Fall Sports Preview

As always, with football comes bundles of excitement here at Columbus East High School. The Olympians, ranked number two in the state in the preseason rankings, fell just short of capturing the school’s third state title in school history in a thrilling 13-16 loss to Westfield last season at Lucas Oil Stadium. The Olympians return some key starters, including Ethan Summa and Jamon Hogan, who are ...

The Columbus East men’s soccer team posted a 9-6-1 record last season, falling in sectionals to crosstown rival Columbus North. This year, the team is on the path to redemption led by a very talented group of veteran seniors. Last year’s captains, Landon Miles and Simon Tunney, graduated, but will be replaced by newly crowned captains Justin Copas and Eli Newell as well as returning captain Sc...

The women’s golf team is looking to make leaps and bounds from last year’s overall results. The Olympians failed to place higher than 3rd in any of their invitationals, and only placed higher than 9th one time. The Olympians also fell short in their match with the Columbus North Bulldogs. Following the leadership of senior Lily Shelp, the team looks ready to fulfill their hopes to come back with a...

With start of a new school year comes the excitement of a new volleyball season for the Columbus East Olympians. The Lady O’s are coming back after a strong showing last year, posting an impressive 26-12 record, losing only to some of the best teams in the state. Led by seniors Kendall Williams and Elizabeth Wessel, the team looks ready to tackle this next season despite the loss of multiple stars incl...

 The men’s cross country team suffered a huge loss last year with the loss of senior Paul Bean. This means the weight of the leadership role will fall onto the shoulders of lone senior Michael Zeleniuk, a three-year varsity lettermen for the Cross Country team. The younger runners will look to ride his success, and hope that it propels their team to a great season. The Olympians return multiple v...

Last season, the cross country team finished 6th place in the regional meet of the IHSAA State Tournament, falling just short of qualifying for Semi State. The Olympians suffered two key losses from their team last year, seniors Lindsey Morgan and Emma Mensendiek. However, the Lady O’s have many returning faces and look forward to a successful running this year behind the determination of seniors Kr...

The Lady O’s continued their recent trend of success, finishing above .500 once again last season. With the loss to Columbus North in the second round of the IHSAA state tournament, the Olympians’ season was cut short. After losing a few great players to college last year, returning starter Addy Galarno is optimistic about this year’s chances of going far once again. “I feel very strong ab...

This year's men’s tennis team will have big expectations looking towards the 2017-2018 season. The team will be full of experienced youth to take place of departed seniors Austin Goose, Sam Woolwine, Neeraj Pandita, and last years Republic men’s tennis player of the year Matt Furnish. After a tough fourth place finish in the Hoosier Hills Conference tournament last year and all together a very co...