Warm-up: Ella Morris and Claudia Klingbeil (Courtesy/Mark L’Hommedieu) On Tuesday, October 20, our girls played their first game in the postseason following a strong regular season showing that gave the team the one-seed in its division.  This game was on Carlin Field against Dublin Coffman, the 18-seed. Even though the squad was expected to steamroll…

Cydney Platt’21 serves. Olivia Pierre-Louis’21 tipsnet. Sophia Constantine’23 follows on a serve. (Courtesy Mr. Ahern) On Tuesday, October 20, the Columbus Academy girls volleyball team fell to Northridge 3-0 in the first round of districts.  The Vikes fought hard but were outlasted with set scores of 25-14, 25-10, and 25-11.  While this was the last…

Ellie Vasilkov’21 serves the ball. (Courtesy Mr. Ahern) The Columbus Academy girls volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with two final matches before the district tournament.  The Volleyball Vikes faced Worthington Christian on Thursday, October 15. Our girls fought hard, but they ultimately fell to the Warriors 7-25, 21-25, and 13-25.  On Saturday, October…

Yasmin Bilgin’24 winds up. Arya Chabria’24 looks to return. Lauren Motta’21 prepares for power serve. (Emily Motta’23) After a clean sweep at the sectional tournament, the Columbus Academy girls tennis team looked to continue its winning streak by sending three individuals and two doubles duos to the district tournament on Thursday, October 15, and Saturday,…

Senior Maggie Walther. Junior Emma Yakam cuts to space (Lorn Spolter/ Courtesy) Our girls soccer team kicked off a busy week on Tuesday, October 13, facing off against rival Wellington at home. Junior Sophie Spolter played her way to a shutout, while goals by senior Katie Schiano and junior Emma Yakam propelled the Vikes to a 2-0…

Senior Jared Kass. ((Josh Tu’21) Our boys opened up the week with a 4-5 loss to powerhouse Bloom-Carroll on Monday, October 12, at Hondros Field. The game was hard-fought, with both teams having continuous chances on the other’s goals. Charlie Tuckerman’23 had a standout game, knocking in two goals and two assists, one to Leo…

Quarterback Brady Hess ’21 weaves past defenders for a touchdown. (Josh Tu’21) The 4th seeded Columbus Academy Vikings hosted the 13th seeded Coshocton Redskins on Saturday, October 17th, in Round 2 of the State Playoffs. This was Academy’s first home playoff game in 17 years, the last one from Academy’s State Title run in 2003. Academy…

Goalie Sarah Silver’21 coordinates the defense. Regan Cornelius’21 protects ball on a run. (Courtesy/Mark L’Hommedieu) Two days after a huge comeback win against Hudson on Monday, October 12, the 14-1 Field Hockey team traveled to Bexley for the final game of the regular season. Even though the squad already clinched the one-seed for the postseason…

State Champs (Courtesy/Stephan Ma ‘23)   On Friday, October 16, and Saturday, October 7, boys golf took the State Tournament Championship for the fourth consecutive year.   The tournament lasted two days on the OSU Scarlet Course, and the boys won as a team by 14 strokes, scoring a 300 on the first day and…

Senior Luke Nester and Junior Cy Richardson in homestretch. (Courtesy/Thomas DeVore)   On Saturday, October 17, our boys cross country team raced hard to snag the MSL runner-up title at Buckeye Valley High School. On the challenging course, our boys ran through gravel, mulch, mud, and trees to rack up 50 points, only 15 behind first-place…