The OABCIG boys bowling squad kicked off their season against a tough Denison-Schleswig team, falling 2712-2449. In round one, Quinten Wallace had the high two-game total with a score of 341, followed by Dillon Hanneman with a 327. Blaise Wilcox cracked the 300-mark with a 306, while Evan Jordan was close behind with a 296. Ben Hofmeister rolled a 264, while Triston Peterson fired a 249.
The OABCIG girls basketball squad ran into a tough Kingsley-Pierson squad in their season opener, losing a 72-35 decision to the Panthers. K-P got off to a hot shooting start, taking a 21-8 lead after the first quarter. The Panthers expanded the margin to 35-13 at halftime. OABCIG picked up their scoring in the third quarter, but still found themselves trailing 59-25 after three periods of play. The Falcons played the Panthers fairly even in the fourth quarter, but by then the damage was done in a 72-35 loss.
The 2022-2023 OABCIG girls basketball squad features a wealth of experience, as they return four starters and six letterwinners. Returning starters include Alex Schroeder, Krista Sibenaller, Haley Harms, and Abby Winterrowd, as well as key contributors Karter Hemer and Livi Schroeder. The Falcons will have a new face on the bench, as Larry Allen takes over coaching duties. Allen has previously been an assistant basketball coach at Odebolt-Arthur for eight years and head girls coach at Odebolt-Arthur for 15 years.
The Ridge View, Storm Lake, Alta-Aurelia, and River Valley school districts have joined forces to compete under the Ridge View Raptors banner in this first year of IGHSAU-sanctioned girls wrestling in the state of Iowa. The team traveled to Sioux Rapids on November 15th for their first meet of the year, hosted by Sioux Central. Three Raptor wrestlers were unbeaten. Tatum Shepherd won all three of her matches by pin. Shania Graybill and Tyrany Mason won both of their matches by pin. Isabel Ekchan, Jolynn Tiefenthaler, Nyamal Tut, and Ariana Arreola also won matches.
The OABCIG boys basketball squad hopes to build on their success from the previous season. Last year’s team grabbed a share of the Western Valley Conference title and won the conference tournament. Gone from that team are point guard Easton Harms and post player Jaxson Clausen. But the Falcons do return a number of key players, including leading scorer Beckett DeJean and shooting guard Kane Ladwig.
Gabe Winterrowd, a senior at OABCIG, was honored as the 2022 recipient of the Iowa Bankers Association’s Student Athlete Achievement Scholarship Award for Class 2A football during the Iowa high school state football championships Nov. 17-18 in Cedar Falls. This award recognizes student athletes excelling not only on the football field, but also in their classrooms and in their communities.
Winterrowd was selected by the IBA’s scholarship committee based on his scholastic standing, leadership skills, community involvement and athletic participation.
The OABCIG E Sports team brought home the championship title in the Iowa High School E Sports State Finals. The OABCIG Falcons are now the 2022 Iowa High School Division 2 Super Smash Brother Ultimate Champions. The Falcons faced off against the Osage Green Devils in the quarterfinals defeating them 2 to 0.
The Falcons faced off against the Forest City Indians in the semifinals beating them 2 to 0.
In both games the Falcons overcame 0 to 2 deficits to win the games.
Ridge View coach Alex Warnke has several returning starters to rely on when the 2022-23 season begins. While the Raptors will miss playmakers Cade Harriman, Tyhler Kolpin, and Travis Wiese, they return starters Tracin Price, Kyler Wunschel, and Cael Myrtue, as well as leading contributors in Gabe Chance and Cayden Clausen. Price, Wunschel, and Myrtue are seniors, while Chance and Clausen are juniors. The top prospects to fill lost players from last year’s team include senior Grant Movall and sophomores Kellen Jensen, Jordyn Hinrickson, and Carson Harriman.
The Ridge View girls basketball team is hoping to enjoy some of the success they experienced last season. Last year’s Raptor squad finished 19-5, including an 8-1 record in the Western Valley Conference, winning the conference tournament, and an appearance in the Regional Finals.
The OABCIG football squad saw its season come to an end against a tough Central Lyon-GLR team on Saturday in the UNI-Dome. The undefeated Lions bested the Falcons 37-14, but the game marked the end of a highly successful season. OABCIG lost only one regular season game, then reeled off three postseason victories for the right to play in the dome.
