Riverbank football teams have begun their regular practices ahead of the fall season slate of games starting.

The CIF-mandated dead period for local school teams, including Riverbank High School squads, ended with the resumption of practices on Monday, July 21.

On that same day, the Riverbank Outlaws youth football players began their workouts for the upcoming season.

This week, the Bruin teams are hosting their first practices and tryouts, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., on the Riverbank High campus. At the same time, the Outlaws are practicing from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on campus, too.

Preseason games for the football Bruins start on Friday, Aug. 29 with Mother Lode League games starting Sept. 19.

On the Outlaw front, they have a scrimmage scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 9, with a first season home game against Tuolumne on Aug. 16. The regular season features six home games and five away games, ending at home on Oct. 25.

Playoffs and the Super Bowl championship game follow, the first three weeks of November.

Riverbank Unified School District students return to their classrooms on Thursday, Aug. 7.