Academy’s girls dominated in districts on Thursday, February 18, with 8 state qualifiers. Alexandra Butnariu’22 took 6th in 100 free in 55.71. and nabbed 11th in the 200 free, with Ella Lowrie’24 placing 15th. Emma Yakam’22, Rene Fleege’24, and Charlotte Baker’24 conquered in the 100 breaststroke, securing 6th, 12th, and 17th, respectively. Lowrie swept the…
The boys swim team took fifth out of thirty-four teams at the Central/East/Southeast District meet on Thursday, February 18, at Bowling Green University. The Aquavikes finished the meet with 146 points. The Vikings competed with three other districts for one of the twenty-four spots in individual events and for one of the sixteen relay spots…
Academy began its run in districts on Saturday, February 20. First up, the 19-seed Vikes played 18-seed Archbishop Alter. In the first period, Academy started strong when goals from Max Walker’22 and Campbell Gwin’21 gave the Vikes a 2-0 lead. In the second, Jake Carlin’22 added another for the Vikes. Only a few minutes later,…
Bowling’s season ended in districts at HP Lanes on February 15. The striking vikings came in 9th, which wasn’t high enough to advance to regionals, But they put on a solid showing with 2368 in 3 games. Jacob Mowery’23 led the way with 202, 172 and 191, followed by Ryan Reagan’22 who put up 188, 188…
The wrestling team hosted Buckeye Valley during its Senior Night on Thursday, February 11. Although the matches were competitive, with Ethan Stahl’21 and Gyvnn Mendenhall’22 taking away victories, the meet resulted in a loss. The Vikings look to bounce back this week against Bexley on Tuesday, February 16 and against Whitehall on Thursday, February.
The girls swimming team kicked off the postseason by securing a victory at the home sectional meet on Saturday, February 13. Due to COVID restrictions, the girls only raced against six other teams. However, the Aquavikes were also competing against swimmers at six other meets to claim a spot in districts. Alexandra Butnariu’22 nabbed gold…
Sophomores Jono Hammond and Alex Nanda racing freestyle. Raaghuv Vazirani’22 competing in butterfly. (Julia DeVore’22/News) On Sunday, February 14, the boy Aquavikes competed in sectionals at Columbus Academy to claim one of the 24 spots needed to advance to districts. They finished second out of the twelve teams, just 235 points behind…
Facing off against 17-seed Worthington Kilbourne, 16-seed Academy played its first round of the CBJ Cup Tournament onWednesday, February 1 In the first period, Kilbourne struck twice to get an early lead. Unfazed, Academy came out in the second and tied it up with goals from Campbell Gwin’21 and Connor Harris’22. To start the second,…
The boys bowling team performed fantastically at sectionals ont February 13 at HP Lanes and finished 4th out of 30 teams. Sophomore Jacob Mowery, who has come into his own as the next CA bowling star and future of the program, lead the way again with 155, 209 and 221. His fellow superstar Vincent White…
After two weeks of quarantine (under which all teams comply when a player tests positive for COVID-19), the girls basketball team was ready to get back on the court. The girls kicked off their week on Thursday, February 11 with a win against Licking Heights 52-46. Sophie Spolter’22 and Claire Cahall[23 carried the team to…
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