Sophomore Diana Ulbrich. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media) In the Vikes’ first three games, the Columbus Academy girls basketball team picked up two big wins over Wellington and Delaware Christian and lost in a tough defensive battle against Grandview Heights. On Tuesday, November 26, the Vikings traveled to Grandview to take on the Bobcats. In the season opener, there…

Junior Campbell Gwin leaves a defender in the dust as he takes a shot at goal. (Henry Rubey’22/Media)   This week, coming off of unlucky successive pre-season losses, our girls and guys faced off against Dublin Coffman in the regular season opener.   On Friday, November 22, the squad traveled to Dublin to play the…

Junior Campbell Gwin. (Henry Rubey’22/Media) Coming off of a defeat in the first pre-season scrimmage, the Academy Ice Hockey team, with the first girls to play on the team, Suzy L’Hommedieu’21 and Cassidy Jones’22,  looked to pick it up against Sycamore High School. On Friday, November 15, the squad traveled to Sports Plus to challenge…

Emma Yakam’22 defends ball. (Sari Shocket’22  /Media) On Tuesday, November 5, our girls soccer squad lost to Cincinnati Country Day 4-2 in the state semifinal against Xenia. The Indians netted the first three goals of the game, leaving the Vikes to play catch-up. Katie Schiano’21 knocked the first goal as the first half came to…

Sam Massick’20 zooms by defense. (Vaughn Armour’21/Staff) The Columbus Academy boys soccer team geared up for a huge game in the state semifinals against Tippecanoe at London on Wednesday, November 6. The Vikes came into the game on a hot streak, hoping to take down the undefeated Red Devils. Tipp City controlled the ball for…

Senior Max Brown watches kick-off against the Aces. (Josh Tu’22/Staff) On Saturday, November 9, the Columbus Academy football team faced off against Amanda Clearcreek away in the first round of the playoffs and fell to the Aces 41-10. The Vikes started out slowly, going 3 and out on the first possession and punting the ball…

Sophomore Max Walker stops just before the crease as he shoots on goal. (Henry Rubey’22/Staff)  The Columbus Academy Ice Hockey team (est. 2017) had its first test of the year on Friday, November 8,  in a preseason scrimmage against Gahanna Lincoln. Without the players who were in a football game, the Vikes fell to the Lions…

Regan Cornelius’21 scores victory goal. (Courtesy/Mr. L”Hommedieu) On October 31, our girls traveled to Upper Arlington to play against Mount Notre Dame in the state semifinals in front of a massive student section which missed class to cheer on the team. Mount Notre Dame, a new opponent for the Vikes, proved to be an easy…

Sarah Neltner’20 dodges opposing defender. (Charlie Belford’22/Media)  In a week of triumph for Academy sports, the girls soccer team was no exception, winning the program’s first regional title and advancing to the state semifinals. The first match was on Tuesday, October 29, in a bout with Lynchburg-Clay. Our girls were on the offensive half for…

Junior Jared Kass keeps ball in play. (Photo by Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media. Edited by Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) The Columbus Academy boys soccer team ventured to Westerville Central High School on Wednesday, October 30, to take on rival Bexley in the regional semi-final matchup. The game had a slow start, with neither team getting many good looks at…