All-District & All-Tournament

Congratulations to Lexie Pendergrass, Mattox Hollingsworth, Christian Engelbrecht, and Tyson Robinson on being selected for All-District Team. Also a big congratulations to Rebecca Dean on being selected for the All-Tournament Team. Way to go, Golden Eagles, we are proud of you!

All-Conference ISC

Congratulations to Noeline Negrete, Tripp Waters, Blythe Waters, Kaylee Combs, Reece Wyatt, and Ethan Trayler on being selected All-Conference for ISC Basketball. Way to go, Golden Eagles, we are proud of you!

Hollingsworth Leads Lady Golden Eagles To Victory

On Thursday, February 6th, our high school girls basketball team traveled to Collegedale, where they secured the number four seed in the regular season. The Lady Golden Eagles defeated Collegedale, 46-26, and Junior, Mattox Hollingsworth led the team in points with 19. The Lady Golden Eagles will look to secure another win on Monday, February 10th for the first round of the district playoffs.

Lower School Boys Soar Past Belvoir

On Tuesday, February 4th, our lower school boys traveled to Belvoir and defeated them 49-7. Jackson Hicks, a standout 5th grader, had 12 points to help lead them to victory. Way to go, little Golden Eagles. We are very proud of them as this will help them go into the ISC tournament with a lot of confidence.

Lower School and Middle School Boys Defeat Oakwood on The Road

On Monday, January 27th, lower school boys and middle school boys defeated Oakwood tonight on the road. Fifth grader, Jackson Hicks led the lower school team in scoring with 10 points. Middle school boys won in a close, neck-to-neck battle, 46-43! Way to go, Golden Eagles!

Sophomore, Bryson Henry Advances To State!

On Sunday, January 27th, Sophomore, Bryson Henry competed at the University of Tennessee KISL City meet championship meet. He placed 6th in the 100Y back in the finals. Bryson, will swim in the TISCA High School state swim meet on February 8th. Way to go, Bryson!

Middle School Boys Basketball Pull Two Close Victories Off

On Saturday, January 24th our middle school JV and varsity boys teams defeated St. Jude in close, nail-biting games. JV won, 27-26 and varsity won 36-30! Way to go, Golden Eagles.

Wins For ALL Against Berean

On Thursday, January 23rd our lower school girls and boys, along with our middle school teams, defeated Berean for the celebratory night of our 8th graders! This was an exciting night for our lower and middle school programs.

Lower and Middle School Snag A Few Wins On The Road

On Tuesday, January 21st, our lower and middle school basketball teams traveled to OLPH. Both of our lower school basketball teams defeated the Rams. Our JV middle school boys and varsity girls defeated the Rams also. It was a great night for our basketball program!

HS Girls Basketball Clinched Two Victories In One Week

On Monday, January 13th, our high school girls basketball team hosted and defeated Collegedale 30-26. Junior, Mattox Hollingsworth was the leading scorer with 10 points.

On Friday, January 17th, the high school girls traveled to St. Andrews Sewanee and defeated them, 45-13. Freshman, Piper Heyworth led the team in scoring with 11 points.

Way to go, Lady Golden Eagles.

LS & MS Boys Win On The Road at Belvoir!

On Tuesday, January 14th, our lower school boys (not pictured)  and varsity middle school boys basketball teams traveled to Belvoir Christian Academy and defeated them. We are super proud of them for clinching the win on the road. Gabriel Saddler was a standout player for the lower school boys, with a game-high of 9 points that helped lead them to victory.

MS Boys WIN Again!

On Thursday, December 9th, our middle school boys traveled to St. Jude, and the JV and Varsity teams clinched victories. The JV won easily, while the Varsity took the game to the wire. Our guys finished strong in a nail-biter, 39-38! Way to go, we are proud of you!

MS Boys Get A Win First Game Back From Christmas Break

On Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, our varsity middle school boys team hosted TCPS for their first game back from Christmas Break. This was a great win for our middle school boys program as they defeated TCPS, 36-8! Way to go, Golden Eagles.

