Sports

Junior Felipe Morales jumps to block the ball from the Graded attack during an away game on March 11, 2025. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By: Alec Hayashi (Scores as of Thursday, March 20, 2025, are found below) The second semester season of varsity futsal and volleyball has been one of great anticipation and great frustration…

Coach Guilherme Lima coaches the team during a game (Photo credit: Dr. Cristina Meier) By Kevin Dai The high school Knowledge Bowl team traveled to Brasilia to represent PACA at the 2025 High School Knowledge Bowl tournament hosted by the School of the Nations on February 13 through 14 in order to test their basic…

Caption: The ball tips toward Chapel’s offense as the game begins between the PACA Varsity Girls team and Chapel. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Enzo Viccari On Thursday, September 26, the Varsity Basketball Game brought Chapel to the PACA campus for both the boys and girls teams. Both teams started off with a strong and…

Elementary students gain valuable experience on the court. Caption: Matheus Ratke, the Little Warriors basketball coach, guides the elementary kids in a dribbling exercise involving teamwork in groups of threes. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Anita Silva Basketball is a fundamental sport taught at schools around the world, including the Pan American Christian Academy (PACA). …

Caption: Varsity girls, Julia Fernandes and Ysabel Flurry work together to find an opportunity to regain control of the ball. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] By Isabelly Carvalho On Friday, September 20, the gym at St. Paul’s School was the location for a highly anticipated match between the varsity basketball teams of St. Paul’s and PACA….

Paca Teams Face Chapel: Girls Win 3-1, Boys Lose 3-0 Caption: The Varsity Girls soccer team and the Chapels team going to greet each other after a tough match. [Picture taken by Rafael Meikle] by Maria Luiza Oliveira Tuesday, Sept. 24 – Paca’s varsity girls’ soccer team triumphed over Chapel with a score of 3-1…

Caption: Coach Ratke practices basic drills and passes with his junior varsity athletes in the back court after school. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Filipe Cruz As a basketball coach at PACA, Matheus Ratke brings a lot of experience with him when training the student athletes at PACA. His primary role is to coach the…

Caption: The PACA Warriors Faced the Graded Eagles at their home court on Tuesday, September 10. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Miguel Ribeiro The September 10 Varsity basketball game was a real roller coaster of emotions for both teams. The cheers for the teams were very special and many points were made. Many people, like…

Caption: The JV Boys team works on their passing skills on the court during this JV festival game against Graded. [by Stephen Meier] by Felipe Candido The U13 Festival, on September 14th at Graded, brought young athletes together for a day of fun and skill development. Students competed in soccer and basketball, with boys and…

Caption: Felipe Pedrozo, a Warrior Point Guard, makes a free throw attempt, which was one of PACA’s weaknesses in that game. [By Dr. Cristina Meier]By Filipe Cruz PACA Warriors Varsity teams took to the basketball court for their first game of the season at EAC campus on Thursday, September 5. This was also the first…

Caption: The PACA Warrior Ladies Celebrate after scoring the goal. [by Elisa Oliveira] by Luisa Almeida September 2nd, Monday night, the varsity girls soccer team faced EAC to earn a solid victory with one goal scored against their formidable opponents. In past years, EAC has normally been a hard team to play against, because they…

Senior Dylan Meira helps students in grade 3 through 5 prepare for a friendly competition at the end of their practice time together. [by Dr. Cristina Meier]

Caption – Nicholas Vergara, on the field playing against St. Paul’s. [Elisa Oliveira] Nicholas Vergara has always loved soccer. Growing up, he watched his friends and neighbors play. PACA had a big influence on him, because that’s where he started playing in a team. “I just saw everyone playing and having fun, and I wanted…

Caption: The cheerleaders practice time includes basic exercises and stretches that strengthen the muscles needed for performing cheers and routines during the basketball games. [by Dr. Cristina Meier] by Anita Silva With the first basketball games starting in September, the varsity basketball players are not the only athletes getting ready for the upcoming games. The…

Caption: The PACA Warrior Ladies Celebrate after winning the game in penalty shots. [by Elisa Oliveira] by Luisa Almeida August 22, 2024 – Thursday night there was a varsity girls soccer game versus St. Paul’s at their home campus, bringing a solid but not easily earned win to the PACA Warrior team. Last year, the…

Caption: The PACA Warriors line up to start the game on St. Paul’s soccer pitch in preparation for this away game. [by Isabelly Carvalho] by Isabelly Carvalho After suffering a disappointing 8-goal loss against Chapel, the varsity boys team played an intense soccer game against St. Paul’s School on Thursday, August 22, that still resulted…

Caption: Vitor Silva practices passing during an after school soccer practice session with his team. [Dr. Cristina Meier] by Lucas Abreu and Dr. Cristina Meier PACA’s JV Soccer Captain, Vitor Silva, may only be a freshman in high school, but he is a leader among his teammates on the soccer field. Vitor Silva has been…

Caption: PACA Warrior Jun Yoshikawa battles for control of the ball against his Chapel Trojan opponent. [by Violet Smoak] by Cristina Meier, Ph.D. The first soccer match for the PACA Varsity boys against the Chapel Trojans started off with a slight breeze and misty rain in what would become a defeat for the Warriors on…

Caption: The Varsity girls start the game with a huddle and a prayer. [By Violet Smoak.] by Isabella Bruniera On Tuesday night, August 20, the Varsity Girls Warriors faced the Chapel Trojans in the first soccer game of the season, which gave them their first win for the school year with a score of 1…

Caption: P.E. student, Michelle Chang, gets ready for the next badminton serve. [by Pablo Solis Andrade] by Pablo Solis Andrade (Warrior Post Reporter / São Paulo, Brazil) Some students take physical education (P.E.) to earn an easy grade. Some students take P.E. because it is a fun class. Regardless of whether or not it is…