(Courtesy/@ca__baseball Instagram) Baseball honored its seniors, Tyler A., Nolen C., Hayes D., Dominic D., Grant L., Cooper L., and Jameson R., on Monday, May 4, before a league game against Bishop Ready. The game followed the Vikes usual trajectory this season: either winning or losing by large margins with few close games. The Silver Knights…

(Courtesy/Ms. Lucas) Academy’s band hosted its final concert in the Mack Gym on Tuesday, April 28, playing four tunes and honoring its 18 seniors (Adam A., Graham A., Adlana D., Marc D., Dilin G., Nathan M., Nico M., Aubree M., Sarauv M., Nolen M., Chaz M., Marceline O., Josh S., Lauren S., Rachel S., Eesha…

(Courtesy/Mr. Fish & Mr. DeVore) Academy’s Robotics team whirred to life on Thursday, April 16, for three days of competition at the National Robotics Challenge (NRC) in Marion. Over the course of the school year, students have dedicated hours outside of class designing, testing, and building robots ranging from nimble autonomous maze solvers to deadly…

(academyvikings Instagram) Academy’s swim team wrapped up its 2025-26 season at the Division II OHSAA state championship meet, with divers competing first on Wednesday, February 25, followed by swimming preliminaries on Thursday, February 26, and finals on Friday, February 27. The Vikings had nine swimmers and one diver qualify for states; the boys finished 15th…

(academyvikings Instagram) The boys swim team competed at Central Ohio’s sectionals, the first stage in the three-step process to states, on Friday, February 13, with the girls swimming on Saturday, February 14. The boys claimed a narrow victory over second-place Granville, while the girls saw numerous district qualifiers.  Emily R., Maddie E., Rhea K., and…

Luke L. (academyvikings Instagram) Academy’s swim teams competed at the annual Central Buckeye League Invitational against six other DII schools from central Ohio on Saturday, January 24. The girls placed fourth, tallying 163 points, and the boys broke their 12-year winstreak by falling short with a second-place finish of 335 points against Bexley.  The meet…

Wystan C. (academyvikings Instagram)     The boys hosted Bishop Hartley on Thursday, January 15, for their last home meet of the season, taking home a clear and decisive victory with three relay victories and numerous first-place finishes. Academy honored its sole male senior, Mason H., who has swum throughout his high school years.  On…

Kayla R. (academyvikings Instagram) Our girls swim team celebrated its four seniors during its meet against Bishop Hartley on Thursday, January 15, and traveled to Canton to compete at the annual Northeast Classic meet on Saturday, January 17.  On Thursday, January 17, Academy honored Nousha A., Maddie E., Aubree M., and Rachel S. during a…

Maddie E. (CA Flickr) The girls swim team returned to action after a restful holiday break at Ohio University’s Turn It Gold meet on January 3 before hosting its first home meet of the new year against Bloom Carroll and Liberty Union on January 8 and Olentangy on January 10. The girls traveled to Ohio…

(Pixabay) Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals refer to the rights of student-athletes to profit from their personal brand, created through signed endorsements and sponsorships.  Ohio is one of the six remaining states that prohibit high school-level athletes from engaging in NIL. That long-standing precedent, however, last voted on in 2022 and passed by 538…