Many fall sporting events occur over long periods of time. Soccer consists of two forty-minute halves. Football has twelve-minute quarters. But cross-country meets (5K) last approximately twenty minutes. The team practiced daily, with Tuesdays and Thursdays being the most strenuous. According to cross-country coach, Mr. Olexio. “[On Tuesdays and Thursdays], we would do 800-meter intervals…

The Columbus Academy golf team must be the least recognized fall sport. They do not practice or have matches at the school, so, many people know little about the team, including the fact that three girls join the boys in matches every week. The team has seventeen people, nine of whom are freshmen. On varsity,…

The Columbus Academy boys soccer team ended its magificent  season with a combined record of 13-4-2 and won the MSL title for the second year in a row with a record of 6-0. This was an especially  great achievement, considering the team suffered many losses during this season, due to injuries. Academy earned the thirteenth…

The scene was set. Through the pitch black sky, bright lights shone down onto Marsh field. Students in pink gathered together at the entrance to the grass, making room for players to come through for their last time of the year. Led by senior co-captains, Langston Hughes, Isaac Mallory,Tyler Walker-Terry, R.J. Watters, and Jake Wilson,…

Rained out of three matches and countless practices, this year’s girls tennis team never missed a day to get better. The players were in the weight room, practicing in the gym, or running the dreaded pool balcony. “We always used rainy those days to think we were getting ahead of someone else who wasn’t making…

Sports is about so much more than the final result: a team record, a championship trophy, an undefeated season. These are the things we remember, the statistics that show up in the archives, the shining moments of victory. Behind this magnificent facade lies the truth about athletic competition: it is tough and takes dedication. No…