Junior captain Jonah Houston dribbles for a shot on goal. (Liesel Goldfarb’22/Media) On Tuesday, October 22, the CA boys soccer team faced off against London in the district semi-final match at home on Hondros Field. The Vikes continued their dominant play against the Red Raiders as CA controlled the ball for the majority of the…

Sophie Spolter(’22) clears the ball after blocking a shot. (Charlie Belford’22/Media) On Tuesday, October 22, the CA girls soccer team defeated rival Wellington at home in overtime in the district semifinals, 2-1. The squad started off on the wrong foot, with Wellington’s Morosky scoring an early goal for the Jaguars. This was the lone blemish…

Academy gears for a punt. (Sarah Neltner’20/Media) On Friday, October 25, the CA football team earned a key win over Grandview, 28-7, in a game that was overshadowed by a threatening injury. The Vikes started with good field position following a Bobcats squib kick and immediately established the run with several handoffs to sophomore running…

Seniors Sasha Ahern and Abigail Freytag jump for a block. (Courtesy/Shane Zhang) On Wednesday, October 23, the girls volleyball team played its district semi-final match against Cardington-Lincoln at Mt. Vernon Nazarene.  The Vikes were riding high, as the team had just made history by winning Academy’s first-ever volleyball postseason match against Africentric Early College in…

(Courtesy/ Chris Heerman’18) On Saturday, October 20, the Vikings competed in districts at Hilliard Darby. The top 28 runners for girls individually moved on to regionals, while the boys were split into two race sections, with the top 6 in our boys section automatically advancing, with the rest depending on times. The top 6 teams…

Sophomore Carolyn Vaziri maintains strong defense against Olentangy Berlin.  (Sari Shocket ’22/Media) On Tuesday, October 15, our girls faced off against Olentangy Berlin,  a second-year team seeded 18, at home in the first round of the state tournament. Following a game against Pioneer High School where the team conceded its first two goals of the…

Junior Katie Schiano intercepts in West Jefferson match. (Charlie Belford’22/Media) Our girls soccer team handled West Jefferson 4-0 at home in its first round of the district playoffs. The Saturday, October 19, match was headlined by a couple of two goal performances from juniors Olivia Archibald and Katie Schiano. Sophie Spolter ‘22 added three saves…

Senior Elias Marquez. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) This week the CA boys soccer team had its first postseason game against River Valley on Tuesday, October 15, at Hondros.  The Vikes maintained possession and converted on the majority of the team’s opportunities. Senior Sam Massick struck first in less than ten minutes into the game, followed by…

Russell Ahmed’22 lands a 76 and 75 for the Vikes Third State Title. (Courtesy/Imtiaz Ahmed) On Friday, October 11, and Saturday, October 12, our boys golf squad stormed the D-II State Tournament at Northstar Golf Club, nabbing its third consecutive state title. With a total score of 615, our boys won by a landslide, with…

Sydni Ratliff’22 heads to her 3rd state play-offs. (Sari Shocket’22/Media) After a victorious sectional tournament, the Columbus Academy girls tennis team continued its success by sending two individual players and one doubles duo to the state qualifying tournament on Thursday, October 10, and Saturday, October 12. On Thursday, Sydni Ratliff’21 breezed through tournament singles, winning…