HS Boys Basketball Clinch Win in Christmas Tournament

On December 28th, our high school boys basketball team played at Riverbend Park in Dalton, GA against South Pittsburgh and defeated them in a nail biter, 50-47! Way to go, gentlemen!

Lower School Boys Win Again...

On Thursday, December 19th, our lower school boys traveled to Brainerd Baptist and defeated them in a nail-biter, 26-22! They are on a roll. Despite their recent loss to Bright, 23-21, they continued to show resilience and battled back to a victory.

Great Day For GBA Basketball!

On Saturday, December 14th, all of our basketball teams played at home. Our lower school and middle school teams hosted the OLPH Rams, and all secured a win. Our high school teams hosted the CSTHEA Patriots, and the girls soared past them with no issues at all. Freshman, Lexie Pendergrass led the team with 21 points!

Lower School Boys Basketball Defeats Oakwood

On Friday, December 13th, our lower school boys' basketball team hosted Oakwood Christian Academy. The Golden Eagles had no problems soaring passed the Eagles to a 33-13 victory! Way to go, Golden Eagles!

Middle School Girls and Boys Defeat Berean on the Road!

On Tuesday, December 10th, our Varsity middle school basketball teams traveled to Berean and secured two wins. Our middle school girls won, 24-15, and eighth grader Kaylee Combs led the team in scoring with 16 points. Our middle school boys won, 38-22! Way to go, Golden Eagles!

Pendergrass Leads the Way With 25!

On Monday, December 9th, our high school girls basketball team defeated CSAS, 49-11. Freshman, Lexie Pendergrass led the team with 25 points. Junior, Sophie Ibrahim followed closely behind with 15 points. Way go, Lady Golden Eagles.

LS Boys Get 1st Win!

Monday, December 9th, our lower school boys clinched their first win of the season over the Collegedale Eagles, 31-18! They are now, 1-1! Way to go, little Golden Eagles!

HS Boys Defeat Maryville Christian at Home & Copper Basin on The Road

On Saturday, November 30th, our high school boys hosted Maryville Christian. They defeated them 66-52. Senior Tyson Robinson was the leading scorer with 25 points. Senior Tayven Guthrie followed behind him with 16 points, and Senior Carson Knecht had 14 points. We are very proud of them.

On Tuesday, December 3rd, they traveled to Copper Basin and defeated them 62-41. Way to go, guys!

HS Basketball Defeats Lookout Valley In Season Opener

Our high school basketball team's Season/Home Opener was Monday, November 25th. The Golden Eagles defeated the Yellow Jackets of Lookout Valley.

The varsity girls clinched the win, 34-31 with Junior, Sophie Ibrahim leading the way with 12 points.

The varsity boys won by a landslide, 81-10, with multiple players in double-figures. However, Freshman standout, Grant Phillips led the way with 22 points. 

The Golden Eagles will host Maryville Christian on Saturday, November 30th at 4:00 and 5:30 p.m.

All-District & All-Region!

Congratulations to Junior, Mattox Hollingsworth on being named All-District for Volleyball.

Congratulations to Seniors, Elsa Smith and Sofia Simpson on being named All-Region for Soccer.

We are proud of you three ladies!

Great Season, Little Golden Eagles!

On Tuesday, November 19th, our lower school soccer team hosted Brainerd Baptist in the Championship. This game was a nail-biter, with back-to-back goals scored by each team. Not to mention, it was raining the entire time. The game ended up going into penalty kicks and even extra ones to close the game. Our Golden Eagles fought strong and hard the whole game but came up short, with a score of 7-6. Despite losing this game, they still clinched the "Regular Season Champions" title. The final record for this season was nine wins and one loss. We are extremely proud of our student-athletes! Way to go!

ONE GAME AWAY...

Our lower school soccer team defeated Boyd Buchanan on Monday, September 18th, to secure their championship ticket! They will host Brainerd Baptist on Tuesday, September 19th, at 5:00 PM for the ISC Championship. If they win, this will be their third year in a row as both Regular Season and Tournament ISC Champions!

Lower School Soccer... Regular Season Champions!

