimming & Diving - Oct. 13 - kick-off letter sent by Coach John Ague yesterday to all participants

• Boys/Girls Basketball - Oct. 25 - Christal Caldwell

• Wrestling - Oct. 25 - Sharman White

Please Note: 

• Coaches will be sending kick-off/follow-up emails to those participants who are signed up for these sports. If you are not receiving emails, then you are not signed up, so be sure and reach out to the respective head coaches and copy athletics@paceacademy.org.

• An interest meeting for basketball cheerleading will take place on Monday, Oct. 18, at 3:30 p.m. in the Inman Center Team Room. Details will also be emailed to current varsity/junior varsity football cheerleading families this weekend, but if you are interested, be sure and attend this meeting or email athletics@paceacademy.org if you cannot attend.

Additional details regarding winter sports will always be shared through School News and grade-level communications.

Our Middle School basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving seasons begin this month. Please take note of the following start dates. 

• Boys/Girls Swimming & Diving - Oct. 13 - kick-off letter already sent by John Ague

• Boys/Girls Basketball - Oct. 21

• Wrestling - Oct. 25

Please Note:

• Coaches will be sending kick-off emails to those participants who are signed up for these sports right after Fall Break. If you are not receiving emails for a particular sport, then you are not signed up, so be sure and reach out to athletics@paceacademy.org.

• Boys basketball has a 100% optional clinic on Saturday, Oct. 16 at Pace, and the details/signups have already been communicated by Sharman White, varsity head coach, to those individuals signed up for basketball tryouts. If you have any questions, please email Coach White.

• Girls basketball has 100% optional open gym opportunities on Wednesdays (Oct. 13 & Oct. 20) from 5-6 p.m. in Boyd Gym. No need to sign up–just attend if you can and are signed up for basketball this winter. If you have any questions, please email Christal Caldwell, varsity head coach.

Additional details will always be shared through School News and grade-level communications. Please read these athletics-related postings carefully and reach out to athletics@paceacademy.org with questions.