Coach Eric Myrtue and the Ridge View baseball squad are excited to begin the 2022 season. Top returning starters for the Raptors are seniors Tyhler Kolpin and Cameron Spina, as well as juniors Cael Myrtue, Tracin Price, and Caden Biede.
“This is a solid core that we will have to lean on if we are going to be successful,” said Coach Myrtue. “Our top two hitters from last year are returning in Cael Myrtue and Tyhler Kolpin. Four of the five will contribute on the mound. All but Spina will see significant time on the bump.”
The Ridge View softball program will enter this season with very high expectations and a lot of excitement again this summer. This year’s Raptor squad returns 11 letter winners from last year’s squad who all saw a lot of playing time and gained a lot of experience throughout the season. Last year's squad finished 18-11 overall.
Axton Miller of OABCIG qualified for the class 2A state golf tournament after tying for third at the district meet in Shenandoah. Miller fired a 73 to lead OABCIG and advance to state. As a team, the Falcons shot a 332 to tie for fourth at the eight team meet. Other OABCIG scores were Kale Ladwig with an 84, Ben Hofmeister with an 85, Jackson Godbersen with a 90, Griffin Diersen with a 91, and Kane Ladwig with a 92. Western Christian and Boyden-Hull advanced to state with scores of 297 and 299. The 2A state tournament is May 23 and 24 at Cold Water Golf Links in Ames.
The OABCIG track and field squad sent three entries to the state track meet last week. All three participants performed well, with the boys 4x100 meter relay team of Gabe Winterrowd, Beau Niemann, Beckett DeJean, and Josh Peters coming in at tenth place with a time of 44.14 seconds. Joel Nakazawa took 15th place in the discus competition with a throw of 135 feet 3 inches. Abby Winterrowd captured 16th place in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:02.60.
The OABCIG 4x100 meter relay team of Gabe Winterrowd, Beau Nieman, Beckett DeJean, and Josh Peters finished in a time of 44.92 seconds at Holstein on Friday to qualify for the state track meet. They will race at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Friday. Joel Nakazawa also qualified for the state meet in the discus competition after unleashing a throw of 144 feet 11 inches.
Rylee Krayenhagen of OABCIG took home medalist honors at the Western Valley Conference golf tournament in Le Mars last week. Krayenhagen fired a 98 in the 18-hole tournament to capture first place by a single stroke. Emma Vohs of Ridge View shot a 102 to capture fifth place. As a team, OABCIG shot a 457 to earn fifth place in the tournament. Kingsley-Pierson shot a 430 to win the championship, followed by Westwood with a 436, MVAO-COU with a 443, Woodbury Central with a 456, and the Falcons with a 457.
The OABCIG boys golf team took first place at the Western Valley Conference tournament held in Le Mars last week. The Falcons shot a team score of 335, compared to second place Woodbury Central with a 352. Ben Hofmeister took home runner-up medalist honors after firing an 80 in the 18-hole tournament. He was followed by Kale Ladwig with an 84, Jackson Godbersen with an 85, Kane Ladwig and Griffin Diersen who shot identical scores of 86, and Cade Mason with a 104.
Abby Winterrowd of OABCIG turned in a time of 1:02.73 in the 400 meter dash at the state qualifying meet in Holstein on Friday to earn a trip to Des Moines. She will race at approximately 7 p.m. on Thursday.
