The OABCIG football squad came up against a mighty team in Spirit Lake on Friday night. Both teams came into the game unbeaten at 4-0. At least one poll had both teams ranked in the top five in the state. The Indians scored first, taking a 7-0 lead after one quarter. Another touchdown run in the second quarter gave Spirit Lake a 14-0 halftime lead. Spirit Lake scored again in the third quarter, and the lead grew to 21-0 after three periods of play.
The OABCIG football team got its first real test of the season on Friday night, as defending state champion Southeast Valley paid a visit to Ida Grove. The Jaguars were the only team to beat the Falcons last year, once in the regular season and again in the playoffs. The contest was the district opener for both teams.
The Ridge View volleyball squad earned yet another sweep of a conference opponent, this time by beating MVAO-COU on Thursday night in Mapleton. The Raptors won by convincing scores of 25-10, 25-16, and 25-9. Ridge View’s offensive attack was led by Rowan Jensen with 10 kills. Madison Stowater and Sydney Blackmore both had six kills, while Gabi Mason put down five kills. Taya Phillips led the team in assists with 15, while Lilly Whitmer distributed seven assists.
The Ridge View football team ran into some tough competition on Friday night, as the Raptors opened district play with a loss to a talented Hull Western Christian squad on the road by a score of 42-7. The Wolfpack got on the board first with a touchdown run at the 5:42 mark of the first quarter. Western Christian would tack on another touchdown run with a minute and a half left in the quarter to make the score 14-0 after one period. Ridge View would respond with a touchdown run of their own, coming with nine minutes left in the second quarter, to cut the lead to 14-7.
The OABCIG volleyball squad traveled to Kingsley to take on the Kingsley-Pierson Panthers on Thursday night. The Falcons earned a 3-0 sweep, but it didn’t come easily. OABCIG won game one handily by a score of 25-16. The Panthers made game two a little more interesting, but the Falcons still managed a 25-20 win. In game three, Kingsley-Pierson gave it all they had to avoid the sweep, but OABCIG ultimately outlasted the Panthers 31-29 to earn the victory.
The OABCIG cross country squads took part in the Chris Smith Invitational at the Sioux Rapids golf course on Thursday. In girls’ action, Olivia Schnabel led the way for the Falcons, finishing in a time of 24:33. Faith Johnson crossed the finish line a couple minutes later with a time of 26:37. Fiona Ahonen turned in a time of 29:25, followed closely by Allison Clark, who crossed the finish line in 31:47.
The Ridge View girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Chris Smith Invitational at the Sioux Rapids golf course on Thursday. In the girls’ race, Addison Tesch captured 16th place out of 87 runners with a time of 22:01. Xaria Rojas turned in a time of 26:03, followed closely by Molly Reiss with a time of 27:11. Kinzie Hagen finished with a time of 30:09, while Tess Pacza contributed a time of 33:18.
The OABCIG football squad could not have gotten off to a faster start against East Sac on Friday night, as Gabe Winterrowd returned the opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown. The Falcons kept pouring it on from there, rolling to a 54-7 victory.
The Ridge View defense really came to play in last Friday night’s football victory over East Sac at Holstein. The Raptors held the Raiders to only a field goal, and that came after a Ridge View fumble in their own territory. After recovering the fumble, East Sac managed only one first down and settled for a field goal and a 3-0 lead with four minutes left in the second quarter.
The Ridge View girls volleyball squad traveled to Lawton last Tuesday to take on the Eagles of Lawton-Bronson. The Raptors won a nail biting first set 25-23. In the second set, Ridge View took control and pulled away for a 25-16 victory. Game three would be another close one, however, as Ridge View slipped past the Eagles by a score of 25-22, earning the sweep of the match.
