Jack H-S. drives past Pleasants defenders (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) If you are a fan of nail-biter basketball, then this was not the week for you. The boys team started its week with a massacre of the Pleasant Spartans 71-15. Then, a surprise victory had the Vikings prepping for Fairbanks on Saturday instead of the anticipated favorite…

(Courtesy/ Sally L.) On Sunday, February 9, Academy’s figure skating team made history at the 2025 Ohio High School Team Figure Skating Championship, with Victoria C., Sally L., Mimi Z. and Zyhni Z. earning top placements in multiple events. Seventeen high schools from across Ohio participated in the event, held at Thornton Park Ice Arena…

(Flickr) The Columbus Academy swim and dive team traveled to Canton to compete in the 2025 OHSAA State Championship, where diving competed first on Wednesday, February 19, followed by swimming with prelims on Thursday, February 20, and finals on Friday, February 21.  Elle V. was Academy’s sole representative after claiming the Division II district title…

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…

(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,…

Katie N. ,Morgan S., and Kyndal S. (ColumbusAcademy/Flickr)  In the first round of the playoffs, girls basketball travelled to Fredericktown to face off against the Freddies. The Vikes struggled from the start, only putting up two points on the Freddies strong defense. Fredericktown took full advantage of the Vikes shortcomings and jumped ahead to a…