Ridge View got home runs from three different players on Wednesday, as they advanced past Westwood in the first round of the Western Valley Conference softball tournament at Galva. The Raptors built an 8-2 lead after six innings, but the Rebels wouldn’t go away quietly, as they scored three runs in the seventh inning to pull within 8-5. That was as close as they would get, however, and Ridge View secured the first round win. The Raptors offensive attack was led by Emma Vohs, who blasted her seventh home run of the season, as well as belting two doubles, and drove in three runs.
Lawton-Bronson scored a ninth inning run to break a 2-2 deadlock and come away with a 3-2 win over OABCIG in the first round of the Western Valley Conference baseball tournament last Monday at Kingsley. The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with a Treyten Kolar solo home run in the third inning. OABCIG extended the lead to 2-0 with another run in the fourth inning. The Eagles would respond with two runs in the sixth inning to knot the game at 2-2. That score would hold up until Lawton-Bronson plated the winning run in the ninth inning.
What started as a tight contest turned into a lopsided affair, as Ridge View walloped MVAO-COU 19-4 in the first round of the Western Valley Conference baseball tournament at Moville last Monday. The game was tied at 4-4 in the third inning, when the Raptors exploded for 12 runs in their half of the inning to build a 16-4 lead. Ridge View added three more runs in the fourth inning to complete the 15-run victory. The Raptors’ offensive attack was led by Tyhler Kolpin, who blasted three hits, including a double and a triple, and drove in three runs.
In the consolation bracket of the conference tournament on Thursday, the Ridge View baseball squad jumped out to a 5-0 lead after one inning against Lawton-Bronson. The Raptors held a 6-1 lead going into the seventh inning, when the Eagles scored three runs to pull within 6-4. They could get no closer, however, as Ridge View put a stop to the rally and secured the victory. The Raptors were led at the plate by Cael Myrtue, who belted two doubles.
The OABCIG softball team lost an 18-6 decision to Lawton-Bronson in the Western Valley Conference tournament on Wednesday night. The Falcons fell behind 4-1 after the first inning and trailed 11-6 after five innings. The Eagles exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning to put the game away. OABCIG got hits from Justice DesChamps, Haley Harms, Kenai Nielsen, Kylie Schluter, Karter Hemer, Jocelynn Maier, and Anna Hoffman. DesChamps, Harms, Schluter, and Maier all drove in a run.
The Ridge View softball team, aided by three home runs, blanked Alta-Aurelia 14-0 on the road last Monday. The Raptors built an 8-0 lead after five innings, then exploded for six runs in the sixth inning to complete the 14-0 victory. Ridge View’s offensive attack was led by Emma Vohs, who smashed five hits, including two home runs, and drove in six runs. Faith Freese smacked three hits, while Tatum Shepherd blasted a home run as one of her two hits. Addison Schmidt, Katie Pickhinke, and Beth Mentzer all added hits in the victory.
The OABCIG baseball squad bounced back in a big way from a close opening round loss in the conference tournament, as they dispatched River Valley 16-2 in the consolation round last Tuesday. The Falcons jumped out to a 5-2 lead after one inning, then sealed the victory with five runs in the third inning and six more in the fourth inning. The OABCIG offensive attack was led by Max Webb, who smacked four hits in four at-bats, including a double. The Falcons got two hits from Easton Harms, Brysen Kolar, and Damon Dausel, with Harms lacing a triple and Kolar belting a double.
Details are being lined up to support girls wrestling for next year at Ridge View.
Following the official sanctioning of girls wrestling by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union earlier this year, districts across Iowa have been working to get the sport off the ground.
Ridge View’s participation in the sport will see cooperation with Alta-Aurelia.
Formal approval of sharing came during the June 13 school board meeting.
Keagan King was also approved under hirings to serve as assistant girls wrestling coach.
After two scoreless innings, the OABCIG baseball team erupted for nine runs in the third inning, then tacked on one more run in the fourth inning to complete a 10-0 defeat of River Valley on Wednesday at Correctionville. The Falcon offense was led by Max Webb, who belted two hits including a triple. Treyten Kolar, Easton Harms, Kane Ladwig, Zach Thayer, Kelton Ladwig, and Damon Dausel all contributed hits to the winning cause. Harms drove in two runs, while Webb, Thayer, Dausel, Kane Ladwig, Kelton Ladwig, and Zach Hemer all had one RBI.
After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning, the Ridge View baseball team tied the score at 2-2 in the fourth inning, then erupted for ten runs in the fifth inning to end the game early in a 12-2 defeat of Lawton-Bronson at Holstein on Wednesday. The Raptors offense was led by Blake Myrtue and Cameron Spina. Myrtue smacked four hits in four at-bats, while Spina belted three hits, including a double, and drove in three runs. Tyhler Kolpin, Tracin Price, Cael Myrtue, and Caden Biede all contributed hits in the victory.
