Senior, Eric Menq, puts his competitor in a headlock. (Sarah Neltner ’20/ Media) It was a big week for both seniors and freshmen for the Columbus Academy wrestling team. After picking up a victory on Senior Night, 4 freshmen traveled to Dublin Scioto to participate in the All-State freshman tournament. On Wednesday, February 6, the…

Award winners Malcolm Klingbeil, Keenan Bellisari, Gunnar Geiger, Shaan Arora, Cooper Schnitzer, and Ryan Hunker. Gunnar and Ryan both received Gold Keys. Silver Key winners are Shaan and Cooper. Malcolm achieved an Honorable Mention. (Courtesy/Crystal Tursich) Silver Key winners not in attendance are Sidney Derzon, Sarah Edwards, Layton Harding, Ellie Jeffers, and Kayla Pordgurski.

Lauren Klinefelter’22 swimming butterfly in the 200 IM.(Ella Morris’22/Staff) This week was the biggest so far for the girls. The Aqua Vikes prepared for this by tapering all this week, preparing their muscles to go all out on Saturday, February 9, at Sectionals. Over 17 teams competed, including Columbus Beechcroft, Columbus Bishop Hartley, and Columbus…

Kevin Hart’s mistake should be a learning lesson for all of us. (Creative Commons)   Kevin Hart is no stranger to controversy. If someone were to bring up the time that the comedian endangered his public image with a boneheaded mistake, the appropriate response would be, “Which one?” So when news broke in late 2018 that…

The confrontation between Nick Sandmann and Nathan Phillips at the March for Life became a viral firestorm overnight. (Jim McNellis/Wikimedia Commons) Thanks to our country’s strong tradition of a protected free press, Americans are exposed to news sources with a wide variety of interpretations. Ordinarily, this is innocuous, as sources with different sympathies tend to…

With the ability to text 911, Franklin County residents can call upon emergency services in situations where they can’t talk. (Flickr). As of January 23, Franklin County residents have the ability to text 911 in the case of an emergency. The system has been in the works for years, and its implementation has massive implications…

Allen Koganov’22 maneuvers the ice after gathering a deflection. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The Vikes aimed to break their three-game losses with a JV game against Westerville on Friday, February 1. The game began with three unanswered goals from Westerville to start the first period, with senior David Li pulling one back for Academy.  Senior David Li scored in…

The Columbus Academy suffered a disappointing loss on Saturday, February 2 in the regional team tournament. Seeded eleventh going into the tournament, the Vikes were the underdogs against sixth-seeded West Muskingum. The Vikings and the Tornados did not match up well in weight classes, as all but 4 matches led to forfeits. Due to this,…

Great week for the girls! (Media team) Coming off a low week with two tough losses, the girls basketball team started to turn its season around with two strong wins in one of the last weeks of the regular season. On Tuesday, January 29, CA hosted New Hope Christian Academy for an activity-filled game that…

Senior Dorrian Moultrie prepares to dust his defender with a spin move. (Inji Kang’19/Media editor)   Coming off its first loss in over a month, the CA basketball team returned to the win column, topping both West Jefferson and Bexley to grab a half-game lead in the MSL.   The Vikings took a trip to West…