Haylee White’19 prepares a precise serve that is unable to be returned.  Sarah Neltner’20/Media  In their final regular season match, the Vikings traveled to New Albany on Wednesday, October 3, to take on a perennial tennis powerhouse. Everything worked perfectly for CA, as the Vikes cruised to a 4-1 victory. Freshman Carmen Merkel picked up…

Luke Nester’21 and Liam McCann’19 at the October 6 Eisenhart Invitational. Miles Razek’20/Staff On Wednesday, October 3, CA hosted the Newark Catholic Green Wave for the Vikings’ Senior Night, with a  2-mile race around campus. The Vikings won the race comfortably, with Liam McCann’19, Luke Nester’21 and Charlie Sabgir’20 taking the top 3 spots, respectively.…

Sophomore Katie Schiano’21 edges out a Whitehall player to receive a throw from Evie Gee’22. Julia Gurevitz’19/Media   Looking to improve on their 5-4-4 record, the Vikes started the ball rolling this week with a tough matchup against Fairfield Union on Monday, October 1. After tying them last year, the girls knew this was a…

Junior kicker Sam Massick has delivered the goods all year. (Inji Kang’19/Media editor)   Coming off a frustrating loss, the CA football team ran into more trouble in its bout against London on Friday, September 28, suffering a 42-27 loss to the Red Raiders. It was the first time the Vikings have been defeated at…

Charlie Mueller’20 sacrifices his body for the penalty. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The boys from Hondros have been anything but unstoppable this month. Match after match, the squad only seems to be gaining momentum, and this past week was no exception. On Wednesday night, September 26, the Vikings hosted the rivaled Bexley Lions in one of their…

Senior Carolyn Bowman dribbles the ball down the field. (Inji Kang/Media editor) As Academy’s field hockey girls entered into this week, they knew it would be a challenge. Despite having a slower week with only one match, the Vikings faced longtime rival Thomas Worthington. Thomas, a three-time consecutive state champion team, has knocked Academy out…

Our Spiking Vikings face Westerville. (Lily Plaugher’21) Coming into the week with a 9-4 record, two opportunities to increase the Vikes’ standing were more than welcome to them. Academy played Westerville North on Monday, September 24, and Whitehall-Yearling on Wednesday, September 26. The team faced against Westerville at home in the Mackenzie Gym and put…

The team congratulates Mary-Kate Prall after her goal. (Courtesy/Andrea Grammel )  The girls soccer squad was fired up to play one of its biggest rivals after the Licking Heights game got postponed due to rain on Monday, September 24. The Vikes faced Bexley on Wednesday, September 26, hoping to end the week on a high…

Junior Kahmar Byers calculates his shot before putting. (Courtesy/Anay Reddy’20)   The Vikings golf squad is on fire, taking home yet another victory. With a September 25 victory at Oakhaven Golf Club, Academy’s boys won sectionals even as the  horrid weather continued, causing a one hour delay. But rain didn’t stop the squad. The team…

Sydni Ratliff’21 hits the ball back in her singles match. (Inji Kang’19/Media editor) The tremendous season for the Columbus Academy girls tennis team continued this week with the Vikes picking up two big victories, including one over a top 5 Division 1 team. Our Vikes outlasted Olentangy Liberty 4-1 on Wednesday, September 26, and proved…