Jason brings the boom against Beechcroft (Courtesy/Paul Molitor) Walking into the Mack and watching the warmups, you could tell this game would get ugly fast. The Vikings got off to a quick start with a comfortable 22-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Comets could not find a rhythm, shooting 20% from…

(Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Wrestling ended its season on Saturday, February 22, at the playoff sectionals. Wrestlers need five wins at this event to move to states. Baron D. in the 150 weight class, Joseph G. in 120, and Josh L. in the 215 failed to win any matches. Henry S. lost his first match but won…

(Wikimedia) The NBA has resumed play post All Star break, and one team has emerged as a serious threat: the Los Angeles Lakers. Led by the superstar duo of LeBron James and the recently acquired Luka Doncic, the Lakers have been on fire, beating the 3-seed Nuggets to snap Denver’s nine-game win streak on Saturday,…

Flickr This past weekend, February 23-25, Germany awaited the results of Europe’s most important election of the year. The 2025 German federal election, held on February 23, was moved up due to intense political turmoil. In November 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), made the shocking decision to fire Finance…

(Courtesy/Academy Communications Flickr) With models strode down the aisles, striking poses to upbeat music, our assembly on February 10 wasn’t just another Monday: with the help of UCA, the Black Organization of Students (BOS) presented a fashion show highlighting “threads of culture,” or Black fashion’s influence on America. This marks the second annual show in…

(Courtesy/Ela K.) On Wednesday, February 13,  the new “The Roots of Change” themed art gallery opened for all students and faculty of Academy on the second floor of Morris Hall. The exhibit, open until March 14, features the work of Kirstin West, who owns Bear Roots Florals, a company specializing in wedding floral arrangements. Lower…

(via @academyvikings instagram) It was a great week for the boys swim team as they traveled to Athens to compete in the OHSAA Central, East, and Southeast Division II championship for the chance to go to states for the third straight year. The squad dominated the five team competition, tallying 246 points. This bested second-place…

Courtesy/CAFlickr On Friday, February 14, girls swimming traveled to the Ohio University Aquatic Center to compete in districts. The Vikings excelled, taking home district runner-up for the second time in the past four seasons. Both relay teams had podium finishes and qualified for states. The 200-yd freestyle team captured gold with a time of 1:38.14…

(Courtesy/@academyvikings Instagram) Q: How is Elle V. better than the Kansas City Chiefs?    A: She just secured a three-peat championship. Facing a crowd of fourteen competitors on Tuesday, February 11, senior Elle V. dominated the Division II Central District diving championships inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion at Ohio State University to clinch her third…

Harmon G. holds the follow-through against Bishop Ready. (Courtesy/Sunil S.) If there was any doubt going into this week regarding who was the best in the Central Buckeye League, it was silenced. The Vikings made light work of their opponents and now look to make a playoff run.  In the title-clinching game against Bishop Ready,…