(Photo/Olivia Ryan’18) The CA boys basketball team is red-hot. After beating Whitehall, Patriot Academy, and West Jefferson this past week, the Vikes have extended their winning streak to 8 games. Academy is now 13-3 on the season and looks ready for a difficult last stretch of the regular season. On Tuesday, January 24, the Vikings…

(Photo/Chris Heerman’18) At the  MSL meet Saturday January 28, Academy broke six records, with both the girl and boys teams reaching first place. The meet started out with an intense 200-yard medley relay. With a 1:37.22, Max Dreisbach ’18, Nate Goldfarb’17, Jacob Eismann’19, Jack Campbell’19, shattered the pool record as good competition and excitement filled…

For both the boys and girls bowling teams at Academy, this last week was a busy one. Both teams bowled four matches over four days, facing Northland, Columbus International, Linden-McKinley, and Bishop Hartley. The boys went 2-2, picking up victories over Columbus International and Linden-McKinley. Senior captain Nick Smith and seniors Hamza Kashubeck, Jacob Taub, …

The boys wrestling team hosted a five-team tournament on Saturday, January 21. Coming off a week of two matches, they knew winning would be difficult. The Vikes endured some tough battles, headlined by junior co-captain Josh Pearson’s final match. After falling behind 2-0, Pearson stormed back to win, leading him to first place in the…

Riding a 4-game winning streak, the Academy boys basketball team took a trip to Gahanna Christian to play the 7-5 Eagles on Tuesday, January 17. The Vikings left no doubt who the better team was, playing perhaps their best game of the year in an 82-56 blowout. Throughout the season thus far, one of the…

Kiersten Thomassey’20 moves ball down court. (Photo/Olivia Ryan’18) After an unfortunate couple of losses last week, both girls’ basketball teams were ready to redeem themselves and win. Although the Vikings worked repeatedly on ball movement, the varsity team lost both of its matches, and the JV went 1-1. Whereas Academy’s JV team won 40-31 against…

With a win for the boy and girl’s teams on Wednesday, the Aquatic Vikes went into Saturday’s competition with high hopes. On Saturday January 14, the best swimmers for our team, as well as top swimmers from schools around the state, traveled to Canton, Ohio for an intense day of swimming. Serving as a kind…

Addis Boyd’18 takes a shot over multiple defenders. (Photo/Chris Heerman’18) Still riding their momentum from a huge win over Bexley, the Academy boys basketball team has gone on a tear, winning three consecutive games and improving its record to 9-3. In the past week, the Vikes have disposed of Grandview Heights, West High, and London, proving…

  On Wednesday, January 4, the Columbus Academy men’s bowling team bested St. Francis DeSales in a close match. The “Striking Vikings” edged a win with 1550-1518. The Vikes, led by senior captain Nick Smith. Smith, bowled an average score of 160, with a 149 and a 171. Seniors Tyler Whitt, Hamza Kashubeck, and Jacob…