Our little Golden Eagles defeated SBA in their last regular season game, earning them the Regular Season Champions title! They will host Boyd Buchanan in the quarter-finals on Monday, November 18th!

Tayven Guthrie Places 19th at State!

Friday morning, Senior, Tayven Guthrie finished 19th out of 77 runners in the State meet for the 5K race! Way to go, Tayven! We are so proud of you!

Lower School Soccer Defeats Boyd & CCS!

Our lower school soccer team defeated Boyd Buchanan on Monday, November 4th. The Golden Eagles hosted the Buccaneers at 4:30, and finished the match on top, 4-1! Tuesday, November 5th, they traveled to CCS and defeated the Chargers on their home field, 5-2!

Lower school soccer has been undefeated so far this season. They have been playing phenomenally.

Golden Eagles Defeat 4A Southeast Whitfield in Nail Biter!

Friday, November 1st was the last game of the season for our high school football team. It was also Homecoming! This was by far, the most exciting game of the season! Your Golden Eagles battled and went back and forth, touchdown for touchdown the entire game. Senior, Carson Knecht scored the game-winning touchdown with less than two minutes remaining in the 4th quarter. Despite giving up a big completion with 30 seconds remaining in the game Junior, Hayden Smith came up with a game-ending sack to win the game 36-32! 

Stats:

Senior, Carson Knecht: 2 TD's

Junior, Kaenyn Morgan: 1 TD

Senior, Joel Estes: 1 TD

Senior, Tyson Robinson: 1 TD

Junior, Kennedy Brewer: 5 Tks

Sophomore, Trey Groce: 4 Tks

Junior, Hayden Smith: 3 Tks

Freshman, Shepherd Heyworth: 3 Tks

Guthrie Is State Bound!

Tuesday, October 29th high school XC competed at Regionals.  Senior, Tayven Guthrie, once again set another record running a 16.47.30 placing 5th out of 85 runners and earning a spot to race at State next Friday, November 8! Great job!!

LS Defeats SBA, 6-1!

Tuesday, October 29th our lower school coed soccer team hosted SBA and soared past them with no problems. Our little Golden Eagles moved up a division this year and they are still graciously soaring. They defeated SBA, 6-1!

Grace Defeats Concord!

Friday, October 25th night, was an exciting night for our Grace community. All Fall sports senior night, and the annual cheer clinic took place. The Golden Eagles defeated Concord Christian, 28-21!

Stats:

Senior, Joel Estes: 1 TD

Freshman, Shepherd Heyworth: 1 TD

Junior, Ethan Dominguez: 2 TDs

Junior, Andrew Huggins: 13 Tks

Junior, Hayden Smith: 4 Tks

Senior, Joel Estes: 3 Tks

Freshman, Shepherd Heyworth: 3 Tks

Junior, Blaine Campbell: 3 Tks

Grace Swimming Takes a Deep Dive Into Their First Meet

Thursday, October 24th our middle and high school swim team competed at their first meet of the season. We had individuals who did well and as a team we placed 4th! Way to go, Golden Eagles!

High School:

Bryson Henry 10pts

50M Free - 6th place

100M Back - 2nd place

100M Breast - 3rd place

Avery Crago 1pt

100M Free - 6th place

Middle School:

Asher Szlachetka 12pts

50M Free - 2nd place

50M Fly - 4th place

50M Breast - 3rd place

Evan Glasgow 7pts

50M Free - 3rd place

50M Back - 4th place

Grayce Broyles 6pts

50M Free - 4th place

50M Back - 4th place

Guthrie Places 23rd Out Of 255 Runners

Tuesday, October 22nd, our high school XC team traveled to Baylor for their annual "Front Runner" race. Senior, Tayven Guthrie finished 23rd out of a total of 255 runners. Any runner who finished in the top 50 received a hoodie. Way to go, Tayven!

Congrats Lower School Soccer On Another Win!

Tuesday, October 22nd, our lower school soccer hosted Brainerd Baptist at home at 4:30 p.m. Our little Golden Eagles soared past them with ease. The final score was 6-0! Way to go!

