Ridge View girls golf coach Brian Bode has an energetic group of lady golfers looking forward to the upcoming season. The Raptors did lose Emma Vohs, a regional finals qualifier to graduation, but return starters Beth Mentzer, Kierstin Volkert, Emma Mentzer, and Addison Voge. Coach Bode will also look for help from some key newcomers in Claire Wandrey, Natalie Madsen, Zoey Aschinger, Callie Wendt, Mazee Henningson, and Valeria Najera. Bode discussed the key strengths of the team.
The OABCIG and Ridge View boys golf squads took part in a triangular with Cherokee in Ida Grove on Friday. The Falcons won the meet with a score of 154, while the Raptors finished second by firing a 167. OABCIG’s Kale Ladwig won medalist honors with a score of 36, narrowly defeating runner-up Kellen Clausen of Ridge View with a 37. Other OABCIG scores were Kane Ladwig (38), Axton Miller (39), Griffin Diersen (41), Ben Hofmeister (46), and Cade Mason (50).
Ridge View’s scores were Drew Burk (42), Levi Albers (43), Gavin Vohs (45), Robert Forristal (45), and Jackson Struck (47).
The Ridge View and OABCIG girls golf teams took part in a triangular with Cherokee at Holstein on Friday. Cherokee won the meet with a score of 204, while OABCIG fired a 213 and Ridge View scored a 216. The Raptors’ Beth Mentzer earned runner-up honors by firing a 46. Other Ridge View scores were Zoey Aschinger (55), Callie Wendt (56), Natalie Madsen (59), and Emma Mentzer (61). The Falcons were led by Rylee Krayenhagen with a 46. Other OABCIG scores were Bente de Vries (52), Hayden Zimmerman (53), Gwen Jacobson (62), Olivia Schroeder (71), and Karter Hemer (74).
The OABCIG track and field squads took part in the Lynn Jolly Relays in Cherokee on Thursday. In girls results, Stella Remer took 13th place in the discus throw with a toss of 80 feet, 4 inches. Teammate Deim Reis was right behind her with a throw of 76 feet, 10 inches. Remer also won 11th place in the shot put with a throw of 29 feet, 3 inches, followed closely by Reis with a toss of 27 feet.
The Raptor girls track and field squad hosted the Ridge View Relays in Holstein on Tuesday. The Ridge View ladies won the 12-team event with a team score of 135 points, compared to second place Sioux Central with 112 points.
The Raptor boys track and field squad captured second place at the Ridge View Relays in Holstein on Tuesday. The Raptors had a total team score of 136.5 points, second only to West Monona with 143 points.
D1 swimming athlete and OABCIG 6th grader, Wyatt Van Houten has been swimming his way through championships this March and April. He attended the GISL (Great Iowa Swim League) Short Course Championships on March 11, at the Des Moines YMCA, where he took 1st place in the 11-12 boys, 100-yard freestyle, 100-yard IM, 50-yard free, 200-yard back, 100-yard back, and was awarded the 11-12 boys high point trophy.
The Falcon girls golf team took home first place at the Western Valley Conference tournament last Monday in Ida Grove. OABCIG had a total team score of 221, narrowly defeating second place MVAO-COU, who shot a 223. The Falcons were led by Rylee Krayenhagen and Bente de Vries, who fired identical scores of 51. Gwen Jacobson turned in a score of 58, followed by Natalie Burk with a 61. Right behind her was Hayden Zimmerman with a 63 and Jocelynn Maier with a 71.
The Falcon boys golf squad captured first place at a Western Valley Conference tournament in Holstein last Monday. OABCIG’s Axton Miller took home medalist honors after firing a 35. Teammate Kane Ladwig finished as the runner-up with a score of 37. The Falcons’ total team score was 155, just getting past second-place Ridge View with a score of 162. Kale Ladwig fired a 40, while Ben Hofmeister turned in a score of 43. Right behind him was Griffin Diersen with a 44, while Damon Dausel contributed a 56.
The Falcon boys and girls track squads took part in the SBL Warriors Relays on Tuesday in Sergeant Bluff. In boys results, Brysen Kolar finished fourth in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 10 inches. In the discus throw, Kyle Spotts captured fourth place with a toss of 122 feet, 6 inches, while Gavin Remer took eighth place with a throw of 114 feet, 1 inch. Spotts also won third place in the shot put competition with a toss of 42 feet, 4 inches.
