Football practice is set to begin on Monday, July 25 for the Riverbank High School Bruins, less than two weeks ahead of the first day of classes, which are scheduled to begin on Aug. 4. The Trans-Valley League has set Aug. 12 as the first day where scrimmages will be allowed.
Pre-season games have not been arranged yet, but are scheduled for Fridays, Aug. 19, 26, Sept. 2 and 9. The Bruins have a bye in the first week of TVL play, Sept. 16.
The next week, the Bruins will be on the road, at Modesto Christian High School, with the first home game set for Friday, Sept. 30, hosting Ripon High School. The next week, Oct. 7, Hughson comes to town, then the Bruins travel to Escalon, on Friday, Oct. 14.
Livingston comes to town on Oct. 21, then Riverbank closes out the regular season on Oct. 28, on the road at Hilmar.
Lady Bruin Volleyball
Girls volleyball can begin practice on Aug. 1. Their first scrimmage can happen on Aug. 12 and the first TVL games are set for Aug. 19. Volleyball games are on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Riverbank’s first league match is set for Monday, Sept. 5, hosting Ripon High School. On Sept. 7, they host Hughson. The Lady Bruins will have three home matches before a bye on Sept. 21.
Then they’re on the road until hosting Escalon on Oct. 5, with two more matches at home after that, against Hilmar on Oct. 12, and Modesto Christian on Oct. 19. They have their second bye on Monday, Oct. 17.
Lady Bruin Golf
The Riverbank team plays its matches at the 9-hole Escalon Golf Course, with practice beginning on Aug. 1 and the first scrimmage set for Friday, Aug. 12. The first league contest will be on Friday, Aug. 19.
The Lady Bruins play their first three Valley-Foothill South League matches, beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 23, hosting Gustine, then welcoming Hilmar on Aug. 25. On Tuesday, Aug. 30, they’ll take on Orestimba.
They’re on the road for three matches, then have one more at home, against Denair, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, before the Mid-Year League Tournament.
They won’t be back on the home course until Oct. 4, with two more home matches before the final, away match, on Thursday, Oct. 13 at Denair.
Co-Ed Cross Country
Runners can start practice on Aug. 1, but there are only three league outings on the list, and they determine league standings for the season, with all schools participating in each.
League Champion is determined as follows: “One point for each team a school finishes ahead of in the first two meets, and two points for each team a school finishes ahead of in the final (third) meet. The team with the highest total points is the League Champion.”
The meets are scheduled for Wednesdays, on Sept. 7 at 3:30 p.m., Sept 28 at 3:30 p.m., with the final on Oct. 26 at 3 p.m., with all at Ceres River Bluff Regional Park, on Hatch Road.
