Jeremy Collins and Kim Spradlin eat rice and talk strategy. (Wikimedia Commons)The merge is really when Survivor kicks into full gear. That’s when the game officially shifts from tribal to individual and the cream rises to the top. After the insanity of this episode, it is clear that Winners at War is just getting started.…

Sometimes, we forget how challenging Survivor is. The social strategy, manipulation, and back-stabbing are tough enough, but we forget about these people don’t get much food and have to create their own living conditions under grueling circumstances. Thus, the show’s core element: surviving. At the Edge of Extinction, Anderson, Boatwright,  Mariano, and Zohn were tasked…

Michele Fitzgerald, Rob Mariano, Ethan Zohn and Jeremy Collins talk by the shelter. (Wikimedia commons  ) This was bound to happen. With a cast of 20 winners, we came into the season knowing that beloved players would leave early. That doesn’t make it any easier. Ethan Zohn became the fourth person voted out this week,…

(Courtesy/Nikki Turley’20) Vincent White‘22 rounded out the Striking Vikings season with an individual thirty-first place at districts on Saturday, February 21, at HP Lanes. White bowled 117, 173 and 197 for an impressive 487 total.  The Vikes said goodbye to some stellar seniors at the conclusion of the season, including Gigi Bates, Michael Hoffman, Ellie…

(Courtesy/Nikki Turley’21) The striking Vikings finished their season on February 14 at sectionals. The boys finished twenty-first, with Vincent White’21 advancing to districts by placing 35th. White had 146, 175 and 152. Donovan Simpson’20 was next, with 154 in the first two games and 113 the third. Jacob Mowery’23 closed his impressive season with 134,…

(Wikimedia Commons) On February 12, season 40 of Survivor premiered. This was no ordinary premiere, however. That day marked the beginning of Survivor: Winners at War, which has 20 of the greatest winners coming back to determine the ultimate Sole Survivor. This season also has the largest cash prize in reality show history, a whopping…

(Courtesy/Nikki Turley’20) Due to a late cancellation by Columbus West, both the boys and girls only bowled in one match this week at HP Lanes on Tuesday, February 4, against Gahanna Lincoln. Lincoln posted the highest score this year against our male vikes with a 2,475 compared to our boys’ 1696. Lion star Nathan Minzler‘20…

(Courtesy/Nikki Turley’20) This week, the male striking Vikings went 1-1, while the girls lost their lone match. The boys lost against a formidable Worthington Christian squad on Tuesday, January 28, 1864 to 1747. In this close loss, Vinny White ‘21 led the way with an impressive performance, putting up 179 and 159, but he was…

(Wikimedia Commons) Five NBA Championships, 17 All-Star appearances, 2-time NBA Finals MVP, 1 Oscar, and countless other awards. Kobe Bryant’s legacy stretches far beyond those numbers and far beyond the sphere of the sports world.  On January 26, 2020, tragedy struck when Bryant’s helicopter went down in Calabasas, California. Bryant has been confirmed dead, and…

Our senior bowlers (Courtesy/Tara Hoffman’22).  On Monday, January 13, at HP Lanes, the striking Vikings picked up their easiest victory of the season. Columbus West, the planned opponents, forfeited so both the boys and girls teams got the rare opportunity to focus solely on Senior Night and played an inter-squad match instead. Seniors Gigi Bates, Michael Hoffman,…