This past week saw the final game of the softball season on the home field for the Riverbank High varsity squad, where seniors and their families were introduced before the first pitch. Elsewhere, the Bruin track and field athletes welcomed fellow Mother Lode League competitors to Angelo Novi Field for league trials and finals and the tennis team continues to hit the court.
Lady Bruin Softball
Riverbank played their final game on Thursday, May 8, on the home field, hosting Summerville High School. They fell to the Lady Bears, 17-0.
Though the girls posted just a 2-25-1 record this season, they also posted some other, interesting stats.
Pitcher Maya Guzman was the team leader and she amassed remarkable numbers. She ranked second in strikeouts in the Sac-Joaquin Section, with 275 on the season, against 803 batters faced.
On the offensive side, she recorded 11 home runs on the season, 11 doubles and four triples, with a total of 47 hits this season, scoring 32 runs.
And all this was in addition to competing with the Riverbank track and field team this season, focusing on the triple jump, long jump and participating on several relay squads.
Co-Ed Bruin Track & Field
Riverbank High was the host site for last week’s Mother Lode League Championship Trials on Wednesday, May 7, and the Finals on Friday, May 9.
Giselle Fernandez competed in several events, finishing first in the 800, 1600, and 3200-meter races, as well as coming in first as a member of the Lady Bruin 4x800-meter relay.
Maya Guzman set a school record in the long jump, with a distance of 17-feet, 3.5-inches, for second place, and finishing first in the triple jump, at 35-feet, 2-inches.
Isabella Valenzuela set a personal record of 53.95-seconds for second place in the 300-meter hurdles.
On the boys side, Riverbank runners took the top two places in the 1600-meter race. Matt Santana came in on top, at 4:35.77, and Armando Garcia took second, at 3:41.16.
Santana also took first in the 3200-meter run, at 10:25.17.
In the 4x400-meter relay, the squad of Victor Bermudez, Alejandro Ochoa, Luke Castro and Garcia came in first, at 3:37.51.
Riverbank won the 4x800, with a personal record of 8:33.46, by Bermudez, Gustavo Ortiz, Ochoa and Garcia on the squad.
Bermudez placed second, with a personal record of 53.24, in the 400-meters. Ochoa placed third in the 800-meters, with a time of 2:14.32.
JuJu Law placed third in the long jump, at 20-feet, 1.5-inches, and also third in the triple jump, at 38-feet, 6-inches, for a personal record.
Runners who placed in the top four were to compete in the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV and V trials this week with the finals set for a 2 p.m. start on Friday, May 16 in the Angel Novi Stadium on the RHS campus.
Co-Ed Bruin Tennis
The Riverbank team beat Delhi at home, 9-0, in the first round of section playoffs last Wednesday, May 7 and were to play in round two at Lindhurst High School on May 13.
Tennis semifinal action is due Thursday and championship matches are scheduled for Saturday, May 17.
