The theme Friday night was “Make it Rain.” And as soon as the floodgates opened, the shots kept raining down. In the second half, the Vikings broke open a tight game and turned it into a rout, defeating Wellington 57-38 in their season opener. Seniors Zach Ratcliff (9 pts. in the third) and Jacob Mikalov…

The Lady Vikes underwent major changes this year with new head coach, Amanda Roehrenbeck, and several experienced freshmen joining their ranks. “My philosophy has been to rebuild and improve altogether,” says Coach Roehrenbeck. “They didn’t win a game last season, so I just expected them to improve, focus on being a team, and communicate with each…

Outscoring their opponents 115 to 23, the Lady Vikes had a season to remember. The Lady Vikes worked vigorously this fall, honing their skills with tackles, nutmegs, rainbows, passes, and volleys. “We practiced like we played. And that’s hard,” says senior Jillian Adler. “We didn’t show any mercy towards one another at practice, but afterwards…

Earlier in this fall’s sports season, Anne Horton achieved her 400th career win as a girls field hockey coach. This achievement makes Horton one of the most successful high school coaches in the state! In 1991, Columbus Academy became a co-ed school, and, therefore, needed both an athletic director and coaches for women’s sports. Horton…

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…