The Falcon boys and girls cross country teams took part in the Okoboji Cross Country Invitational, held at Emerald Hills Golf Club in Arnolds Park last Thursday. In girls results, Olivia Schnabel led the Falcons with a time of 25:21.84. Faith Johnson clocked in at 28:28.71, while Bree Otto and Ava Miller turned in times of 36:00.27 and 38:05.79.
In boys action, OABCIG’s Hunter Maier finished 23rd out of 73 runners with a time of 19:13.31. Will Porter clocked in at 21:49.22, while Quintin Samway turned in a time of 22:35.41, and Jake Larson crossed the finish line in 22:51.29.
The OABCIG football squad surprised a few folks on Friday night, with a convincing 33-14 victory over Estherville-Lincoln Central. The Falcons, despite playing an almost entirely different starting lineup than last season, jumped out to a 20-0 lead after the first quarter. The Falcons special teams opened the scoring, as Jaxx DeJean blocked a punt and fell on the football in the endzone for a 6-0 lead just a minute into the game.
In a battle of state-ranked teams, the Ridge View volleyball squad put a beatdown on South Central Calhoun, winning 25-8, 25-12, and 25-15. The Raptors came into the contest ranked #7 in the IGHSAU preseason ratings, while the Titans were ranked 15th. Ridge View wasted little time in taking control of the contest, jumping out to a 9-1 lead in game one before coasting to victory. It was more of the same in game two, as the Raptors built an 8-1 advantage to start the contest, and cruised to a comfortable win.
What a start to the 2023 season for the Ridge View football squad! The Raptors traveled to Akron-Westfield for their season opener and came home victorious, edging the Westerners 7-6 in a defensive battle.
The contest stayed scoreless for most of the first half. Then, with seconds remaining until halftime, Ridge View quarterback Blake Myrtue found Asher Endrulat in the endzone for a 12-yard touchdown pass, and the Raptors took a 7-0 lead into the break.
The Ridge View cross country squads braved the heat to participate in the Deb Hankens Cross Country Meet in Cherokee on Thursday. In girls results, Jaycie Vohs captured 2nd place out of 29 runners with a time of 22:24.01. Teammate Addy Tesch was close behind in 5th place with a time of 23:15.13. Regan Ruble finished 12th in a time of 26:00.65. Kinzie Hagen turned in a time of 30:28.05, while Xaria Rojas clocked in at 31:29.39. Molly Reisz and Tess Pacza were close behind with times of 35:05.11 and 35:27.74.
The OABCIG football squad has some big shoes to fill this fall. Lost to graduation is a talented group of seniors who advanced to the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls last season. Coach Larry Allen and his staff are looking for some returning athletes to step up and play bigger roles this season. Allen shared his thoughts on replacing last year’s seniors.
Ridge View football co-head coach Brian Bode listed the Raptors’ returning starters from last year’s team, which sported a record of 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the district. Returning starters include OL - Cayden Clausen (All district last year), OL - Kody Jacobson, WR - Asher Endrulat, WR - Isaac Goettsch, DL - Cayden Clausen, DB - Zach Kolpin, DB - Ethan Mason, LB - Asher Endrulat, LB - Gavin Vohs (who will also play running back), and LB - Austin Wood (who will play some offensive line this year too.
The Ridge View volleyball team enters the 2023 season at #7 in Iowa’s Class 2A preseason rankings. The Raptors, who finished with a record of 30-8 last season, return a talented group of players from that squad. Ridge View did lose some fine seniors to graduation in Kiara Dutler, Beth Mentzer, Chloe Gottschalk and Shania Graybill.
Raptors coach Monica Brandhorst listed her returning players.
The OABCIG Cross Country runners are ready to hit the trail once again this fall. The Falcons lost some good competitors from last year’s squad, but have some determined young runners ready to step up. The team is made up of five boys and seven girls, including two seniors, two juniors, four sophomores, and four freshmen. Cross Country Coach Caleb Wood talked about who the team lost to graduation.
Raptors Cross Country coach Katie Tesch has a strong group of runners back for the 2023 season. Tesch, who is assisted by coach Chance Downs, has returning letterwinners on the girls team in seniors Kinzie Hagen, Tess Pacza, Molly Reiss, Madison Stowater, and Jaycie Vohs, junior Xaria Rojas, and sophomore Addy Tesch.
Returning letterwinners for the boys are seniors Adrian Altena and Matthew Forristal, junior Brody Bisenius, and sophomores Odin Hanson and Tristan Werner.
