Clara S. ( CaFlickr) On Thursday, January 16, the girls swim team hosted Bishop Hartley and Wellington for its first meet of the week. The Vikings crushed the Jaguars 100-28 but fell 74-115 against the Hawks. Olivia L. and Maddie E. dominated, earning first place in the 200 IM and 200-yd free, respectively.  On Friday,…

(caswimmies Instagram) Following Elle V.’ signing to WashU diving on Wednesday, January 15, she competed at the 20th Annual Northeast Classic on Saturday, Jan. 18, held at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton and placed fourth among 14 female divers in the Girls 11 Dives event with a total of 350.80. Elle’s next meet is…

(Courtesy/Craig Edson) On Wednesday, January 15, Academy’s wrestling squad hosted Africentric in the Barton Room. Freshmen Vikings got after it, with Baron D. and Paul A. noting their first career varsity wins with a pin from Baron D. Junior captain, Santiago P., said, “They both work extremely hard in practice. It’s no surprise they were…

(Courtesy/Lynn Y.) On Tuesday, January 14, boys and girls bowling faced Hilliard Davidson with Craig E. as the lead scorer for the boys with 300 pins, as Phinn B.M. closely followed with 297. Mark D. scored 289, Nathan M. had 257 and Jon P. scored 213. The team added 284 pins in the Baker game…

It was a solid week for the boys swim team as it faced off in a tri-meet against Olentangy Orange and rival, Bexley. The squad faced a 115- 92 defeat to Olentangy Orange but tookhome the victory against the Lions 96- 80.   Three Vikes topped the individual scores for the event. William D. placed first…

On Friday, January 10, the girls swim team welcomed Bexley, Fairbanks, and Olentangy Orange to its natatorium. The Vikes crushed the Panthers 124-16 and dominated against the Pioneers, beating them by 34. Academy couldn’t capitalize against the Lions, however, losing 65-145. Junior Maddie E. led the team with a score of 9, and senior Olivia…

Courtesy/@caswimmies Instagram) On Saturday, Jan. 11, senior Elle V. secured third place among nineteen female divers from the Columbus area with a score of 214.00 at a meet held at CSG. Elle, who serves as dive team captain, was also celebrated during Senior Night as one of thirteen seniors on the 2024-25 swim and dive…

(Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Boys basketball captured a huge victory in what some have already dubbed the central Ohio “game of the year.” They faced Bishop Ready at home on Saturday, January 12, with both teams going into the matchup undefeated, meaning there were massive conference championship implications heading in. The Vikes found themselves with a double…

Josh S. and Daniel K. look to drum up some Viking offense after a face-off. (Courtesy/Cindy Wilson) Jake L. finds the back of the net. In what has become a more recent occurrence, Jake places the puck past the goalie for a Vikings lead. It has been less than a minute since the puck drop…

Kendall O.(ColumbusAcademy/Flickr) Columbus Academy faced off against Tree of Life on January 7 for its first game of the new year. Both teams started out slowly until Morgan S. got an easy layup to tie the game 2-2. Kendall O. quickly followed that up with 2 threes to extend the Vikings’ lead. Strong defense from…