Baseball
The Knights baseball team has been extremely successful this year proven by their record of 16-7-2. As they are approaching the playoffs, the Knights have been playing many games throughout the weeks where they are fighting for their playoff seeding. Buckhead rival Lovett faced the Knights in late March, and despite Pace’s away game loss to Lovett, they were successful in their rematch the next day at home. The Baseball team is led by coach Nelson Pedraza along with the rest of the teams conjoined efforts. Playoffs are just around the corner and the team hopes to make it back to the state championship like they did in their 2022
season.
Golf
The Pace boys and girls golf teams are beginning to wrap up their season, but they are still going strong with hopes of winning their remaining tournaments. In a recent tournament, sophomore Jack Lynch shot a hole in one on a par three. Girls golf is led by two seniors, Reita Maguire and Madeline McMullan, while the boys team is led by three seniors, Ross Bernath, Thomas Bready, and Zachary Myerowitz.
Gymnastics
Despite the small size of the Knights gymnastics team, they have been extremely successful in meets throughout the year. Senior Gabby Mautner leads the team and has guided the two other members of the team, sophomores Reign Sherrell and Lena Phoenix. Head coach Steve Cunningham is also of great support to the team and will continue to help them as their season wraps up.
Lacrosse
As the boys and girls lacrosse regular season begins to wrap up for the Knights, both teams have competed in numerous games to prepare for the GHSA playoffs in which they have both earned a spot in. The boys lacrosse team has a record of 7-8 while the girls team has a record of 9-6. Boys lacrosse seniors, Harrison Leusink, Alex Trujillo, J.D Maske, and Alex Hayes are captains and guide the team in assisting head coach, Shayne Jackson. “It’s an honor to be a part of this team, and with my final season ending soon, it’s important to play to the best of my abilities,” said Trujillo. The girls lacrosse team was led by Coach Lowe to a state championship trophy last year and with senior leadership from captains Sydney Vincent, Emery Duncan, and Jordan Howard, they are looking to repeat last year’s process and make a deep run into the playoffs.
Soccer
Both boys and girls Pace soccer teams have accomplished the honor of competing for a Georgia High School Association (GHSA) state championship and will enter the playoffs with winning records. The boys soccer team is currently 11-5 and the girls also have a winning record of 11-5-1. The boys soccer team is led by coach Lucas Moreno along with captains Langston Baptiste and Martin Andra-Thomas, and they hope to return to the state championship like they did in the 2022 season where they were 4A state champions. Likewise, the girls soccer team was also very successful making it to the state championship. They are led by coach Declan Traquair and captains, Kaci Mcray, Alexa Ibarra, and Harper Auchincloss.
Tennis
Boys and Girls tennis are both region champions and have also both been victorious in their first round of state playoffs. Captains Noah Benz and David Fu lead the team and they currently have a winning record. Girls tennis is led by Senior captain, Sarah Proctor, and coach Matt Marsico who coaches both tennis teams. The girls tennis team also has had great success proven by their winning record. Also, both boys and girls tennis teams earned not only a playoff spot, but have been so successful that they were given the #1 seed.
Track and Field
The Pace track and field team aims to win region championships and depending on their success, state championships which are coming shortly. On senior night, the boys 4×100 team were extremely successful with a new school record time. Coaches Jolie and Steve Cunningham along with other assistant coaches that are helping these athletes achieve their individual goals.