On Tuesday, May 2, the girls lacrosse team played against its greatest challenges of the season, facing St. Francis DeSales, the defending state champions, with a star-studded roster. Kiersten Thomassey’20, junior Shenique Lewis, and senior Kennedy Sulton were all tasked with faceguarding one Desales player.  The Vikes did not come out at their best and…

Entering its final week of the regular season, the Vikes traveled to Grandview Heights to battle the Bobcats on Monday, May 1.  It was a defensive game, but thanks to a fantastic performance on the mound from senior Nick Stringer, Academy came out on top. Stringer finished with the complete game, no-hitter to help the…

The Vikes upheld strong performances this week competing at Kirk Campus on Tuesday, May 2, and the Mt. Gilead Invitational on Saturday, May 6.  Although Academy competed against 1 teams at the Invitational, they did not go unnoticed, with standout performances across the board.  KJ Boyce’17 dominated the field, earning second place in the 200…

Ryan Milbourne’19 in the 1600 home stretch. (Chris Heermann’18/Media Team) The girls track team had another successful run, maintaining its streak of high placings in meets at CSG on Tuesday, May 2, placing 3rd—and ranking  second Mt. Gilead’s Invitational—on Saturday, May 6. In the cold and rain, Vikings competed at Kirk Campus on the Unicorns’…

Suriya Sundaram’ 19. (Inji Kang’19/Media Team) Academy’s tennis team played three matches this week, winning all of them.  On April 24, the Vikes matched up against the Granville Blue Aces, who forfeited two matches, with Academy winning  3-0. The Vikings went up against their biggest rival on the 25th against the Bexley Lions. In a tough…

(Riley Hennessy’20/Media Team) Columbus Academy opened the week with a huge league matchup against West Jefferson High School on Monday, April 24. The Vikings and Rough Riders played two games. The first was to finish the game that was postponed due to severe weather on April 5. The home game began in the bottom of the…

Ginnie Ma’20, Bri Dragin’18, Jessica Griffin’17, Muriel Goldfarb’18, and Clare Neltner’19 lead the pack in the 100 meter dash. (Chris Heermann 18/Media Team). The girls track team held its own on Senior Night, triumphing over Centerburg in an intense dual meet on April 25. Our girls then traveled to Hamilton Township High School on April…

Caleb Crawley’19. (Chris Heermann’18/Media Team) The Vikes started off a successful week ,with a win on senior night, Tuesday, April 25, in a dual meet against Canterbury on the 28th.  The team’s Senior Night was bittersweet. For Bob Kirk’67, it was his year of coaching 43 years of track With four team state titles, four…

(Julia Gurevitz’19/Media Team) From April 17-22, the girls lacrosse team faced four opponents and clasped a win from all but one competitor. Its first match-up on April 17, Thomas Worthington, took an 11-9 win, even as the Vikes fought their best to the end. Seniors Michelle Daoud and Baylee Mueller, sophomores Lexi Leader and Tani…

Sophomore Jacob Beck (Chris Heerman’18/Media Team) After a dominant week in which the CA boys lacrosse team went 4-0, the Vikes split a couple of home games this week against two tough opponents. On Monday, April 24, the Vikings took on the Buckeye Valley Barons. The squads traded blows for the majority of the game,…