(Photo/Courtesy of Morgan Hamilton’17) After a season that seemed destined for a long post-season run, the Vikings are eager to get the bad taste out of their mouth with a fresh start in 2017. The Vikings ended the 2016 year with a loss in the district semifinal against Fairbanks High School. It was a shocking…

Erin Min on the Court. (Courtesy/Mr. Qi) As the 2017 tennis season begins for the boys, success is always a goal. The girls won a state title in 2008 and were runners up in 2007, 2012, and 2014. The boys have won state titles in 2008, 2009, and 2010. And the boys hope to replicate…

(Photo/Courtesy of Mr. L’Hommedieu) From Tuesday March 21 to Friday March 24, Academy’s girls lacrosse team was in St. Petersburg, Florida, for the 3-D lacrosse camp, with two daily practices and a scrimmage, followed by and a real game. The girls faced off against the nationally ranked Cathedral on Thursday and fell 10-7. With the…

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,…