The Ridge View softball squad started its season with a bang, defeating Cherokee 12-2 on Wednesday night in Galva. It was the Braves who struck first, scoring a pair of second inning runs for a 2-0 lead.
The OABCIG track and field squad had six entries in the Iowa High School State Track Meet in Des Moines last week. The girls qualifiers featured Addisyn Pritchard in the long jump, who placed 17th with a leap of 15 feet 11 inches.
A big fifth inning propelled OABCIG to a 10-0 victory over visiting Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, in the season opener for both teams. A pleasant but cool Monday evening in Ida Grove was the setting for the contest, which ended after five innings due to the 10-run rule.
In what was a tight contest for much of the night, the OABCIG baseball squad erupted for 11 runs in the final two innings, doubling up East Sac County 16-8.
The outlook was good for the Ridge View baseball team last Tuesday in Holstein. The Raptors had built a 7-1 lead over Sioux Central after five innings of play, and looked to be on their way to victory in the home opener.
It was somewhat of a good news, bad news day for the Ridge View boys golf squad, at the District tournament in Orange City last week. The Raptor boys played well and tied with Cherokee for second place, after shooting a team score of 320.
The Falcon boys and girls track and field squads journeyed south to Treynor on Thursday, to compete in the Class 2A state qualifying meet. The OABCIG girls took sixth place out of 12 teams at the meet, accumulating 56 total points.
The Ridge View girls track and field squad headed east on Thursday, to compete in the Class 2A state qualifying meet in Manson. The Raptors won second place in the team standings with 75 total points. Forest City accumulated 145 team points to capture first place.