LS & MS XC Individuals Advance To State

Saturday, October 19th our lower and middle school XC teams competed at the Regional Meet at Woodland Park. Several student-athletes placed high enough to advance to the State Meet on Saturday, October 26th in Knoxville, TN. We are very proud of these little Golden Eagles! Way to go, keep soaring.

3 Great Standouts...

Thursday, October 10th, our high school XC team traveled to Soddy Daisy to compete in another meet. Senior, Brianna Jackson placed 19th, Freshman, Sydney Frees placed 6th, and Sophomore, Lucas Draper placed 15th. We are very proud of these 3 student-athletes for representing Grace well. Way to go!

Guthrie Places 10th

Tuesday, October 8th high school XC traveled to Heritage High for another meet. Senior, Tayven Guthrie placed 10th out of 241 runners with a time of 17.39. Way to go, tayven!

High School Football Soars Past Providence

Friday, October 4th, our high school football team hosted Providence Christian at home. Our Golden Eagles soared past Providence with ease. The final score was 35-6.

Stats:
Senior, Carson Knecht: 2 TD's

Junior, Ethan Dominguez: 1 TD
Sophomore, Gabe Reed: 1 TD

Junior, Andrew Huggins: 9 TK's

Sophomore, Trey Groce: 4 TK's
Junior, Kaenyn Morgan: 4 TK's

Senior, Joel Estes: 3 TK's

Lady Golden Eagles Defeat the Patriots

Monday, September 30th our high school soccer team hosted the Chattanooga Patriots for their last home game of the season. We were very pleased to watch our Ladies score a total of 2 goals to defeat the Patriots, 2-1. Way to go!

Lower School Soccer, 2-0!

Monday, September 30th our lower school co-ed soccer team traveled to OLPH and defeated the Rams, 10-0! Way to go, Golden Eagles, we are so proud of you.

Destiny Foreman, Places 12th in Championship Meet

Monday, September 30th our lower school cross country team competed at Woodland Park in the ISC Championship. Destiny Foreman placed 12th overall and we are super proud of her!

Kaylee Combs Makes All-Tournament, ISC

8th Grader, Kaylee Combs was selected to make the All-Tournament Team for the ISC in middle school softball. Congratulations.

Lower School Soccer Sweeps St. Peter's For Season Opener

Tuesday, September 24 our lower school coed soccer team hosted St. Peter's School for their home/season opener. Our little Golden Eagles defeated St. Peter's , 10-1. Way to start off the season strong. We are very proud of them.

Congrats to Tripp Waters and Brooks Schmidt

Monday, September 23rd our lower school XC team competed at Woodland Park for another race. Congratulations to Tripp Waters and Brooks Schmidt on gaining a person best, running under 7 minutes. Also, congratulations to Tripp Waters on placing 7th out of all of the 4th and 5th grade boys.

Next Stop... Regionals

Thursday, September 19th Sophomore, David Klein competed in the District Golf tournament today and shot an 89! David qualified for the Region Tournament, which takes place next Tuesday. Congrats, David!

Guthrie WINS Again!

Tuesday, September 17th our high school XC team ran in the Rabbit Valley Run Meet at East Hamilton High School. Senior, Tayven Guthrie placed first in the boys race! Way to go, Tayven!

Hollingsworth Named All-Tournament & Victory Over TCPS

Tuesday, September 17th our high school volleyball team hosted TCPS at home and defeated them in 3 sets. Junior, Mattox Hollingsworth was honored before the game for making the All-Tournament team at the recent Blue Ridge Classic Tournament. Way to go!

3rd Place In Blue Ridge Classic

Saturday, September 14th, our high school volleyball team placed 3rd in the Blue Ridge Classic at Providence Christian Academy. We are very proud of these ladies, as they only had 8 travel to play in the tournament. Way to go, Lady Golden Eagles 

Carson Knecht Leads The Way With 3 TDs

Friday, September 13th, high school football traveled to Memphis, TN at Rossville Christian and left with another victory. The Golden Eagles finally started to pull away in the 3rd quarter and created a large lead for Rossville Christian to catch up to. Senior Carson Knecht led the way with 153 rushing yards and 3 TDs.

