V3-I2 Sports
Runners cross the final finish line
By Gabrielle Evans
NORTHRIDGE- The cross-country team’s season has come to an end. This year the Viking runners have grown both mentally and physically as runners.
The team has participated in eight league meets this year, and they participated at the LCL meet and Districts. While the boys varsity team was able to start a full team at each meet (5-7 runners), the five varsity girl runners only managed that at two meets due to multiple commitments and some injuries.
The LCL meet this year took place at Watkins Memorial. Gabrielle Evans (‘15), Alex Rahde (‘18), Steven Padilla (‘18), and Zach Smith (‘16) all got personal bests at this meet. G. Evans had a time of 28:15, Rahde had a time of 30:32, Padilla had a time of 20:33, and Smith had a time of 23:37. These are their best times of the season. The LCL meet is a race that involves all the schools that are in the Licking County League. The races were split between junior varsity and varsity, both of which were split between boys and girls. Vikings participated in the Varsity races that morning.
Colin Evans (‘16) came from his marching band competition at The Ohio State University stadium with 10 minutes until the boys race started, ran his race, and then went back to the competition and still made everything on time.
The district meet took place a week after the LCL meet and was the final meet for the season for the team. Districts are all Central Ohio schools. Each race is broken down to Division I, Division II, Division III, and Junior Varsity both boys and girls. The viking runners participated in the D-II races which included 23 different D-II schools. Mat Scott ('15) and G. Evans both got their personal record finishing up their season.
Next year the team will be without several current seniors. Emma Dann ('15), G. Evans, Amelia Kyle ('15), and Scott. Their senior night took place Friday, October 17 after the football game. G. Evans says, “It is sad that the season is over and I really wish I would have participated in cross country sooner, because I have really enjoyed running with the team and building friendships that hopefully will last a while.” Dann (‘15) says, “even though I was out most of the season due to injury, I enjoyed the season and spending time with the team.”
Members of the team plan on still running together and signing up to run different 5k’s to keep the friendships that they have developed through the season. They also plan to run different 5k’s to help raise money for various charities for different causes.
-Gabrielle Evans (‘15) is the News Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.
By Gabrielle Evans
NORTHRIDGE- The cross-country team’s season has come to an end. This year the Viking runners have grown both mentally and physically as runners.
The team has participated in eight league meets this year, and they participated at the LCL meet and Districts. While the boys varsity team was able to start a full team at each meet (5-7 runners), the five varsity girl runners only managed that at two meets due to multiple commitments and some injuries.
The LCL meet this year took place at Watkins Memorial. Gabrielle Evans (‘15), Alex Rahde (‘18), Steven Padilla (‘18), and Zach Smith (‘16) all got personal bests at this meet. G. Evans had a time of 28:15, Rahde had a time of 30:32, Padilla had a time of 20:33, and Smith had a time of 23:37. These are their best times of the season. The LCL meet is a race that involves all the schools that are in the Licking County League. The races were split between junior varsity and varsity, both of which were split between boys and girls. Vikings participated in the Varsity races that morning.
Colin Evans (‘16) came from his marching band competition at The Ohio State University stadium with 10 minutes until the boys race started, ran his race, and then went back to the competition and still made everything on time.
The district meet took place a week after the LCL meet and was the final meet for the season for the team. Districts are all Central Ohio schools. Each race is broken down to Division I, Division II, Division III, and Junior Varsity both boys and girls. The viking runners participated in the D-II races which included 23 different D-II schools. Mat Scott ('15) and G. Evans both got their personal record finishing up their season.
Next year the team will be without several current seniors. Emma Dann ('15), G. Evans, Amelia Kyle ('15), and Scott. Their senior night took place Friday, October 17 after the football game. G. Evans says, “It is sad that the season is over and I really wish I would have participated in cross country sooner, because I have really enjoyed running with the team and building friendships that hopefully will last a while.” Dann (‘15) says, “even though I was out most of the season due to injury, I enjoyed the season and spending time with the team.”
Members of the team plan on still running together and signing up to run different 5k’s to keep the friendships that they have developed through the season. They also plan to run different 5k’s to help raise money for various charities for different causes.
-Gabrielle Evans (‘15) is the News Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.
Northridge seniors honored on different nights
By Chad Campbell
NORTHRIDGE - With fall sports coming to an end, Senior Night becomes a major priority for everyone. While planning for these events, things will change from the way they’ve been done before.
Instead of every sport being recognized before one of the football games, they are being honored at two separate games. The school decided to do this because of the overwhelming amount of seniors playing sports this year.
“I think that the new setup for senior night this year will be very interesting, and I’m excited to see how it goes” says senior volleyball player Megan Hatfield.
On October 31st, the last home game of the season, the football team, cheerleading team, and band member’s senior night will be on this night.
