Several OABCIG and Ridge View basketball players are among the leaders in the Western Valley Conference in various statistics. In girls’ play, Madison Stowater of Ridge View is the second leading scorer in the conference with 327 points on the season. Alex Schroeder of OABCIG is the leader in steals with 85, while Shae Dutler of Ridge View is second with 76. Krista Sibenaller of OABCIG is the leader in made free throws with 75.
The Falcon boys basketball squad got off to another fast start on Tuesday night in Alta, taking a 16-2 lead over the home team Alta-Aurelia after one quarter of play. The Warriors were much more competitive in the second quarter, and OABCIG went into halftime with a 32-17 lead. The Falcons outscored Alta-Aurelia by eight in the third quarter, pushing the margin to 53-30 heading into the final period of play. The Warriors finished the game strong, but it was too little too late as OABCIG earned the 65-50 victory.
On Senior Night in Holstein, all five seniors took the floor to start the game against Storm Lake St. Mary’s. Tracin Price, Cael Myrtue, Kyler Wunschel, Grant Movall, and Mason Wolf got the Raptors off to a blazing start, building a 13-2 lead after the first quarter. By halftime, Ridge View had pushed the margin to 31-6. The Raptors came out strong in the second half, as the lead swelled to 46-13 heading into the final period. Ridge View coasted to a 61-22 victory from there.
The Falcons girls basketball squad got off to a hot start on Tuesday night in Alta, building a 17-7 lead after one quarter. The host team Warriors fought back in the second quarter to trim the margin to 24-20 at halftime. In the third quarter, OABCIG extended the lead again to 37-27 heading into the final period of play. Alta-Aurelia once again fought back to tie the game in the fourth quarter. The Falcons were finally able to pull away for good and earn the 53-38 victory.
A talented Newell-Fonda team, ranked second in the state, traveled to Holstein on Friday and bested the home team Raptors. The Mustangs jumped out to a 14-5 lead after the first quarter, then pushed the margin to 35-17 at halftime. Newell-Fonda put together a strong third quarter to take a 52-26 lead into the final period of play, and cruised to the 63-37 win from there.
It was a close match, but in the end, the OABCIG boys bowling team edged past Sioux Central 1,987-1,925. In round one, Connor Hoegh had the high two-game series with a 318. He was followed by Evan Jordan with a 284. Blaise Wilcox fired a 261, while Dillon Hanneman rolled a 256. Marshall Mogensen was right behind him with a 248, and Triston Petersen contributed a 227. In round two, Hoegh had the high score with a 143, followed closely by Jordan with a 141. Right behind them was Wilcox with a 138, while Mogensen fired a 105 and Hanneman contributed a 93.
The OABCIG varsity girls tallied 1,834 pins to Sioux Central's 1,383 pins, Thursday night in Sioux Rapids at Valley Lanes.
OABCIG’s round one scoring came from Kendra Baker (274), Lizzy Hoefling (258), Jade Wilcox (257), Kenzey Davis (233) and Erika Swanger (215). Hailey Wilcox also bowled, but her scores were not used in the team total.
OABCIG's round two Baker games were 103, 133, 97, 115 and 149, for a total of 597.
The Ridge View girls wrestling squad placed 16th out of 138 teams represented at the Girls State Wrestling Tournament in Coralville last week. Tatum Shepherd captured fifth place at 125 pounds, her second time placing in the state tournament. Izzy Deeds placed fifth at 145 pounds, her third time placing in the tournament. All the Raptor girls battled well and every one of them won at least one match, which is pretty rare when taking a team to the state tournament.
After suffering their first loss of the season against Westwood, the OABCIG boys basketball squad responded with a resounding win over Siouxland Christian, 82-55. The Falcons got off to a hot start, building a 27-13 lead after the first quarter. They expanded the margin slightly to 47-29 at the halftime break. A hard-fought third quarter ended with OABCIG up 66-46. The Falcons continued to pull away in the fourth quarter, earning a 27-point victory.
In Western Valley Conference tournament consolation round action, the OABCIG girls defeated Siouxland Christian by nine points on Friday night. The Falcons got off to a good start, building a 15-8 lead after one quarter, then they pushed the margin to 30-20 at halftime. OABCIG dominated the third quarter, and the lead swelled to 53-34 heading into the final period. Siouxland Christian finished the game strong to make the final score a bit deceiving at 65-56.