Junior, Hayden Smith: 6 Tks
Junior, Andrew Huggins: 5 Tks

Junior, Walter Bianco: 4 Tks

Junior, Kenedy Brewer: 2 Tks

Guthrie Breaks School Record

Thursday, September 12th, our high school XC team had another meet at Woodland Park. It was an exciting day for Senior, Tayven Guthrie as he broke the school record for the 5K time. His time was 16.55.80. This is a new and exciting record for our XC program. Way to go, Tayven! We are very proud of you and all of your hard work!

Guthrie Makes Top 10, Again!

Tuesday, September 10th, our high school XC team traveled to Dalton, GA to run in the Rocky Face Meet. They had a hilly course to compete on yesterday at Rocky Face Ridge Park in Dalton, GA. A lot of hard work and endurance was used by each of our runners to complete this race! Senior, Tayven Guthrie led the way by finishing 7th out of 164 runners. Way to go!

Simpson Saves The Day

Tuesday, September 10th, our high school girls soccer team hosted St. Andrew's Sewanee. Senior, Sofia Simpson scored 2 goals to help the Lady Golden Eagles advance to a victory over S.A.S. The Lady Golden Eagles trailed most of the match, 1-0, until Simpson scored two back-to-back goals making the final score, 2-1. Way to go, Ladies!

High School Volleyball Wins in 3 Sets

Monday, September 9th, our varsity volleyball team traveled to East Ridge and defeated them in 3 sets. This was a great win for our Lady Golden Eagles!

Little Golden Eagles SOAR

Monday, September 9th was our lower and middle school cross country teams' 3rd meet of the season at Woodland Park.

Standouts for lower school: Maverick Newton, Tripp Clarke, and Tripp Waters. They all finished in the top 20!

The standout for middle school was Gavin Bontekoe. He finished in the top 10!

Way to go, we are proud of you!

Golden Eagles Soar Past Innovation With Ease

Friday, September 6th was the Golden Eagles' first night on their Home field since 2019. Grace breezed past Innovation with a score of 41, 6.

Senior, Tyson Robinson - 2 TD

Senior, Carson Knecht - 2 TD

Junior, Walter Bianco - 1 TD

Ethan Dominguez - 1 TD

Junior, Andrew Huggins - 6 Tks
Junior, Ethan Dominguez -3 Tks

Junior, Kennedy Brewer - 2 Tks

Sophomore, Trey Groce - 2 Tks

"I'm very proud of our guys. It was a great night for them to feel all of the love and support from our Grace community for the first night on our home field", said Coach Bob Ateca.

Guthrie With An Impressive Performance

Thursday, September 5th our high school XC team had their first 5K race of the season.

Senior, Tayven Guthrie finished with a time of 17.02 and placed 1st in the JV race and 3rd in the Varsity race.

Way to go, Tayven!

JV Volleyball Defeats St. Andrew's Sewanee

Thursday, September 5th our high school JV volleyball team traveled to St. Andrew's Sewanee and won in 2 matches.

Sophomore, Emma Grace Ward had 4 kills and 2 aces.

Freshman, Hannah Jensen had 3 kills and 6 aces.

Sophomore, Jillian Fawbush had 1 kill and 2 assists.

Junior, Elizabeth Scott had 2 aces.

Freshman, Hanna Bianco had 1 kill, 3 digs, and 8 assists.

Freshman, Tessa Waldron had 1 kill.

Freshman, Ansleigh Otting had 2 digs.

Sophomore, Abby Otting had 2 digs.

Sophomore, Liz Cooke had 2 kills, 4 digs, and 1 ace.

Way to go, ladies.

Maverick Newton Places Top 10

Tuesday, September 3rd our lower school cross country team finished their second meet at Woodland Park. One of our 3rd Graders, Maverick Newton placed in the top 10 of all of the coed 3rd grade runners. Way to go, Maverick!

