Nikki Turley’20 prepares to bowl a strike. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) The Striking Vikings traveled to Tiki Lanes to take on Lancaster on Tuesday, January 23.  Although the boys team lost its match 1520-1784, the Vikes put up a strong effort, led by senior Michael Reagan’s season-high 378 pins in two games. The girls team was faced…

Mira Bhasin’19 picks up a spare. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) After having its last two matches cancelled due to bad weather, the bowling team will turn its attention to two away matches in the coming week. The first match takes place at Tiki Lanes against Lancaster on Tuesday, January 23.  The Vikes will head to Wayne Webb’s…

Jade Juniper’18 bowls a strike. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Staff) Both the boys and girls bowling teams started off the new year by traveling to HP Lanes to take on Worthington Kilbourne on Friday, January 5. The boys team fell, 1433-2082, in part due to Evan Place’s dominant 207-pin performance for the Lobos. The girls team also dropped…

Mira Bhasin’19 follows through on her bowl. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Staff) The bowling team started its season with a match against Centennial at HP Lanes on Monday, December 4. Unfortunately, both the boys and girls teams fell to the Centennial Stars, 1533-1696 and 1230-1373, respectively. The Striking Vikings didn’t allow the loss to bring them down as…

Bowling team ready to a hot start of season. (Cc/Wikimedia Commons) Following a strong second place finish in the MSL tournament last year, the Striking Vikings look to bring the team to even greater heights this upcoming season. Academy’s boys and girls teams finished with 5-10 and 1-12 records, respectively in 2016. This year, both…

(Lexis Hughes’18 returns a serve. (Inji Kang’18/Media) On Wednesday, October 11, the girls tennis team towered over the Wellington Cougars in a 4-0 win to clinch its spot in the State Final Four as the Central District Champions. The game was meant to be played to decision, but the second singles and doubles game ended…

Georgia Tuckerman’18 crushes a serve. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) Looking to add to an impressive 7-game winning streak, the girls tennis team squared off against CSG on Monday, September 25. The Vikes won every court against the Unicorns and extended their sweep streak to 6. On Wednesday, September 27, Academy faced tougher opponent, Bishop Watterson. Academy battled…

Haylee White’19 delivers a serve. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) Riding a four-game winning streak, the girls tennis team continues to shine, sweeping Olentangy on Monday, September 18. The VIkes won every court in convincing fashion, but two particularly strong spots came from freshman Sydni Ratliff and the doubles pair of Himaja Reddy’19 and Georgia Tuckerman’18. Both won…

Georgia Tuckerman’18 keeps her eye on the ball. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) Riding a hot streak, the girls tennis team built upon its recent success against Wellington on Tuesday, September 12. The Vikings successfully defended their turf, sweeping the Jaguars 5-0. Playing first singles, senior Georgia Tuckerman beat Akua Antiwi-Woods, 6-0, 6-2. In second singles, junior Himaja…

After a dominant start to the season, the girls tennis team’s confidence was riding high, heading into a showdown with Olentangy Liberty on Wednesday, August 30. Unfortunately, the Patriots got the best of Academy, winning 4-1. In first singles, senior Georgia Tuckerman put up a good fight against freshman phenom Maddie Atway, who took the…