In the past, the big senior night has usually been before the game or at halftime of the game. This year though, the senior’s ceremony is being held after the game because the school does not think that they will have enough time to go through all of the seniors. “We also feel that if the senior night is after the game instead of before, we will have more attendants because everyone will already be there after the game and won’t have to come to watch the seniors” says Vice Principal/Athletic Director John Morgan.
“We just have such a large group of seniors for every sport this year, so it makes planning senior night a little more challenging than in the past because we have to split up the senior nights so that we have enough time to introduce all of them,” says Morgan.
The senior night for half of the fall sports was on October 17th, also after the game. Sports honored that evening included volleyball, cross country, and golf.
Volleyball also had their own senior night on Thursday, October 9. Soccer has already had their senior a few weeks back and decided not to be included in the senior night at the football game on October 17.
A photographer was available at the fall Senior Night football games, and pictures were provided to graduating athletes and their parents.
-Chad Campbell ('15) is the Sports Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.
By Chad Campbell
NORTHRIDGE - With fall sports coming to an end, Senior Night becomes a major priority for everyone. While planning for these events, things will change from the way they’ve been done before.
Instead of every sport being recognized before one of the football games, they are being honored at two separate games. The school decided to do this because of the overwhelming amount of seniors playing sports this year.
“I think that the new setup for senior night this year will be very interesting, and I’m excited to see how it goes” says senior volleyball player Megan Hatfield.
On October 31st, the last home game of the season, the football team, cheerleading team, and band member’s senior night will be on this night.
In the past, the big senior night has usually been before the game or at halftime of the game. This year though, the senior’s ceremony is being held after the game because the school does not think that they will have enough time to go through all of the seniors. “We also feel that if the senior night is after the game instead of before, we will have more attendants because everyone will already be there after the game and won’t have to come to watch the seniors” says Vice Principal/Athletic Director John Morgan.
“We just have such a large group of seniors for every sport this year, so it makes planning senior night a little more challenging than in the past because we have to split up the senior nights so that we have enough time to introduce all of them,” says Morgan.
The senior night for half of the fall sports was on October 17th, also after the game. Sports honored that evening included volleyball, cross country, and golf.
Volleyball also had their own senior night on Thursday, October 9. Soccer has already had their senior a few weeks back and decided not to be included in the senior night at the football game on October 17.
A photographer was available at the fall Senior Night football games, and pictures were provided to graduating athletes and their parents.
-Chad Campbell ('15) is the Sports Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.
Dodge ball Tournament to raise awareness
By Hunter Adkins
On Friday, October 10 students in the student leadership class hosted a dodgeball tournament. The tournament was designed, they say, as a fun way to help raise money for the food drive. In total, the high school raised over 2,500 cans.
With nine teams total competing, Skyler Pritts’ ('16) team won the day. That team also consisted of Nathan Hiser ('16), Nathan Neumeyer ('16), Austin Powelson ('16), and Kylor Kauhi ('16).
Originally it was going to be a flag football tournament, but due to weather conditions it was switched to dodge ball. Student Leadership Adviser Mrs. Kristen Grow said, “People were much more receptive to dodgeball.” With the football tournament there were only two teams all together signed up, so dodgeball brought out a lot more casual athletes. We also had a lot more students that would rather sit in the gym and watch something rather than sitting in the cold."
Matt Simmons (’15) said, “A lot of kids like to play dodge ball and like the game. It was a great way to raise money, and we raised a lot of money and cans.” Skyler Pritts (’16) said he was excited not just to win the tournament but to help others and thought, “these activities helps raise awareness on a major scale and bring the students together to help raise awareness.” He also said he likes having different and varied ways and activities to help raise money for charities.
-Hunter Adkins (’15) is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.
By Hunter Adkins
On Friday, October 10 students in the student leadership class hosted a dodgeball tournament. The tournament was designed, they say, as a fun way to help raise money for the food drive. In total, the high school raised over 2,500 cans.
With nine teams total competing, Skyler Pritts’ ('16) team won the day. That team also consisted of Nathan Hiser ('16), Nathan Neumeyer ('16), Austin Powelson ('16), and Kylor Kauhi ('16).
Originally it was going to be a flag football tournament, but due to weather conditions it was switched to dodge ball. Student Leadership Adviser Mrs. Kristen Grow said, “People were much more receptive to dodgeball.” With the football tournament there were only two teams all together signed up, so dodgeball brought out a lot more casual athletes. We also had a lot more students that would rather sit in the gym and watch something rather than sitting in the cold."
Matt Simmons (’15) said, “A lot of kids like to play dodge ball and like the game. It was a great way to raise money, and we raised a lot of money and cans.” Skyler Pritts (’16) said he was excited not just to win the tournament but to help others and thought, “these activities helps raise awareness on a major scale and bring the students together to help raise awareness.” He also said he likes having different and varied ways and activities to help raise money for charities.
-Hunter Adkins (’15) is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer for The Viking Vault.