Girls Middle School Tennis Wins Against St. Jude

Tuesday, September 3rd our middle school girls tennis team had a great match against St. Jude. 8th Grader, Katie Thompson and 7th Grader, Maddie Land won their doubles match. Katie Thompson also won her singles match, 6-1. Way top go, Golden Eagles.

Soaring Past Copper Basin

Friday, August 30th our high school football team traveled to Copper Basin and clinched the victory, 41-6.

Junior, Andrew Huggins scored 1 TD

Junior, Kaenyn Morgan scored 1 TD
Junior, Walter Bianco scored 1 TD

Senior, Tyson Robinson scored 1 TD

Guthrie Places Top 10

Tuesday, August 27th our high school cross country team had their first meet of the season.

Senior, Tayven Guthrie placed 7th, running a 10.47.18 for his 2-mile time. Other runners on the team had PRs, including Junior, Caleb Cox, who shaved off 2 minutes of his last mile.

Way to go!

Freshmen Volleyball Defeats McMinn Co.

Tuesday, August 27th our freshmen volleyball team defeated McMinn Co. on the road in 2 sets.

Mya Flores service aced the final 3 points to win the first set and the final 2 points to win the second set.

High School Girls Soccer Clinches Victory, 9-0

Tuesday, August 27th our high school girls soccer team defeated Chattanooga Central, 9-0.

Senior, Sofia Simpson had 5 goals

8th Grader, Celia Simpson had 2 goals
Freshman, Addison Smith had 2 goals

Senior, Elsa Smith had 5 saves and the shutout.

Lower & Middle School Cross Country Begins Season Strong

Monday, August 26th was the first cross country meet of the season for our lower and middle school teams. Despite the severe heat, our Golden Eagles completed PRs and competed well.

6th Grader, George Bontekoe placed 5th out of 98 boys. 7th Grader, Gavin Bontekoe placed 4th out of 98 boys. The Bontekoe brothers had a standout running performance. We are very excited for these cross country teams to continue to grow faster and stronger. Go, Golden Eagles!

High School Football SOARS past Lookout Valley, 63-0!

The first Friday night lights game was on August 23rd. Our Golden Eagles breezed by the Yellow Jackets.

Stats:
Senior, Tyson Robinson - 1 TD

Junior, Andrew Huggins - 1 TD
Junior, Kingston Ragan - 1 TD

Junior, Walter Bianco - 2 TD

Junior, Blaine Campbell - 1 TD
Sophomore, Gabe Reed - 2 TD

Senior, Sam Richards - 5 Tks
Junior, Andrew Huggins - 4 Tks

Freshman, Shepherd Heyworth, 4 Tks

Hollingsworth's 26 Aces Leads High School Volleyball to Victory

On Thursday, August 22nd the high school varsity volleyball team traveled to TCPS.

The Lady Golden Eagles defeated TCPS in 3 sets. Junior, Mattox Hollingsworth had a phenomenal night, with 26 aces that helped the Lady Golden Eagles breeze past TCPS to a victory.

Way to go, ladies!

HS Girls Soccer Defeats CGLA for Home/Season
Opener

On Tuesday, August 20th the high school girls soccer defeated CGLA, 9-0 for their home/season opener.

Scoring: Freshman, Addison Smith - 1

Junior, Staci Holliman - 2

Freshman, Piper Heyworth - 1

Sophomore, Avery Crago - 1

8th Grader, Celia Simpson - 2

Senior, Elsa Smith -1

Elsa Smith got the shutout for the game.

We are very proud of our Lady Golden Eagles!

MS/HS 2-Mile Jamboree

On Tuesday, August 20th the middle and high school cross country teams competed in the 2-mile jamboree at Woodland Park.

7th Grader, Gavin Bontekoe ran a 12.45 and placed 13th out of 167 boys.

Senior, Tayven Guthrie ran a 11.04.83 and placed 12th out of 142 boys.

Way to go, guys! We are proud of you both.

HS Volleyball Clinches First Win of the Season on the Road

On Tuesday, August 20th the high school volleyball team traveled to Dalton Academy for their season opener. Both JV and Varsity won 2 of 2 matches to clinch the victory. Great Job, ladies. We are proud of you!