When the puck drops to begin Academy’s first ice hockey game, it will mark the end of a long process to create this program. The idea of ice hockey coming to Academy began four to five years ago. Finally, it will come to fruition next winter. The 22nd sport offered at CA will start as…

The CA Boys Basketball team lost in the district title game on Friday, March 10, as the Worthington Christian Warriors edged the Vikes, 55-49. Playing without sophomore starters Dorrian Moultrie and Chris Boyle, who had  conflicting school commitments, the Vikings began the game slightly flustered. They seemed a step slow on defense, and the Warriors…

The CA boys basketball team escaped with a win in the Division 3 district semifinal on Tuesday, March 7, beating Northmor 59-50. It was a low-scoring start to the game. Both teams seemed to feel the pressure of having a ticket to the championship hanging in the balance. Senior Ryan Alexander, who finished with 13,…

When the puck drops to begin Academy first ice hockey game, it will mark the end of a long process to create the program. The idea of ice hockey coming to Academy was first formulated four to five years ago. Finally, it will come to fruition next winter. The 22nd sport offered at CA will…

(Photo/Chris Heerman’18/Media Team) In the sectional final on Saturday, March 4, the CA boys basketball team steamrolled the Mount Gilead Indians, 69-54. The Vikes have won their first 3 tournament games by a combined 67 points and advance to the district semifinals. Both teams felt the pressure to begin the game. No one could seem…

The Vikes headed to Troy, Ohio, on March 3 and 4, to compete at the 2017 Division 3 District Championships. The Vikes took six wrestlers, who qualified for Districts, a new school record. Only junior Josh Pearson secured a victory in his first match, setting up a tough road for the Vikes the rest of…

The CA boys basketball team cruised past #13 seed West Jefferson in the second round of sectionals on Wednesday, March 1. With a 72-43 win, the Vikings have advanced to the sectional final for the second straight year. As Academy got off to a blazing start, the Roughriders had no answer for senior Ryan Alexander,…

The CA boys basketball team punched its ticket to the second round of sectionals on Monday, February 27, breezing past Elgin, 69-48. After a full week of rest, the Vikes came out completely energized. They played a suffocating defense and capitalized on the other end, sprinting ahead to a 19-6 lead after the first. Desperate…

(Photo/Courtesy of Mr. Dreisbach) From senior Dylan Warren The air in C.T. Branin Natatorium at Canton McKinley High School in Canton, Ohio, was alive. As the swimmers stepped up to the blocks, the noise of the crowd died down from loud conversations to soft murmurs and then to total silence. Teammates gathered behind the lanes…

At sectionals on February 18, the boys ended their season, with junior Michael Reagan placing 52nd out of 169 bowlers. In an exceptional performance for the Vikings, junior Abby Jeffers qualified for districts, by placing in a tie for 46th out of 166 competitors. Regarding this tremendous accomplishment, Jeffers said, “It was pretty cool. Six…