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Ultimate tryouts start Jan. 22

January 14, 2019

The Ultimate team will hold tryouts starting Tuesday, Jan. 22 through Friday, Jan. 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Central Park fields. Tryouts are open to Grady students and to eighth grade boys and girls from Inman Middle School.

Knights basketball teams face Lithia Springs

January 11, 2019

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The Knights' girls and boys basketball teams are firmly into their region schedules and face Region 6AAAAA rival Lithia Springs tonight in a home game. The girls play at 5:30 p.m. followed by the boys at 7 p.m. Lithia Springs girls are third in the region with a 9-8 overall record and a 5-2 region mark. The Lady Knights are 6-6 overall and 3-4 and in fifth place in the region....

Basketball teams fall to Decatur

December 5, 2018

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The boys basketball team fell 66-51 to region rival Decatur last night, to drop to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in Region 6AAAAA. Grady dropped a close game to city rival North Atlanta, 56-53 on Dec. 1and defeated city and region rival Maynard Jackson 62-55 on Nov. 30. The Lady Knights also fell to Decatur, 51-43 to 2-4 overall and 0-3 in region play. The team defeated North Atlanta...

Knights boys and girls face Maynard Jackson Nov. 30

November 29, 2018

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Grady's boys and girls varsity basketball teams will face Region 6AAAAA and neighborhood rival Maynard Jackson on Friday, Nov. 30 in the Grady gymnasium. The boys enter the contest with at 2-2 overall and 0-1 on the region after a 72-67 loss to traditional basketball power Lithia Springs on Nov. 27. The Lions are atop the region standings at 4-1 overall and 1-0 in region play....

Grady Basketball record of 2-1 over holiday break

November 26, 2018

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Grady's varsity boys basketball team went 2-1 over the Thanksgiving break, losing against Spencer High School of Columbus on Nov. 20. Knights went on to win two tournament games on Nov. 23 and 24 against Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and Mays, downing the Raiders 81-79 in two overtimes.

Girls basketball opens Thanksgiving Break against Hapeville

November 15, 2018

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Grady’s girls basketball team, fresh off a 40-27 season opening victory over South Atlanta on Nov. 13, will face Hapeville Charter on Saturday Nov. 17. The game, on the opening weekend of the Thanksgiving Break, tips off at Grady at 2:00 p.m.

Knights face South Atlanta in basketball Nov. 13 season opener

November 12, 2018

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Grady's girls and boys basketball teams open the 2018-2019 season at home on Tuesday, Nov. 13 against South Atlanta. Both teams are looking to bounce back from disappointing seasons in 2017-2018. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m. for the girls game and 7:00 p.m. for the boys contest.

Knights fall to Banneker 45-7 to end season

November 2, 2018

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The Knights football team closed the season with a 45-7 loss at Banneker, ending the season 1-9, the team’s lowest win total since the late 1970s. Grady finished the 1978 season 0-10 and the 1976 and 1977 season 1-9. The 2013 team finished 8-3 but was forced to forfeit the season to finish 0-11 officially.

Football season closes with senior night game

October 29, 2018

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The K nights close out the 2018 football season Friday, Nov. 2 against Banneker on Senior Knight. Seniors from all fall sports and activities will be honored at halftime of the game, which starts at 8 p.m. at Grady Stadium. The 1-8 Knights will face the 8-1 Trojans, the first-place team in Region 6AAAAA.

Riverwood shuts out Knights

October 27, 2018

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A resurgent 7-2 Riverwood Raiders, who were 2-8 in 2017, shut out the Knights 35-0 in Grady's last home football game. The loss drops the Knights to 1-8 and in a fifth-place tie with North Springs at 1-5 in the eight-team Region 6AAAAA. Grady closes the season at 8-1 Banneker, the region leader, on Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in College Park.

Girls repeat as region Cross Country champions, boys runner-up

October 25, 2018

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The girls cross country team repeated as Region 6AAAAA champions, led by senior Anna Tischer, junior Lindsay Schroeder and freshman Ellie Spears, who finished third, fourth and fifth. The boys finished as region runner-up to Decatur. The boys were lead by junior Bram Mansbach, who finished third and juniors Luke Langan and Kavi Jakes, who finished seventh and eighth. The teams...

Cross Country teams competes at region

October 25, 2018

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The girls and boys cross country teams compete today at the Region 6AAAAA Cross Country Championship meet today at Boundary Waters Park in Douglas County. Both teams are defending region champions and are expected to face still competition from Decatur and Riverwood.