Knoxville Catholic High School announced May 8 that Micah Scheetz will be the new head coach of the Lady Irish basketball team, a program with two state championships to its name.
A decorated former player, Ms. Scheetz brings a wealth of experience and a deep passion for the game. Most recently, she served as assistant girls basketball coach and physical-education instructor at Lenoir City High School. In 2023, she founded the Orange Crush AAU program, which has since supported more than 30 middle-school athletes in their basketball development.
Ms. Scheetz began her collegiate career at the University of Alabama-Birmingham before transferring to East Tennessee State University, where she was named to the All-Southern Conference second team and earned a degree in communications. She continued her academic and athletic journey at Butler University, earning a master’s degree in management while competing for the Lady Bulldogs and earning Big East All-Academic Team honors in 2020–21.
A graduate of Webb School of Knoxville, Ms. Scheetz was a two-time Tennessee Miss Basketball (2014, 2016) and was honored as the 2016 Tennessee Female Athlete of the Year by the Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame.
The opening filled by Ms. Scheetz arose when the school announced on March 12 that Travis Mains, who had coached the Lady Irish since 2020 and led them to state titles in 2023 and 2024, would become the next head coach of the Fighting Irish boys basketball team. Mr. Mains led the Knoxville Catholic girls to five consecutive state-tournament appearances, compiling an overall record of 102-59 that also included a state-runner-up finish in 2021.
For more information, contact Jason Surlas, KCHS athletics director, at 865-560-0506 or jason.surlas@knoxvillecatholic.com.
