The Ridge View girls wrestling squad earned the team championship at Saturday’s tournament in Holstein. The Raptors captured first place out of 18 teams with 163 points, edging the second-place score of 161.
The Raptor girls wrestling team hosted the Ridge View Duals last Tuesday in Holstein. Ridge View defeated Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54-30, doubled up Algona 60-30, and blasted Denison-Schleswig 72-9.
The Western Valley Conference has released its all-conference teams for the 2023 volleyball season. Ridge View had four players selected to the first team, including seniors Rowan Jensen, Shae Dutler, and Taya Phillips, and junior Sydney Blackmore.
The 2023 OABCIG football squad came within one game of reaching the UNI-Dome, but fell to a talented and tough Underwood team 43-8 on Friday night in Ida Grove. The Eagles struck first and fast, throwing a 60-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the game.
Jaycie Vohs of Ridge View captured 36th place out of 140 runners, at the Class 2A girls state cross country meet in Fort Dodge on Saturday. Vohs set a personal record, clocking in at 20:24.3.
On a beautiful October evening, the OABCIG football squad opened the Class 1A playoffs with a bang. The Falcons built a 42-7 halftime lead over the visiting Mustangs of Shenandoah, then cruised to a 49-14 victory.
OABCIG opened the scoring at the 7:30 mark of the first quarter, with a 31-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brysen Kolar to senior wide receiver Ethan Behrendsen. Kelton Ladwig booted the extra point kick, and the Falcons were up 7-0. With two minutes left in the opening period, Kolar connected with Blake Corbin on a two-yard pass play to increase the lead to 14-0.
The Ridge View volleyball squad, ranked ninth in the state in Class 2A, started their playoff run in style on Wednesday night in Holstein. The Raptors (32-8) met up with the Missouri Valley Lady Reds (13-19) in the opening round of the Class 2A playoffs. Ridge View got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 6-1 lead in game one. After a quick timeout, Missouri Valley settled down and played better, but the Raptors still managed to build a 17-9 advantage, and finished strong for a 25-11 victory in game one.
