(Wikimedia Commons)  The Vikes quickly returned to business after Winter Break with three matches last week. The first was a rivalry, as Academy suited up to take on the Bexley Lions at HP Lanes on Monday, January 6. The Vikings took home the victory for both boys and girls in this one. Our boys won…

Sophie Spolter’22 aims for a lay up. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media)   After a 2-4 start to the season, the Columbus Academy girls basketball team went 3-2 over the first week of January to push the record to 5-6.  Coming off two tough losses to Whitehall and Buckeye Valley, our girls took on Tree of Life to…

Sophomore Max Walker attacks goal with seconds left in the first quarter. (Henry Rubey’22/Media & Staff) The Academy Ice Hockey team kept busy over winter break, winning the home opener triumphantly over DeSales on Sunday, December 8, and narrowly losing to Springboro on Saturday, December 14, before tying in the team’s inaugural alumni game on…

Senior Philip Soderberg and sophomore Andrew Zaki. (Henry Rubey’22/Media) On Sunday, November 24, Academy traveled to Cincinnati to face off against Archbishop Moeller. The Crusaders are top-ranked in the division-ahead of the Vikes. Academy fought hard, but could not compete with the powerhouse, losing 6-0. After a week-long break, the Vikes retook the ice on…

Gavin Lewis’23. (Julia DeVore’22/Media) The Academy boys swimming team kicked off its season with two victorious meets on Friday, December 6, and Saturday, December 7, proving CA is still a team to be reckoned with-despite losing key seniors last year. The Vikes started the season with a bang, conquering Bexley 95-73 in a dual meet.…

Carter Warster’20 drives for a layup. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) The boys basketball team kicked off its 2019-2020 campaign with a road trip to Fredericktown on Friday, November 30. The team hopes to bounce back from its loss of 7 key seniors and to lean on some of its underclassmen in the upcoming year. Fredericktown jumped out to…

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…