Carter James ’22, zooms past defense at last week’s Bishop Reddy game. (Sarah Neltner ’20/ Media) On Friday, October 11, the Columbus Academy football team took down Buckeye Valley, 49-6.    The Vikes were never  threatened by the now 0-7 Barons and cruised to a 42-6 lead at the half. They were led by junior quarterback…

Sophomore Evie Gee helps score a goal. (Sari Shocket ‘22/Media)  Our girls soccer team went 2-0 this week, earning victories against top-ranked DeSales and Buckeye Valley.  On Monday, October 7, the Vikings pulled off a 1-0 away victory against a higher division team in the Stallions. Katie Schiano’21 scored the lone goal, and Sophie Spolter’22…

Annie Wimsatt’20 works against Michigan. (Sari Shocket ’22/Media) This week, the CA field hockey team played its final two games of the regular season. On Thursday, October 10, the Bexley Lions came to Carlin Fields to challenge our girls. With goals from Regan Cornelius’21 (3), Kiersten Thomassey’20 (1), Annie Wimsatt’20 (1), Sarah Klingerman’21 (1), Carolyn…

Junior Jake Huddleston in final leg. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) Academy’s cross country team ran through cool temperatures on Saturday, October 12, to kick off postseason at the MSL Ohio meet at Buckeye Valley. Our boys varsity team placed 3rd out of 7 teams with a score of 66 and a team average of 18:14. Junior…

Junior Lily Plaughter spikes at Thursday’s match. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) On Thursday, October 10, the girls volleyball team played its last home game of the regular season against Worthington Christian and hosted its third annual Think Pink event,  in honor of breast cancer awareness month. The girls raised nearly $2,000. for research.  The feeling of…

Senior captain, Charlie Mueller, was missed at Warriors’ game. (Ella Morris’22/Media) CA boys soccer looked to continue a six game win streak with a home game against Hamilton Township on Tuesday, October 8. The Vikes controlled the game, smothering the Rangers from the start and getting off many more shot attempts, resulting in a lopsided victory…

Boys Golf wins 3rd district title. (Courtesy/Imtiaz Ahmed) The past week our Viking golf squads competed at districts, with our girls season unfortunately coming to an end but our boys advancing to states. At Darby Creek on Monday, September 30, freshman Grace Luo placed 8th out of 36 players at districts with an outstanding score…

Junior Sydni Ratliff dominates at sectionals. (Sari Shocket’22/Media) After a dominant set of matches the previous week, the Columbus Academy girls tennis team looked to continue its winning streak with a final regular season match against Dublin Jerome on Wednesday, October 2.  The Vikings fought hard against the Celtics but were outlasted 2-3 against their…

Vikings play tough defense against Bishop Reedy. (Sarah Neltner ’20/ Media) On Thursday, October 3, the Columbus Academy football team earned a much-needed victory in a televised matchup against Bishop Ready, 35-14. The game began with the two teams trading punts until the Vikings forced a big fumble. CA capitalized on the turnover, with junior…

Junior Regan Cornelius and senior Annalise Grammel end race strong. (Andrew Barren’22/Media editor) Opening up the week, the Academy cross country team took some time to celebrate its seniors on Wednesday, October 2, with a two-mile home meet against Newark Catholic and Liberty Christian. Junior Luke Nester sped to victory for the boys, with senior…