Senior Nick Robie smashes school record at the district meet on Saturday, October 21. (Courtesy of Kristin Sabgir) Continuing its post season with extraordinary momentum, the boys and girls cross country team trounced its opponents at the district meet on Saturday, October 21, and took first and fourth, respectively. At this point in the post-season,…

Families race to flip tires at the Viking Rampage (Sarah Neltner’20/Staff) On October 14, 2017, Academy kicked off its second annual Viking Rampage. Obstacle courses were designed by Ryan Yeoman’90 and featured three different courses, each varying in length and complexity. Yeoman placed his challenges across Academy’s 231 acres to test the participants’ agility and to entertain…

  Coach Craig Yakscoe, Sam Vogel’18, Griffin Mitchell’20, Ali Khan’20, Kahmar Byers’20, Matthew Cammeyer’20, and Cole Walter’18. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson)   After two rounds of battle with the other elite teams in Ohio, the Columbus Academy golf team won its first state title since 2012.   The Vikings traveled to NorthStar Golf Club on Friday, October…

(Lexis Hughes’18 returns a serve. (Inji Kang’18/Media) On Wednesday, October 11, the girls tennis team towered over the Wellington Cougars in a 4-0 win to clinch its spot in the State Final Four as the Central District Champions. The game was meant to be played to decision, but the second singles and doubles game ended…

(Courtesy/Creative Commons) Academy’s upper school students took to the Dining Hall dance floor for a memorable Homecoming dance on Saturday,  October 14. After last year’s Wizard of Oz motif, the 2017 Homecoming committee took a twist on the yellow-brick road theme and created an outstanding facsimile of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.  Gold-tinted balloons and bright…

Mr. Yakscoe rolls up for first blood drive of the year. (Marcus Grewal’19/Staff) Following the abbreviated school day due to the PSAT, Academy held its first Blood Drive of the year on Wednesday, October 11. The athletic lobby was filled with various medical equipment, along with refreshments for the donors. Students and faculty alike arrived to…

Khloe Dubinion’18 serves ball. (Julia Gurevitz’19/Media)  The Vikings celebrated the career of Khloe Dubenion, the team’s lone senior and its captain on its Senior Night, Tuesday, October 10. The Vikings took to the court with revenge as they faced arch-rival Bexley. Academy lost the first meeting in a heartbreaking 3-2.  With a fantastic defense, the Vikes…

Callista Popp’19 lunges for ball. (Inji Kang’19 /Media) The girls field hockey team finished its regular season this past week with three impressive victories. One win was on their Senior Night, which also honored Coach Anne Horton’s 500th win. Going into Senior Night on Wednesday, October 11, Coach Horton stood at 499 career victories. To…

Vikes in huddle. (Chris Hermann’18/Media editor) After three consecutive blowout victories, the CA football team ran into a roadblock when it traveled to Bloom-Carroll on Friday, October 13. The Vikings remained within striking distance for the majority of the game, but the Bulldogs eventually pulled away and handed Academy its second loss of the year,…

Senior co-captain Nick Watson races on Senior Night, Tuesday, October 3. (Ally Sabgir/Staff) With a third-place finish for the girls and a victory for the boys, the CA cross- country team started post-season with a bang at the Mid-State League meet on Saturday, October 14. Unlike previous races, this meet included fewer runners, which this…