Athletics
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Students compete on interscholastic competitive teams beginning in the fifth grade.Team sports include soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. Individual sports include squash, fencing, tennis, swimming, track and field, and cross country. In the High School Division, there are full Varsity and Junior Varsity programs. Grace Church School is a member of both the ACIS (Athletic Conference of Independent Schools) and the PSAA (Private School Athletic Association).
Skill development, sportsmanship and teamwork form the core of the Grace Church School athletic program. Coaches work to develop abilities in each student athlete through skill-building, team practices and interscholastic competition and to teach student athletes how to balance their sports and academic lives.
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Congratulations to the Girls 7/8 Basketball Team!
The Girls 7/8 Basketball team capped off an undefeated 12-0 season with a big win at the Town Tournament. Earlier in the month, they won the Grace Invitational in decisive fashion.The average margin of victory over the 12 game season was 28 points. The team was led by co-captains Grier H. '24 & Ava H. '24. Grier averaged 14 points and 9 rebounds per game. Ava averaged 10 points, 4 blocks and 4 assists per game. Ellie R. also made a big impact with 50 steals during the season. Go Griffins!Read More -
Start of Spring Athletics
Tryouts for High School Spring Athletics start today:Read More
Boys and Girls Golf Tryouts - week of February 24 //
Baseball Tryouts - March 2 //
Boys Tennis Tryouts - March 2 //
Softball Tryouts - March 2 //
Boys and Girls Track Tryouts - March 2 //
Boys Varsity Volleyball Tryouts - March 2
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7/8 Track - starts March 2 //
7/8 Softball - starts March 2 //
7/8 Baseball - starts March 2 //
5/6 Softball - starts March 3 //
5/6 Baseball - starts March 3 -
Winter Sports Highlights
Congratulations to all Grace student-athletes on a terrific season! Here are some of the highlights:Read More
Girls Varsity Basketball clinched the ACIS Championship.
Girls 7/8 Basketball won both the Grace Invitational and the Town Tournament.
Girls 5/6 Basketball went undefeated.
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Come Support Your Griffins
Read MoreNo Home Games This Week. Come support your Griffins on the road!
Thursday, 2/20: Girls 7/8 Basketball vs. Avenues at Town School at 3:45 p.m. //
Boys MS 6 Basketball vs. Staten Island Academy at Staten Island Academy at 4 p.m. //
Girls MS 6 Basketball vs. Staten Island Academy at Staten Island Academy at 5:15 p.m. //
Friday, 2/21: Girls 7/8 Basketball at Town School (time & opponent TBD)
Facilities
- Varsity and Junior Varsity indoor games and practices take place in the fourth floor athletics center at 46 Cooper Square (a sprawling 12,000 square-foot facility featuring a gym, fitness room, and state-of-the-art golf simulator).
- Middle School and (High School as needed) teams practice and play indoor games at the gym on the 86 Fourth Avenue campus (a 10,000-square-foot athletic center featuring a rock climbing wall, batting cage, and college regulation-size basketball court) and at the varsity gymnasium at the Houston Street Center at Bowery & Houston Street, which both serve as home courts.
- Outdoor sports are played at the East River fields located a convenient ten minutes away, offering well-drained and solid turf.
- Many teams take advantage of professional sports facilities throughout the city:
- Squash plays at the Health & Racquet Club
- Tennis practices and plays at the West Side Tennis Club
- Swimming uses two nearby pools
- Golf is played at Liberty National Golf Course and KonnectGolf
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Grace Church School is a co-educational independent school in downtown Manhattan, New York City providing instruction for nearly 800 students in Junior Kindergarten through Grade 12.
