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- 3/18 – VG/VB Tennis @ Scottsboro 4:00
- 3/19 – VB Soccer vs AL Tech 7:00 (@ Old Goldsmith-Schiffman)
- 3/20 – Varsity Baseball vs Randolph 11:00
- 3/20 – Varsity Baseball vs Brewer 3:00
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The Varsity Tennis Boys have won every sectional match this year and we expect them to win their tournament and head to state. Their season record is 9 wins, 1 loss; losing only to a larger school not in our section. AHSAA has broken Alabama into 4 quadrants for tennis participation. So, each “quarter” section sends 2 teams to state, first and second place. The top 8 in the state compete. We are hopeful that our teams will be successful in the tournament and again prove their standing, then proceed to Mobile in April for the state tournament. Since last report, our boys defeated Decatur Heritage Christian Academy 7-2, Austin High School 9-0, and Westbrook 9-0.
Right now our Varsity Tennis Girls are in second place in the section. Since our last report, they defeated Madison Academy 5-4 and Westbrook 9-0. Their record is 7 wins, 4 losses. They are increasing in strength as the season goes on, mentally and physically. We really hope to overturn the DHCA and pull a first place out of the section tournament.
The JV Tennis Girls are learning and doing well. They only play one match a week, so after the last report, they won over Madison County High School.
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The Outdoor Track program is off to a very good start. At the first meet, the ladies placed second, only losing to the 2019 7A State Champions, beating all other 6A and 7A schools in the process. Ryan Turner and Simon Jaeger both had a very good first meet. Ryan posted times that ranked in the top 5 of the 2A classification. Simon finished third in the pole vault beating many large school competitors. The second meet was a much larger meet with over 32 teams present. Our girls finished 5th overall only losing to 7a schools. They missed 4th by .5 points and 3rd by 1.5 points. The girl’s 4x800 meter relay team, who was already ranked first in 2A, extended their lead even further, posting an improved time from the first meet. Seth Stewart set two new school records finishing 4th overall in the 100 meter dash beating out 120 competitors. He then ran a new school record for the 200 meter, placing in the top 5 of a huge field. Simon Jaeger finished third in the pole vault out of a big group of talented vaulters. Eli Franklin is now ranked 2nd in the 800 meter in the 2A classification after his performance. The Whitesburg Christian Academy Outdoor Track team hopes to continue the season with as much success as they have found early on.
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The Varsity Soccer Boys are currently 0-5. The record represents a net loss of 10 Seniors over the past 2 years, and the addition of 5 mighty 7th and 8th graders that will become the core of the team for years to come. While we know we are undersized and skilled as a team, we are focusing on skill development, having fun (despite the losses) and discovering areas in our life the Lord is pressing in on. After last week's loss to Arab, goalie Ian Putman shared that God has given him new courage and confidence to play goalie. In a previous loss to Tanner Seth Stewart shared, that though we lost, he still had a lot of fun. The boys have 4 easier games in the next week, and hope to improve their record.
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The Varsity Soccer Girls team is currently 6-2 this season. They came into the season extremely strong with lots of energy! Their first two games they faced Madison County, beating them 1-0 in the first round and 4-1 in the second. The girls competed in a tournament in Sylacauga walking out with 1st place in the tournament! They played Tanner, their first area game, and lost 2-1. The team was very disappointed and didn’t play their best, but they are motivated to come back and beat them to push up in the area! They came back to beat Arab High School in a competitive game 4-3, which was a huge win for the girls. After that, they competed in a physical game against Sylvania, losing again 2-1. The team stayed positive and took some time to recover after multiple players had some injuries after that game. With multiple big area games coming up, the team is motivated to work as a team and stay strong! Their goal is getting to the playoffs and advance to the State Tournament!
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The Baseball Team opened the season with three games against 3A Danville and improved through each game. Following a loss to 2A #8 North Sand Mountain, the Warriors went on to win three of their next four games, shutting out Woodville and dropping a back-and-forth contest to 2A #9 Ider. The Warriors then went on to sweep their opening area series against Tharptown. The team is hungry to continue competing in area play and welcomes 2A #1 Decatur Heritage to campus on Monday at 4:00 PM.
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For the first time, Whitesburg Christian Academy has both Boys and Girls Varsity Golf Teams. Boys Team members returning from last year's COVID-19 shortened season are Seniors Manning Morris and David Martin, Sophomore Annin Harper and 8th Grader Andrew Bolton. Senior Ashley Morris returns from last year. Newcomers to the Girls Team this year are Juniors Olivia Martin and Mary Hinely, and Sophomore Hannah Kate Baker.
Both Teams kicked off the 2021 Golf Season with a Dual Match vs Lindsay Lane Academy at Canebrake Golf Club on Thursday, March 4th. The Boys Team was short handed, but Manning and Annin handily defeated the Lindsay Lane Boys. This match was the first ever for our newcomers to the Girls Team. All four of our Girls played well for the first time out, but fell to a much more experienced Lindsay Lane Girls Team playing on their home course.
On Tuesday, March 9th, at Valley Hill Country Club both the Boys and Girls Teams competed in a 9-hole Quad Match vs Westminster Christian Academy, Pope John Paul II, and Madison Academy. Annin led the Warriors Boys Team to a 3rd place finish with an individual 9-hole score of four over par 40. The Girls Team continued to gain valuable experience and are showing improvement with each Match.
