A middle school track meet and a day-long tennis tournament brought a number of county athletes and their families to the Riverbank High School campus last week.
Conquerors of the Court
All the tennis courts in town were in use on Wednesday, April 6 as the Bruins co-ed tennis team hosted doubles competition, which started at 10 a.m. and ran most of the day.
Coach Bruce Edwards said that this was the 14th consecutive year of hosting the tournament, despite many activities being limited or curtailed during COVID concerns. He said of the teams competing in the morning session, Hughson won, with Riverbank coming in second, Orestimba third and Escalon finishing fourth. In the afternoon session, Ripon came in first, with Hughson’s second team finishing in second place, while Livingston was third and Waterford fourth.
Middle School Track, Field
Junior high and middle school students from around the county flocked to the Angelo Novi Stadium on the Riverbank High School campus on Thursday, April 7, participating in the Kristina Martinez Memorial Track Meet. Seventh and eighth grade boys and girls competed in the usual track and field events, including 70-meter low hurdles, along with discus, shot put, long- and triple-jump, high jump, distance races and the relays.
Cardozo Middle School in Riverbank did not compete.
Bruin Volleyball
Riverbank boys volleyball hosted the Knights of Ripon Christian High School on Monday, April 4, falling 10-25, 6-25, and 21-25 in Trans-Valley League play. They fell at Hilmar to the host Yellowjackets, 3-1, with scores of 25-27, 25-19, 25-27, and 25-27, a hard fought match of very close games.
They were scheduled to host Waterford on Monday, April 11, and Ripon High on April 13.
Lady Bruin Softball
Riverbank softball players were on the road last week, traveling to Newman to take on Orestimba High School on Monday, April 4. There, they fell to the Lady Warriors, 10-0, in six innings.
They also took a loss, 6-2, in Escalon during Trans-Valley League competition on Thursday, April 7.
This week, girls softball was scheduled to host Livingston on April 12, and take on visiting Hilmar on Thursday, April 14.
Bruin Baseball
Riverbank boys baseball got in three games last week, with home and away games against Ripon, here on Wednesday, April 6, and there on Friday. They came up short in both contests, 10-0 and 18-4.
Then they had a make-up game in the morning on Saturday, April 9, hosting Escalon’s Cougars in what should have been played on April 1, but got postponed by a lockdown caused by a prank that day. The Bruins came up short then, as well, falling 18-8.
They’re scheduled to host Modesto Christian on April 13, then play there on Thursday, April 14.
Next week is scheduled to be Spring Break on campus.
