The OABCIG girls basketball squad put up a good fight in the first half, but a strong third quarter by Ridge View propelled the Raptors to victory in Ida Grove on Friday night. Ridge View built a 16-9 lead after the first quarter. A competitive second quarter saw the Raptors go into the halftime break with a 27-20 lead. In the third quarter, Ridge View outscored the Falcons 20-7 to take a 47-27 cushion into the fourth quarter. The Raptors cruised to victory from there, taking home a 64-38 victory.
The OABCIG varsity girls tallied 2,190 pins to Pocahontas' 1,427 pins, Tuesday night in Ida Grove at Ida Bowl. OABCIG’s round one scoring came from Jade Wilcox (359), Abby Minor (315), Payton Mathies (277), Kenzey Davis (273) and Lizzy Hoefling (264). Most of the girls are hitting around or above their practice average. OABCIG's round two Baker games were 167, 103, 137, 133 and 162 for a total of 702. “We are working well together in Bakers and averaging a 140 and above during our last few meets,” stated Falcon coach Wylene Redenius.
The OABCIG boys bowling squad got the best of Sioux Central, 2805-2288. In round one, Ben Hofmeister fired a 265 for the top score. Triston Petersen and Blaise Wilcox rolled identical scores of 223. Hofmeister had the high two-game series with a 478. Petersen fired a 391, followed closely by Wilcox with a 389. Connor Hoegh rolled a 377, while Evan Jordan contributed with a score of 343. Dillon Hanneman rolled a 295 to round out the scoring.
The OABCIG wrestling squad competed at the Graettinger-Terril-Ruthven-Ayrshire (GTRA) Invitational, finishing in tenth place with 68 team points. At 106 pounds, Myles Beck captured second place and scored 20 team points. Beck won by fall in the quarterfinals, then won a 9-2 decision in the semifinals, before losing in the first place match.
In the 126-pound class, Caden Spetman placed fourth and scored 13 team points. Spetman won by fall in the quarterfinals, then lost a 16-10 decision in the semifinals. Spetman then lost in the third place match.
The Ridge View wrestling squad took part in the West Sioux Invite, finishing in eighth place with 84 team points. At 145 pounds, Conner Jacobson captured second place and scored 21 team points. Jacobson won his quarterfinal match by major decision, 13-4. In the semifinals, Jacobson won by fall. In the first place match, Jacobson lost a 9-8 decision.
The Ridge View and OABCIG wrestling squads met up on Thursday night at a tournament in Sloan. The Raptors came out on top by a score of 48-30. At 106 pounds, Myles Beck of OABCIG defeated Ridge View’s Damon Venteicher by fall. At 120 pounds, Tristan Werner of Ridge View defeated OABCIG’s Devon Loger by fall. In the 132-pound weight class, Ridge View’s Jake Cougill won by fall over Tyler Raasch of OABCIG. At 138 pounds, Austin Wood of Ridge View defeated OABCIG’s Matthew Holbrook by fall. At 152 pounds, the Falcons’ Landon Veit pinned the Raptors’ Noah Shepherd.
The OABCIG boys basketball squad found itself in a real dogfight on Friday night in Lawton-Bronson. The Falcons built a 16-12 lead after one quarter. A competitive second quarter found OABCIG leading 36-32 at halftime. The Falcons expanded the margin to 50-42 after three quarters. OABCIG would finish the game strong to come up with a 71-60 victory. With the win, the Falcons improved to 8-0 on the season.
The OABCIG girls basketball squad picked up a convincing win at Lawton-Bronson on Friday night. The first quarter was a bit sluggish for both teams, as the Falcons took a 6-4 lead after one period of play. OABCIG went on a 9-0 run in the second quarter to build a 15-4 lead, and went into halftime up 27-12. The lead grew to 20 in the second half before Lawton-Bronson began making a comeback. The Eagles whittled the margin down to seven in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons responded and gradually pulled away for a 51-33 victory. With the win, OABCIG improved to 2-6 on the year.
The Ridge View boys wrestling team followed up their championship performance at the Raptor Duals by traveling to Lawton on Dec. 19 for a Western Valley Conference quad meet. Despite forfeiting five weights due to illness and injury, the boys were victorious over Lawton-Bronson 42-36 but fell to MVAOCOU 54-21 and Woodbury Central 70-6. Top individual performances of the night were:
The Ridge View girls wrestling team had one of their best performances of the season at the Carroll Kuemper Catholic Girls Tournament, held on Dec. 20. Although no team scores were kept at this tournament, Ridge View turned in a dominant performance. Individual placings were:
