Cyrus Hannallah swimming the 200 IM. (Andrew Barren’22/Media) Academy’s swimmers entered the road to states on Saturday, February 9, as they faced off against 17 other teams for the sectional title. Starting off the meet with a bang was the 200 medley relay, comprised of juniors James Cao and Mike DeAscentis and seniors Jack Campbell…

Patrick Daly’21 passes to the forward line.(Jennifer L’Hommedieu’19/Staff) On February 8 and 9 2019, the Vikes played in their inaugural Varsity Columbus Blue Jackets Cup. On Friday, 14 seeded Academy looked to defeat 11 seed Bishop Watterson in the first round of the tournament after narrowly losing to them on January 27. The game started…

Aniah Crockett’21 in defense against the Unicorns.(Kayla Podgurski’19/Media) Coming off of two wins, the girls basketball team expanded its winning streak with a victory at CSG. On Tuesday, February 5, CA traveled to CSG to take on the Unicorns. The girls jumped out to a hot start, moving the ball unselfishly, with 6 players contributing…

Senior, Eric Menq, puts his competitor in a headlock. (Sarah Neltner ’20/ Media) It was a big week for both seniors and freshmen for the Columbus Academy wrestling team. After picking up a victory on Senior Night, 4 freshmen traveled to Dublin Scioto to participate in the All-State freshman tournament. On Wednesday, February 6, the…

Lauren Klinefelter’22 swimming butterfly in the 200 IM.(Ella Morris’22/Staff) This week was the biggest so far for the girls. The Aqua Vikes prepared for this by tapering all this week, preparing their muscles to go all out on Saturday, February 9, at Sectionals. Over 17 teams competed, including Columbus Beechcroft, Columbus Bishop Hartley, and Columbus…

Allen Koganov’22 maneuvers the ice after gathering a deflection. (Jenny L’Hommedieu’19/Media) The Vikes aimed to break their three-game losses with a JV game against Westerville on Friday, February 1. The game began with three unanswered goals from Westerville to start the first period, with senior David Li pulling one back for Academy.  Senior David Li scored in…

The Columbus Academy suffered a disappointing loss on Saturday, February 2 in the regional team tournament. Seeded eleventh going into the tournament, the Vikes were the underdogs against sixth-seeded West Muskingum. The Vikings and the Tornados did not match up well in weight classes, as all but 4 matches led to forfeits. Due to this,…

Great week for the girls! (Media team) Coming off a low week with two tough losses, the girls basketball team started to turn its season around with two strong wins in one of the last weeks of the regular season. On Tuesday, January 29, CA hosted New Hope Christian Academy for an activity-filled game that…

Senior Dorrian Moultrie prepares to dust his defender with a spin move. (Inji Kang’19/Media editor)   Coming off its first loss in over a month, the CA basketball team returned to the win column, topping both West Jefferson and Bexley to grab a half-game lead in the MSL.   The Vikings took a trip to West…

Xander Wood’21: “down the middle”  Kayla Podgurski’19/Media) Both Academy bowling squads placed last at the MSL tournament on Saturday, February 2. However, Multiple Vikes were honored at the match at Wayne Webb’s Columbus Bowl. Vincent White, Jr.’21 earned second team honors. White has been the pleasant surprise of the season, as he has shown an…