Gavin Vohs of Ridge View has qualified for the state golf tournament. Vohs shot a 76 at Carroll, setting the school record, and was Ridge View's first state golf qualifier! Pictured are Vohs behind his state qualifier banner (right) and Ridge View boys golf coach Alex Warnke.
OABCIG’s Axton Miller will get a chance to defend his title. Miller won the Class 2A state golf championship last year, and after placing second in the district meet at Okoboi last week, he will have another shot at a championship. Miller fired a 74 to earn runner-up medalist honors. The Falcons placed third as a team with a score of 323, just one stroke back of second place and two strokes out of first place. Boyden-Hull won the tournament with a score of 321, and Western Christian placed second with a 322. The top two teams advance to the state meet.
The OABCIG boys and girls track and field squads competed in the Class 2A state qualifying meet in Ida Grove on Thursday. The Falcon boys will be sending seven events to Des Moines, while the girls qualified in two events.
The girls shuttle hurdle relay team of Kenai Nielsen, Anna Hoffman, Avery Behrendsen, and Abby Winterrowd qualified for the state track meet by winning second place in a time of 1:10.35. Winterrowd also qualified for state in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:03.45.
The Ridge View girls track and field squad captured first place at the state qualifying track meet in Ida Grove on Thursday. The Raptors scored 115 team points, compared to second place Hinton with 95 points.
The Ridge View boys track and field squad competed at the Class 2A state qualifying meet in Ida Grove on Thursday. The Raptors qualified for the state track meet in five events.
The Ridge View girls track and field squad competed in the East Sac County Relays in Sac City last Monday. The Raptors came out on top once again, compiling 147 team points. Their nearest competition was Southeast Valley with 132 points.
Taya Phillips took fourth place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 13.43 seconds. Ridge View dominated the 200-meter dash, as Gabi Mason won the event in 27.05 seconds, while Arissa Kretlow won second place in 27.84 seconds. Faith Freese captured second place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:06.52.
The Ridge View boys track and field squad captured first place in the East Sac County Relays in Sac City on Monday. The Raptors tallied 128 team points, narrowly defeating Southeast Valley with 127 points for the team title.
Isaac Goettsch captured first place in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.39 seconds. Kellen Jensen won the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 51.54 seconds. Drew Blum won first place in the 110-meter hurdles, turning in the winning time of 15.18 seconds.
The OABCIG girls golf squad competed in the Western Valley Conference championship tournament at Le Mars on Monday. The Falcons captured second place with a team score of 421. Kingsley-Pierson won the meet with a score of 413. OABCIG was led by Bente de Vries, who fired a 100. Right behind her was Rylee Krayenhagen with a 104. Gwen Jacobson shot a 108, followed closely by Natalie Burk with a 109. Olivia Schroeder chipped in with a 134, and Hayden Zimmerman added a 137. Krayenhagen and de Vries were named 1st team all-conference.
The OABCIG boys golf team traveled to Le Mars for the Western Valley Conference championship golf tournament last week. The Falcons captured first place with a team score of 313, just edging out Kingsley-Pierson with a 315. Axton Miller received medalist honors after firing a 66, the only golfer to shoot a score lower than 70. Ben Hofmeister had the third best score, firing a 76. Kale Ladwig contributed with an 81, while Griffin Diersen shot a 90. Kane Ladwig chipped in with a 93, and Trenton Gilbert fired a 96.
The Ridge View boys golf team earned second place at Wednesday’s Class 2A Sectional golf tournament in Mapleton. The Raptors advanced two individuals at the sectional meet. Kellen Clausen shot a 78 to place fourth out of 47 golfers, and Gavin Vohs shot an 81 to advance. The two played on Monday in Carroll. Other Ridge View scores were Drew Burk with an 82, and Robert Forristal carded an 87. Levi Albers scored a 93 and Gabe Chance contributed a 94. Carroll Kuemper won the meet with a team score of 308.
