Sports (grades 5-8 unless noted):

Fall: 

Soccer

Ultimate Frisbee

Winter: 

Basketball

Volleyball

Indoor Broomball (grades 1-3)

Broomball (grades 4-8)

Spring:

Girls on the Run (grades 3-5)

Ultimate Frisbee

Other:

• Lower and Upper Elementary Archery 

• Winter volleyball clinic for grades 1-6

For a more detailed look at activities for grades 1-8, click here.

Contact bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org for more information

TCA/GRS is a member of the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conference and a Minnesota State High School League recognized school.  Visit the homepage of the Eastern Minnesota Athletic Conference (EMAC) to check schedules for each team. Search Twin Cities Academy/Great River Tigers at https://www.emaconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=404.  

MSHSL Website with details of all Varsity start and end dates

GRS/TCA Tigers teams will be competitive, open to grades 7-12. To register, you must complete the forms via computer during the registration window prior to each season, you cannot complete them on a phone. See the charts below for a summary of each sport and details. All students participating in our High School Athletic offerings are required to have a sports physical every three years and a copy of that physical must be on file in our main office. 

Registration Form Links:

Spring 2025-26 Registration FormsDescription text goes here

Great River School offers Middle and High School Ultimate Frisbee teams for boys and girls.

Visit the ultimate page for more information.

List League are sports for GRS students in grades 5 through 8. Registration information will be shared through the GRS Heron Huddle. For questions around list-league sports, contact bigcanoe@greatriverschool.org.

MSHSL (MN State High School League) are co-ed or single gender sports as a part of our school co-ops with other charter schools. If your athlete has multiple years of experience and is further along in terms of skill development, and wants higher competition, MSHSL teams would be a good fit. 

LIST (League of Independent Sports Teams) sports are beginning to intermediate co-ed sports experiences offered to students at GRS in grades 5-8. If your athlete is new to sports with minimal experience, LIST is the way to go, as it highlights beginning athletes that are new to sport and those not looking for extreme competition.

Item descriptionGRS offers Ultimate Frisbee beginning in grade 5. Once students are at a higher level of play, it becomes a High School level sport. See the GRS Ultimate website for more information.