HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS
If your child is interested in playing a High School Sport you can contact the coach of that sport by clicking the mail icon.
VOLLEYBALL
COACH LAUREN WILLIAMS
Coach Lauren has been coaching at Berean since 2022. Lauren is also one of our Elementary SOAR Teachers here at Berean. Lauren is excited to coach the young ladies at Berean and share her love for volleyball with them.
Lauren graduated from Carson-Newman University in 2021, where she got her B.S. in Special Education. Lauren also played Beach Volleyball for Carson Newman all four years. Playing there led her to her passion to coach young women and lead them with Christ’s love. Lauren is excited for her upcoming years at Berean and to see what God has in store for this volleyball program and these young ladies.
Volleyball takes place in the fall from August thru beginning of October. Tryouts are usually in May.
ASSISTANT COACH KARA PIPER
GIRLS SOCCER
Girls soccer takes place in the fall from August to October. Tryouts will be announced in the Spring.
COACH DALTON MILLER
ASSISTANT COACH TAYLOR SOUTHERLAND
This will be Coach Miller's first as a High School Head Coach here at Berean, but he has been involved at Berean for several years. Dalton graduated from Berean Christian School in 2018, and continued his education at Johnson University, where he studied Fitness Science and was a member of the soccer team. Dalton graduated from Johnson in 2022. We are excited to have Coach Miller coaching at Berean. We believe he is an excellent role model for our young ladies and young men and we love when our alumni continue to be involved in the Berean community. Coach Miller has a passion for soccer he hopes to share with his team, and is excited to watch them grow as athletes, as well as Christian young ladies.
BOYS SOCCER
COACH AARON WRIGHT
Aaron (known to the boys as Coach Father) has worked with Berean Soccer for the last five seasons. He has a great love of the sport, for the values it can instill through hard work and grit, and through building camaraderie with young men who learn to strive for something greater than themselves. He is married to Brenna, the world's most generous and lovely woman. He is also Dad to the two best kiddos on the planet, Phoebe and Shepherd. He serves as the Rector (hence the nickname Coach Father) at Old North Abbey Anglican Church where he has been given the joy of priesting/pastoring for over ten years. His philosophy of soccer is built on sound defense, smart play, and a relentless grit. Coach Father's favorite things to do in his spare time are camping, fly fishing, and doing those things with the one's he loves.
Boys soccer takes place in the spring from February to May. Tryouts will be announced in the Winter.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
Girls basketball takes place in the winter, November through February. Tryouts are in the fall.
COACH PAUL BAIRD
ASSISTANT COACH - TREVOR KNEPSHIELD
Coach Paul Baird has been coaching basketball at Berean since 2021, but this year will be his first year coaching at the high school level. Paul and his wife, Kat, have 5 children. Their oldest three, Jordyn, Jaidyn and Jensyn attend Berean and play basketball. Paul's wife, Kat, works as a pre-school teacher at Berean, so the Baird family is very invested in the Berean community! Coach Paul is excited for his first year as a high school coach and hopes to grow his team not only as basketball players, but as Christian young ladies.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boys basketball takes place in the winter, November through February. Tryouts are in the fall.
COACH JASON FRANCE
Jason France is the high school varsity head basketball coach. Jason and his wife Tanya have two children, Graeson and Gretchan, who attend Berean. Jason received his B.A. in Public Relations and Advertising at Carson-Newman University and earned his Education Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership from Lincoln Memorial University. Jason has served as a basketball coach for both travel teams and schools, including Rush Strong School, where his team won the TMSAA East Tennessee AA State Champions in 2016. In 2008 and 2010, he won Three Rivers Conference Coach of the Year, and he has coached at Berean since 2022, claiming two district championships for Berean.
CHEERLEADING
We cheer for the basketball season. Tryouts are in the Fall and cheering season runs November through February.
COACH EMILY TURNER
Emily Turner is the High School Cheer Coach. She has cheered for thirteen years, three of which were at Berean Christian. This will be her third year coaching Berean at the high school level. She says that 1 Thessalonians 5:11 best fits her coaching style: “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” She believes sisterhood embodies the spirit of encouragement. This verse exhorts us to support each other and build each other up. Emily wants to help girls grow their faith in God and to grow in cheerleading. She wants her girls to spread school spirit and kindness around our campus. She cannot wait for this season!
Outside of coaching, Emily is an administrative assistant and loves hanging out with her family, nephew, and niece! I love to spend time with her friends and play pickleball!
GOLF
Berean Golf Team is open to girls and guys and they play in the Fall.
COACH MATT DYER
Coach Dyer is the Middle & High School Golf Coach at Berean. He has been coaching golf at the middle and high school levels since 2017, and this will be his fourth season coaching at Berean.
Outside of golf, Coach Dyer works for Pilot Company, overseeing the Northeast United States for DEF for our travel centers and other customers. He is married to Megan Dyer, a preschool teacher at Berean. They have four children who are all enrolled at Berean: Landon, Dalton, Jessa Mae and Becca Dyer. When he is not coaching golf, he loves to spend quality time with his wife. They also love to spend time fishing with their kids. Coach Dyer says having his family at BCS has been such a blessing for him as a coach and as a parent. He knows his children are safe and are being loved, supported, and taught the Word! The BCS family is a family of grace and compassion.
TENNIS
Berean Tennis Team is open to girls and guys, and they play in the Spring.
DAVID BELEW
David Belew is the Head Coach for the girls’ and boys’ High School Tennis teams. He has played tennis competitively for over 40 years and will coach at Berean for the third time this season. David has three boys: Michael, who is in college; Christopher, a senior; and Andrew, a freshman, both at Berean Christian. David Belew is the owner of The Belew Drug Family of Pharmacies. He attended college at Samford University, where he got a Bachelors of Science in Biology; the University of Alabama-Birmingham, earning his Master of Public Health (Epidemiology); and Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, where he earned the title of a Doctor of Pharmacy.
CROSS COUNTRY
The Cross Country Team is open to girls and guys, and their meets are in the Fall.
COACH BRENNA WRIGHT
Coach Brenna Wright has served as our elementary & middle school Cross Country Coach for several years. In the fall of 2023, Brenna started our High School Cross Country team! Brenna and her husband Aaron , who serves as the High School Boys Soccer Coach, have two kids, Phoebe and Shepherd, who attend Berean. In her free time, Brenna enjoys gardening, running, camping, spending time with her family, and doing anything outdoors!
FISHING
“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
JENNIE DEFOE
To join the Fishing Team (open from 7 years old and up) you need to have access to or own a boat.
Fishing takes place in the Spring. Open to girls and guys!
*We have a Fishing Club that is open to all ages which doesn't require a boat/team. They get together a few times a year to fish and fellowship! More Info
