Regan Cornelius’21 scores victory goal. (Courtesy/Mr. L”Hommedieu) On October 31, our girls traveled to Upper Arlington to play against Mount Notre Dame in the state semifinals in front of a massive student section which missed class to cheer on the team. Mount Notre Dame, a new opponent for the Vikes, proved to be an easy…

Raheem Sterling, a leader in European soccer’s anti-racism movement, plays in last year’s world cup semifinal. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons). In America, racism makes us think of tragedies, such as the story of Eric Garner and a century’s old struggle for equality. In Europe, racism also exists, with the same violence, police profiling, and discrimination of people…

Senior Kiersten Thomassey aims for a goal. (Ella Morris’22/Media) Following a 9-0 win against Olentangy Berlin last week, 1-seeded Columbus Academy faced off against 11-seeded Granville on Tuesday, October 22.   In the game against the Blue Aces, Coach Horton tried out a new formation and the team was slow to score in the beginning, but…

Sophomore Carolyn Vaziri maintains strong defense against Olentangy Berlin.  (Sari Shocket ’22/Media) On Tuesday, October 15, our girls faced off against Olentangy Berlin,  a second-year team seeded 18, at home in the first round of the state tournament. Following a game against Pioneer High School where the team conceded its first two goals of the…

Annie Wimsatt’20 works against Michigan. (Sari Shocket ’22/Media) This week, the CA field hockey team played its final two games of the regular season. On Thursday, October 10, the Bexley Lions came to Carlin Fields to challenge our girls. With goals from Regan Cornelius’21 (3), Kiersten Thomassey’20 (1), Annie Wimsatt’20 (1), Sarah Klingerman’21 (1), Carolyn…

Helene Duebel (’20), strides with a strong shot. (Sari Shocket ’22/Media) On Tuesday, October 1, Academy’s field hockey team took on the Granville Blue Aces in an easy matchup for our girls, who are ranked fifth in the West/Midwest division by MAX Field Hockey. The Vikes coasted at Granville to a 9-0 victory, with Abby…

Kiersten Thomassey’19 advances and shoots on the goal. (Andrew Barren’21/Media editor) The Columbus Academy field hockey team looked to extend its winning streak to twelve against its archrival, Thomas Worthington on September 23.  Our girls defeated the Cardinals 4-0 in last year’s regular season, so the defenders looked to make up for last season’s shortcomings…

Team caption Kiersten Thomassey’20 races down the field to shoot on the goal. (Andrew Barren/Media editor’21) Following 3 weeks of tough matches and great results, the field hockey team had a week of rest, playing a single game at New Albany. Academy looked to extend its winning streak to double-digits against the Eagles in an…

Regan Cornelius’21 shields the ball from the defense.(Sari Shocket’22/Media) The Columbus Academy field hockey team extended its undefeated streak to 7-0 with a win at Worthington Kilbourne on Wednesday, September 11, two days before a home game against Shaker Heights in one of the toughest matches of the year on Friday, September 13.  The Raiders…

Riding high off of a 3-0 win in a rematch of last year’s state finals against the Hudson Explorers,  the Academy girls field hockey team looked to remain undefeated without conceding a single goal. On Tuesday, September 3, our girls took on the Upper Arlington Golden Bears at home. As expected, the Vikes dominated the…