On Friday, April 1, the boys lacrosse team traveled to Dublin Scioto to take on the Fighting Irish in its first game of the season. Despite fighting hard, the Vikes failed to come away with a victory, losing 13-5. The final score, however, was not indicative of the game’s competitiveness, as Academy was trailing just…

It was a roller coaster of a first week for the Academy girls lacrosse team. On Tuesday, March 29, the girls dominated rival Bexley in a 15-4 victory. The defending state champs, a title that typically scares away any opponent, were confident heading into the state final rematch against Chagrin Falls on Saturday, April 4.

On Thursday, March 31, the girls track team competed against Horizon Science and Wellington. The team soundly defeated their opponents, finishing with 80 points to secure first place, while Horizon Science finished with 27 points and Wellington with 13.

On Tuesday, March 29, the boys tennis team started its season with a 5-0 win against Dublin Scioto. First singles, Jacob Wareti’16, and second singles, Austin Lawrence’17, both won their matches 6-1, 6-2. Hirsh Hede’16 won in 3rd singles with a score of 6-1, 6-0.

The bowling team’s season came to an end on Thursday, February 18, with a strong but  insufficient performance at Districts. The boys team and individual girls could not land themselves in the top two places of the final rankings: a standing required to move on to the state tournament.

On Friday, February 20, the girls placed second overall in Districts. The team heads to states  at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton this week. (Please see event schedules below.)

On Friday, February 19, the boys swim team won the Division II District Championship for the second time in the school’s history. The team finished with a score of 397, 144 points ahead of the second place finisher, Dover.

Although the girls basketball team improved its record from 1-19 (2014-15) to 5-18 this year, the Vikes lost their final game in a 28 to 70 battle with Bishop Ready on Wednesday, February 17, in Districts.

On Saturday, February 20, the Vikings competed at Madison Plains. Bobby Diller’19 and Carson Nichols’18 finished fourth in their weight classes, and Josh Pearson’18 finished second in his class. Captain Calvin Wourinen’16 was champion of his weight division.

On Saturday, February 13, the Aquavikes won sectionals for the second year in a row. The girls had a stunning performance, with Sarah Campbell’16 placing first in the 100-back and Audrey Grammel’17 winning the 100-breast.