Skyler Simpson’21 (Henry Rubey ‘22/ Staff) The early season for the CA bowling program was marred by cancellations due to COVID-19. The only game that occurred before January was December 18 against Worthington Christian at HP Lanes. Only the boys participated in this, and they fell 1990-1788. Jacob Mowery’23 made an early case for most…

Cydney Platt’21 serves. Olivia Pierre-Louis’21 tipsnet. Sophia Constantine’23 follows on a serve. (Courtesy Mr. Ahern) On Tuesday, October 20, the Columbus Academy girls volleyball team fell to Northridge 3-0 in the first round of districts.  The Vikes fought hard but were outlasted with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, and 25-11.  While this was the last…

Ellie Vasilkov’21 serves the ball. (Courtesy Mr. Ahern) The Columbus Academy girls volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with two final matches before the district tournament.  The Volleyball Vikes faced Worthington Christian on Thursday, October 15. Our girls fought hard, but they ultimately fell to the Warriors 7-25, 21-25, and 13-25.  On Saturday, October…

Olivia Pierre Louis’21 sets the ball. Eliora Teferi’24 leaps for a spike. Sophia Constantine’23 jumps for a set. (Courtesy Mr. Ahern) After a brief break, the Columbus Academy girls volleyball team returned to the court to get back in sync. The girls entered the week with an away match against Delaware Christian on Saturday, October…

Ellie Vasilkov prepares to bump the ball.  /Courtesy Mr.Ahern) This week was not one to remember for the CA girls volleyball team. The young squad went 0-4, including a heartbreaking 5th set loss against Tree of Life Christian. CA’s first match was on Monday, September 21, against Centerburg at home. Our girls came out strong,…

Kerry O’Connor loads up for a massive spike. (Courtesy/Mr. Ahern)     The girls volleyball season started out on a rough note, especially without last year’s stellar seniors.  Despite their 0-5 record, our girls flipped the switch when it mattered most: Senior night. On Tuesday, September 15, our girls triumphed over Whitehall with a 3-0…

Wednesday, May 13 was not my birthday. It was not Christmas. Yet on that day, I found myself grinning ear to ear for three hours as I watched this legendary finale. It is not hyperbole to say that this was the greatest finale ever, and this season certainly ranks in the top 5. After Nick…

Jeremy Collins had been on the outs the entire game. On day 3, his tribe took out Natalie Anderson because they were too close. Michele Fitzgerald has also been hanging on by the seat of her pants. This two-hour episode focuses on both of their stories, and it also features Nick Wilson’s story. He is…

After last week, Tony Vlachos had some explaining to do. He blindsided his alliance to vote out Sophie Clarke, and they were none too pleased. Sarah Lacina was especially angry and told Vlachos that if she got voted that she would never speak to him again. So Vlachos pulled Lacina and Driebergen back in: a…

Tony Vlachos went off this episode. He had his fingerprints all over the screen and put on maybe the best single episode performance Survivor has seen. Vlachos had 17 confessionals tonight, which ithe most ever in an episode and more than the majority of castaways get through in a season.  We kick off the episode with…