Windfall Christian Academy athletics have established a gentle path to success for the reason that college joined the TSSAA in 2016.
The Lions loved their finest yr but in 2023-24.
A multi-sport standout, together with two Division II-A workforce state championships and a person state title, PCA gained The Day by day Information Journal All-Sports activities trophy for the 2023-24 college yr.
“I'm very proud,” stated PCA athletic director Tara James, who additionally coaches the women basketball workforce that reached the state closing eight. “I feel it was throughout spring sports activities that I began to say, 'Man, we've had an unimaginable sports activities season, high to backside, from the start of the autumn to the tip of the spring.' “
Windfall Christian scored 103 factors, whereas Siegel completed second with 93 factors and Central Magnet, which gained the trophy the earlier two years, was third with 79 factors.
Factors are awarded for a way nicely every workforce completed of their district (or all-county meet), bonus factors are awarded for reaching the state event as a workforce (5), profitable a workforce state championship (10), and profitable a person state championship ( 5). Wrestling groups acquired some extent for every lady or boy that reached state, in addition to bonus factors for reaching state pairs as a workforce.
Whereas the Lions had common season success in lots of sports activities, together with girls and boys basketball, it was the postseason that put PCA excessive.
PCA earned 20 bonus factors for profitable the DII-A ladies golf state title in addition to senior Caroline Pardue profitable the person state championship. The workforce broke the TSSAA document for lowest workforce rating within the event (279) and gained its third straight title.
Reagan Warren, who was the workforce's No. 3 golfer, stepped in for teammate Isabella Johnson (sickness) on the ultimate day of the state championships and shot a 76.
“I used to be nervous, however I knew I may do it,” Warren stated. “Clearly Caroline and Isabella are so good and so they scored more often than not, however I knew I may do it once I wanted to. I feel it was undoubtedly good to ease my nerves for this season.”
The Lions volleyball workforce earned 15 bonus factors for reaching state and profitable the DII-A title.
“All people that performs sports activities right here works actually arduous within the fitness center, within the fitness center, out of the fitness center … all of us simply work as a workforce,” PCA volleyball participant Sadie Kroeger stated. “Our confidence has grown loads this yr.
PCA's boys basketball workforce reached the state championship sport, the varsity's baseball workforce reached a regional just some years after becoming a member of the TSSAA, and the soccer workforce reached the DII-A state playoffs in its first season as an 11-man TSSAA workforce.
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“The soccer workforce works in follow, in season and off season,” PCA soccer participant Miles Reinhart stated. “Some sports activities solely began right here just a few years in the past. That's a giant achievement.”
DNJ All-Sports activities trophy 2023-24
Windfall Christian 103, Siegel 93, Central Magnet 79, Stewarts Creek 77, Blackman 76, Rockvale 75, Center Tennessee Christian 75, Oakland 72, Eagleville 62, Riverdale 55, Smyrna 48, Cannon County 44, La Vergne 31.
Cecil Joyce covers MTSU highschool sports activities and athletics for The Day by day Information Journal. Contact him at cjoyce@dnj.com and comply with him on X, the platform previously generally known as Twitter, @Cecil_Joyce.
