Senior Mercedes Crestanello scores the first goal against Ursuline Academy. Inji Kang’19/Media editor. The Viking Field Hockey squad waits to be honored after the game. Aden Weiser’19/Staff Having beaten Bishop Watterson for the district title, our field hockey girls spent a tough week training for the state tourney. Their hard work came to fruition as…

OHSAA Sports/Twitter   After a week of preparation for the Cross Country team to competes in states at National Trail Race Way, the Vikes will have to delay their hopes of winning a state title.   OHSAA posted website and Twitter notices that the state meet would be delayed to next Saturday, November 10-due to…

Carolyn Bowman’19 receives a downfield pass. Kiersten Thomassey’20 take a shot on goal. Andrew Barren’22/Media Academy’s field hockey girls have advanced to the state semi-finals after conquering Bexley and Bishop Watterson in the final two rounds of districts. The Vikes played their last home game of the season against the rival Lions on Tuesday, October…

Ashton Cofer’20 aims ball into the goal. Andrew Barren’22/Media The Academy boys soccer team’s tournament hopes to move beyond district semifinals were thwarted on Wednesday night, October 24, as the group lost in heartbreaking fashion to Olentangy Berlin. The 2nd-seeded Vikings took on the 7th-seeded Bears under the lights in the bitter conditions for 110…

Hayden Compton and all senior players will be missed next year. Sarah Neltner’20/Media The CA football team closed its regular season with a 42-21 road win over Grandview Heights on Friday, October 26, but it wasn’t enough to secure a third consecutive postseason berth. The Vikes finished just outside the top 8 in the Division V,…

Senior Captain Liam McCann leads the mens XC. Chris Heermann’18/Former Media editor   On Saturday, October 27, Columbus Academy’s cross country teams travelled to Pickerington North to run in regionals. The Vikings competed against 15 other teams with hopes to earn a spot in the state meet.   The boys’ squad finished strong, earning 4th…

Evelyn Gee’22 sends ball to midfield past a loomimg defender. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The Vikings faced off against first-seeded Grandview Heights in the district semi-finals on Wednesday, October 24, with a place in the district final at stake. Having tied the Bobcats 1-1 earlier in the season, our girls knew this was going to be a…

Girls Varsity. Courtesy/Kiesha Ratliff The state tournament weekend finale for the 2018-19 season started off strong for the three Vikings who competed. The doubles team of Carmen Merkel’22 and Lauren Motta’21 captured one victory in the state tournament before falling in the quarterfinals and ending their tremendous run on Friday, October 20. Sydni Ratliff’21 had…

Vikings’ defense sprints after Sam Massick’20 kicks off. Sarah Neltner’20/ Media The CA football team kept its playoff hopes afloat on Friday, October 19, blowing the doors off of Liberty Union, 47-7.   Senior Night festivities preceded the contest, as Keenan Bellisari, Chris Boyle, Kyle Channell, Deven Cobb, Hayden Compton, Caleb Crawley, Jordan Dearing-Hardiman, Dalyn…

Sophie Spolter’22 receives a teammate’s pass. Julia Gurevitz’19/Media Our 4th ranked girls soccer team rolled through its first two postseason games with a pair of decisive victories. Facing off against Tree of Life on Tuesday, October 16, in the first round of the sectional tournament, the Vikes claimed a decisive 5-1 win. Goals by freshman…