On Saturday, September 12th, the boys finished 2nd  with a score of 63, just behind Leesburg Fairfield, who earned 52 points, and the girls placed 7th as a team with 169 points. Audrey Grammel’17 had an amazing second-place finish individually, with a time of 20:17.47.

Denny Hammond, a former teacher and coach at Reynoldsburg is Academy’s new cross-country coach. Captain Andrew Heermann’16 says, “He is tough and experienced and knows what he is doing.”

The girls volleyball team lost two games last week. Its first rival was Worthington Christian on Tuesday, September 1. Though each set was close, Academy lost in straight sets  (losing the first three).

On Tuesday, September 1, the girls tennis team had its third match of the season and swept the courts with a whopping 5-0 win. Georgia Tuckerman’18 won 1st singles with scores of 6-0 in both sets. Makela Hughes’16 won 2nd singles, also winning both sets 6-0. Sophomore Neena Baliga defeated her opponent with scores of…

The Vikings placed second in the MSL preseason tournament, losing to Bexley. Academy won its own tournament at Columbus Country Club by 2 strokes ahead of Wellington.  Captain Vincent Dong’16 shot a tournament-low 69.

Dedication describes this year’s football team.  August 1st may have been the technical start date of pre-season, but the Vikings were working hard long before this, spending their summer days in the weight room and on the field.

The Vikings trumped Worthington Kilbourne 4-0 on August 25. With goals from Alyssa Edwards’16, Grace Geiger’16, Natalie L’Hommedieu’17, and Avie Smith’19, the team showed great depth as an offensive unit. While there were some stray breakaways from Kilbourne, the defense held its composure and handled these gracefully.

  Seven new members have been added to Academy’s varsity field hockey, six of whom are 9th graders, which assures Coach Horton she will have a strong team over the next four years.

After defeating West Jefferson in a 5-1 win on Tuesday, May 19th, the team advanced to District Finals, looking to pass the point they lost at last year. But Marion Pleasant prevailed in 3- 4 defeat against the Vikes. The 4th inning showed promise as the boys were up 3-0, but Pleasant tied it and  took…

On May 19th and 20th, the boys team placed 7th with 15 points. Those who placed in the top 8 events will compete in district finals this Saturday at Whitehall-Yearling.