Our Boys Team placed 10th out of the 20 1A-7A Boys Teams in the 18-hole 2021 6th Annual Fairview Invitational Tournament on Thursday, March 11th, at Cross Creek Golf Club in Cullman. Congratulations to Manning for being selected to the All Tournament Team with a 5th best overall score of 77 out of the 109 players who competed in the tournament. Additionally, Annin had the 13th best overall score of 83.
Next on the schedule is a Boys and Girls Dual Match with Class 4A Madison Academy at the Links at Redstone on Friday, March 19th, and a Dual Match vs JPII at Huntsville Country Club on Tuesday, March 23rd.
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Scott Phelts has developed our curriculum for Spring Soccer Academy and we have 97 athletes TK-6 participating. Thank you to Megan Parman for coordinating this season and to all coaches for your work in training up these young Warriors!
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The Grammar Track Team is for 4th, 5th and 6th grades. We currently have 56 students on the team, our largest team in 8 years. Over the years several of our athletes have competed on the Academy cross country and indoor/outdoor track teams. We emphasize learning proper technique, staying injury-free, good sportsmanship and having fun. Track meets include races at 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m and 4x100m relay, plus broad jump, long jump and softball throw. Our first meet will be at Westminster Academy on May 10. We have signed up to direct that meet, so we will be calling on parents to help. We will finish the season on May 18 with the HISL championship track meet at Madison Academy. Practices are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, weather permitting, normally from class dismissal to 4:45. Parents can contact Dick Franklin for more information, via e-mail or phone/text (256-529-2078).
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Bradley Hamner State Farm Athlete of the Month
Each month, Bradley Hamner State Farm, one of our Warrior sponsors, recognizes a Bradley Hamner State Farm Athlete of the Month, and gives a $1,000 scholarship in May to the Athlete of the Year. Congratulations to Isaiah Matthews for receiving January’s award. Isaiah is a sophomore, an outstanding athlete and a leader on the varsity boys basketball team. He averaged 18 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds per game in the month of January while the Warriors went 7-2 in those 9 games. Congratulations Isaiah!
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Indoor Track State Runner Up & Awards
The girls indoor track team had an outstanding season. They had a runner up finish at state, after moving up to compete in the 4A-5A classification. Congratulations to our state champions, Brynn Holbrook, Morgan Alley, Scout Bender, Caroline Dooling and Mattie Weeks.
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Introducing New Varsity Basketball Girls Coaching Staff
 Coach Cortney Hutcheson
Cortney is in his second year here at The Academy and teaches 7th/8th grade History and 10th grade Bible. He has also served as the JV Boys basketball head coach for the last two seasons. Prior to coming to The Academy, Cortney taught and coached at Henagar Jr. High School, Sylvania High School, Cardinal School of Huntsville, Gurley Rec League, Chapman Middle School, Hazel Green High School, and Grissom High School. Cortney is also an ordained minister and served on church staff at Life’s Journey Church here in Huntsville as the children’s pastor for five years. Cortney is married to Danielle Hutcheson who is a 3rd grade teacher at Madison County Elementary School. They have been married 10 years and have two wonderful children named Killian and Maggie Jean. Killian will be joining the Academy’s TK in August. Coach Hutcheson is thankful to be a part of the Warrior family. We look forward to him bringing his passion and excitement to the girl’s program. It’s a great day to be a Warrior!
 Coach Tabitha Hunter
Tabitha was born and raised in East Tennessee where she grew up playing basketball from upward to college. Tabitha lived in the gym. She likes to say she is a basketball junky. Tabitha has coached girls regular season upward for 3 years and boys AAU summer ball. She is a 2018 graduate of Tennessee Tech University with a degree in, Psychology and Exercise Science. Tabitha currently works at Focus Physiotherapy as a Exercise Specialist. She is a child of God and an avid runner. Tabitha is married to her best friend, Michael. They love to travel, hike and take weekend trips anywhere with their dog, Safe. Welcome Coach Hunter to the Academy family!
 Coach Ben Morrow
Ben grew up in Florence, Alabama and attended Mars Hill Bible School. He was an All-Area Varsity basketball player and played Varsity soccer as well. He graduated from Mars Hill in 1999 and then from Auburn University in 2002 with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. He has been married to Anna for almost 18 years. She teaches Transitional Kindergarten at The Academy and they have three children, Abbie, Bailey, and Noah (triplets) who are in 8th grade. Ben works for The Garland Company where he is a territory manager in North Alabama. He was the Upward Basketball Director for Mayfair Church of Christ for 4 years where he led the program and coached various teams. He went on to coach The Academy’s middle school girls team this past season and led them to the semifinals of the All-County basketball tournament. He is looking forward to this opportunity and working alongside Coach Hutcheson and the girls. Go Warriors!
Introducing New JV Boys Basketball Coach
 Coach Andrew Smith
Andrew Smith is in his first year at the Academy and is one of the Grammar School PE Teachers. He graduated from Auburn in 2020 with a degree in K-12 Physical Education and a minor in Sports Coaching. He started at the Academy as a student in 1st grade and graduated in 2016. During his time at the Academy, Andrew played grammar school, middle school, and high school basketball. This past season, he served as the Assistant JV Boys Coach and is excited to continue to build relationships with the players and help build the program. Go Warriors!
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Parents, don’t miss your chance to bid on the Academy Baseball and Cheerleading Experiences at the Looking Ahead Silent Auction on March 25.
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Prayer is an integral part of Warrior Athletics at every age and in every sport.
"Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever." 1 Corinthians 9:25 NIV
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In a time of physical distance, stay socially connected!
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