The Ridge View girls track and field squad captured first place in the Russ Kraai Relays at Holstein last Monday. The Raptors scored 128 team points, compared to second place South O’Brien with 105 points and third place Sioux Central with 102 points. Alta-Aurelia scored 90 points, while West Monona tallied 76 points. MMC-RU finished with 42 points.
The OABCIG boys golf squad came up one stroke short of winning their third straight golf meet last Tuesday at Kingsley. The Falcons shot a team score of 174, one stroke behind host school Kingsley-Pierson, who shot a 173. OABCIG was led by Kale Ladwig, who shot a 41, the third best individual score at the meet. Ben Hofmeister fired a 43, followed closely by Axton Miller with a 44. Kane Ladwig and Griffin Diersen shot identical scores of 46, while Jackson Godbersen was right behind them with a 48.
The OABCIG boys and girls track and field squads took part in the Sioux City Relays on Saturday, April 9. In girls action, the team of Miki Nakazawa, Alex Schroeder, Anna Hoffman, and Abby Winterrowd took ninth place in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 55.40 seconds. In the 4x200 meter relay, the team of Winterrowd, Schroeder, Hoffman, and Gwen Jacobson took eighth place with a time of 1:57.73. In the 4x400 meter relay, the team of Winterrowd, Schroeder, Hoffman, and Jillian Schnabel took eighth place with a time of 4:28.87.
The OABCIG boys golf team started the season in fine fashion last Monday, winning a Western Valley Conference Conference golf meet in Ida Grove. The Falcons’ team score was 157, compared to second place Kingsley-Pierson with a 181. OABCIG’s Axton Miller was the medalist with a score of 35, while teammate Kale Ladwig took runner-up honors with a score of 39. Ben Hofmeister fired a 41, while Kane Ladwig was right behind him with a 42. Jackson Godbersen turned in a score of 49, followed by Damon Dausel with a 56.
The Ridge View girls golf team took part in a triangular in Ida Grove last week against OABCIG and Cherokee. The Raptors posted a team score of 259. OABCIG won the match with a score of 235, while Cherokee posted a 245. Emma Vohs of Ridge View took runner-up honors with a score of 53. Avaree Miller of OABCIG was the medalist with a 52. Other scores for the Raptors were Emma Mentzer with a 65, Beth Mentzer with a 67, Kierstin Volkert with a 74, and Addison Voge with an 82.
The Ridge View boys and girls track and field squads hosted the Ridge View Relays last Tuesday in Holstein. The Raptor girls finished in second place out of 15 teams with 123 points. Lawton-Bronson won the meet with 133 points. Ridge View’s Madison Stowater took fourth place in the high jump with a leap of 4 feet 10 inches, while Sydney Blackmore cleared a height of 4 feet 6 inches. In the long jump, Gabi Mason captured second place with a leap of 14 feet 5 inches, while Shae Dutler took fourth place with a jump of 14 feet.
The OABCIG girls track and field squad took part in the Rodney Smith Invitational at Woodbine last week. The Falcons took tenth place in the 13-team field. In the 100-meter dash, Gracie Hanneman took 17th place out of 61 runners in a time of 14.44 seconds. Right behind her was Patience Johnson with a time of 14.61 seconds. Gwen Jacobson and Josilynn Pritchard finished with identical times of 15.01 seconds. Kendra Baker turned in a time of 15.76 seconds, while Annika Masters finished in 16.49 seconds. In the 200-meter dash, Hailey Linde led OABCIG with a time of 31.67 seconds.
The OABCIG boys track and field squad took part in the Audubon Early Bird meet last Tuesday. In the high jump, Beckett DeJean took second place with a jump of 5 feet 10 inches. In the long jump, Ethan Behrendsen took fifth place out of 16 competitors with a jump of 17 feet 10 inches. Bodie Hansen finished seventh with a jump of 17 feet 6 inches, and Tyler Raasch turned in a jump of 16 feet 4 inches.
OABCIG boys golf coach Kurt Hofmeister is looking forward to the upcoming season, as he has everyone returning from last year’s squad. Axton Miller, Ben Hofmeister, Kale Ladwig, Griffin Diersen, Jackson Godbersen, and Damon Dausel all return to bolster the Falcons’ lineup.
Kane Ladwig is a player that Hofmeister feels will have a bigger role on the team this year.
OABCIG girls golf coach Jacob Henderson has seven golfers ready to hit the links this season.
“We have two returning varsity golfers, Rylee Krayenhagen and Avaree Miller,” said Henderson. “Avaree made it to state last year, and finished tenth individually.”
Henderson hopes to have all his players see some varsity action.
“With only seven girls on the team this year, I think it is likely that all of them will get a little varsity time this year.”
Henderson’s main goal for the team is steady improvement.
