Will Matthews’19.(Kayla Podgurski ‘19/Media) Both Academy bowling squads secured a victory in their games this week. The girls’ game on Monday, February 4, ended with a loss to Teays Valley, 1783 to 1485. Captain Katie Wunsch’19 had a stellar game, putting up 137 and 128. Gigi Bates’20 also had a solid performance, with 125 and…

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Senior Hayden Compton fires from distance. (Inji Kang’19/Media editor) The CA boys basketball team clinched at least a share of its first league title since 2012 after victories over Bishop Ready and Grandview Heights. With revenge on their minds, the Vikings hosted Bishop Ready on Tuesday, February 5, the squad that sent Academy packing in…

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Cyrus Hannallah swimming the 200 IM. (Andrew Barren’22/Media) Academy’s swimmers entered the road to states on Saturday, February 9, as they faced off against 17 other teams for the sectional title. Starting off the meet with a bang was the 200 medley relay, comprised of juniors James Cao and Mike DeAscentis and seniors Jack Campbell…

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Patrick Daly’21 passes to the forward line.(Jennifer L’Hommedieu’19/Staff) On February 8 and 9 2019, the Vikes played in their inaugural Varsity Columbus Blue Jackets Cup. On Friday, 14 seeded Academy looked to defeat 11 seed Bishop Watterson in the first round of the tournament after narrowly losing to them on January 27. The game started…

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Aniah Crockett’21 in defense against the Unicorns.(Kayla Podgurski’19/Media) Coming off of two wins, the girls basketball team expanded its winning streak with a victory at CSG. On Tuesday, February 5, CA traveled to CSG to take on the Unicorns. The girls jumped out to a hot start, moving the ball unselfishly, with 6 players contributing…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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