Vikes win Districts. Left to right: Ali Khan’20, Kahmar Byers’20, Cole Walter’18, Sam Vogel’18, Griffin Mitchell’20, Matthew Cammeyer’20, and Coach Craig Yakscoe. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) From the beginning of the season, the goal for the Vikings golf team has been to bring home a state title. At Districts, Academy’s aspirations drew closer, as the Vikes won…

Student section celebrates the win with the Vikes. (Courtesy/Andrew Morris   The CA football team earned some long-awaited revenge on Thursday, September 28, embarrassing its archrival Bexley, 38-7. With their home crowd behind them, the Lions got the ball to start the game. They worked their way into Academy territory but couldn’t convert on 4th…

Academy fans cheer on the Vikes. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media) Coming off its first loss of the season, the CA football team looked to rebound with a home win against a talented Whitehall team. The Vikings unleashed all of their anger, blowing out the Rams, 31-14. The game began with a crazy sequence of events. On the…

Vikes go for a two point conversion. (Muriel Goldfarb’18/Staff) Enjoying one of the greatest starts in school history, the CA football team’s magical streak came to a halt on Friday, September 15. In a battle of undefeated squads, London defended its home turf and edged out an injury-ridden Vikings team, 38-28. Playing in front of…

QB Matt Sailing’18 fakes a handoff and charges toward the goal line. (Chris Heermann’18/Media) Despite a pair of dominant victories to open the season, the CA football had yet to prove itself against an elite opponent. And the Vikings did exactly that on Friday, September 8, blowing the doors off of Newark Catholic, 38-0.  With…

With a showdown against Newark Catholic looming, it would have been easy for the CA football team to overlook a weaker Linden-McKinley squad. But the Vikings remained focused, shutting out the Panthers, 42-0. Despite playing its first game away from home this year, Academy showed no shortage of energy to begin the game. On Linden’s…

Despite a historic 2016 season in which the CA football team made the playoffs for the first time in over a decade, coach Robin Miller’s squad entered this year with many concerns. First, a fantastic graduating class left eight starting spots up for grabs. Also, the Vikes’ leading receiver in each of the past two…

The CA boys lacrosse team saw its season come to an end on Friday, May 19, as the Vikings fell to Worthington Kilbourne in the district quarterfinals, 12-5. Feeding off its raucous home crowd, the Wolves began the game with a boost of energy. They attacked Academy’s defense relentlessly and took a 4-0 lead after…

The CA boys tennis team had its most important week of the year, playing in both the team district final and the individual district tournament. On Tuesday, May 16, the Vikes went up against their archrival Bexley in the team district final, with a ticket to the state tournament on the line. Unfortunately, the Lions…

The CA boys lacrosse team dominated in its first game of districts, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 16-5 drubbing of Dayton Carroll. Energized for another run at a district championship, the Vikes burst out of the gates and took a 3-0 lead after the first quarter. The Patriots attempted to climb back into the…