Ridge View Archers wrapped up their season this past weekend with state qualifiers competing in Des Moines. The students spent Friday volunteering helping the Iowa DNR and NASP staff setting up for the state event. On Saturday morning, students shot 3D and Bullseye. 3D consists of 6 animals set a various distances from 10m - 15m). A perfect score - all 10s - would be a 300. Bullseye competition is shot at a traditional archery target with 15 arrows shot at 10m and 15 arrows shot at 15m.
The OABCIG Girls Bowling team finished their season with a 6-4 record. The girls team placed 2nd at the State Qualifying Meet in Sanborn on Feb. 13. Jade Wilcox placed 6th individually, just missing her chance at participating at the state meet by just 27 pins. Letter winners for the 2022-2023 season are:
Jade Wilcox, Payton Mathies, Erika Swanger, Hailey Wilcox, Kenzey Davis, Kendra Baker, Abigail Minor, Elizabeth Hoefling and Leah Sholty.
All-District, 2nd Team Honors go to Jade Wilcox and Payton Mathies.
The OABCIG boys’ basketball squad lost to a talented Carroll Kuemper team on Tuesday night in Sac City, 79-57. The playoff loss marked the end of an outstanding season by the Falcons, as they finished with a record of 18-3. The Knights moved on in tournament play with a record of 17-6.
The Western Valley Conference has released its all-conference basketball honorees. Shae Dutler and Madison Stowater of Ridge View were named first team, while OABCIG’s Krista Sibenaller was named second team. For the boys, Kane Ladwig and Beckett DeJean of OABCIG, as well as Kellen Jensen of Ridge View, were named to the first team. Treyten Kolar and Griffin Diersen of OABCIG, and Kyler Wunschel of Ridge View were named to the second team. The complete list, as wells as final team standings, are as follows:
The Falcon boys basketball team handily defeated Manson-Northwest Webster in a Class 2A playoff opener Thursday night in Ida Grove. The Cougars hung around for about one quarter, trailing only 8-5 after one period of play. OABCIG dominated the second quarter, however, going on a nice run to open up a 14 point halftime lead at 26-12. The Falcons scored a whopping 29 points in the third quarter to push the margin to 55-26 heading into the final period of play. The Cougars played OABCIG evenly in the fourth quarter, but the Falcons cruised to a 30-point victory at 69-39.
After a slow start, the Ridge View girls basketball squad fought their way back into the game and eventually overcame Alta-Aurelia in a Class 2A playoff opener. The Raptors fell behind 10-2 to start the game, but cut the lead to 10-5 at the end of the first quarter. A competitive second quarter ended with Ridge View trailing by a slim 23-20 margin at halftime. The Raptors came out after the halftime break and dominated the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 18-8 to grab a 38-31 lead heading into the final period of play.
The Falcon boys bowlers took part in the state qualifying meet in Sanborn. Harley-Melvin-Sanborn won the meet to move on to the state tournament, while OABCIG placed third. Ben Hofmeister was the top bowler for the Falcons with a three-game total of 538. Hofmeister’s top score was a 202. Dillon Hanneman was close behind with a three-game total of 526. Hanneman’s top score was a 208. Evan Jordan also cracked the 500 mark with a three-game total of 509. He was followed closely by Connor Hoegh with a 493. Hoegh’s top score was a 201.
It was a real dogfight in Holstein last Monday, as the Okoboji Pioneers came to town to take on the host school Ridge View Raptors in a Class 2A District 2 playoff opener. After falling behind 11-3 to start the game, the Raptors clawed their way back to trim the margin to 11-7 after the first quarter. Ridge View outscored Okoboji by four points in the second quarter to tie the game at 23 going into the halftime break. A hard-fought, evenly matched third quarter ended with the Pioneers up by two at 42-40.
