Taking part in the Hughson Vintage Invitational track and field meet on Saturday, April 18, several Bruin athletes put together strong outings.

In the 800 meters, Armando Garcia took first place in a time of 1:58.79 and teammate Alejandro Ochoa was eighth.

In the four-by-200 relay, Riverbank finished seventh, paced by Enrique Garnica Jr., Alejandro Ochoa, Armando Garcia and Eder Ramirez Ventura.

Gabriel Sandoval took third in the shot put at 42’ 5” and Adrian Madrigal was fourth in the high jump at 5’ 4”; eighth in the long jump at 19’ 3”.

On the girls side, it was a sixth-place finish for Gianna Cruz in the 2 mile at 12:15.12; Maya Guzman was third in the high jump at 4’ 4” and ninth in the shot put at 27’ 5”.

Several other Riverbank teams were in action this past week as well; here is a look at the contests.

TENNIS

On Tuesday, April 14, the Bruin co-ed tennis team defeated Bret Harte by a 6-3 final. In the process, the Riverbank squad earned the championship of the Mother Lode League for 2026.

The team now moves on to postseason play; Thursday, April 23 will feature action for all the Mother Lode League singles players and Friday features the doubles teams, with the top two in each qualifying for sections.

BASEBALL

For the varsity Bruins, wins have been hard to come by on the baseball diamond this season. They were winless in Mother Lode League play heading in to this week, taking a loss on the home field 18-1 to Summerville on Tuesday, April 14 and then getting shut out on the road, 10-0 at Summerville on Friday, April 17.

They fell to 0-11 in MLL play and are 3-13 overall.

The team is scheduled to play at Big Valley Christian on Friday, April 24.

SOFTBALL

Two losses went in the books this past week for the Lady Bruin softball team. They battled both times but came up short to Summerville. First, hosting the Bears on April 14, it was a 10-6 loss. Briseida Felix and Maya Guzman each had a pair of runs batted in for Riverbank in the loss. On April 17, the girls were at Summerville and lost a tough 2-1 contest. Guzman had two hits including a double, and she scored the only run for Riverbank in the game.

VOLLEYBALL

A tough season for the Riverbank varsity boys on the volleyball court saw them drop 3-0 decisions to Orestimba on April 13, Hilmar on April 15 and Big Valley Christian on April 20. The boys fell in the Monday night match to the Big Valley Lions in scores of 11-25, 9-25, 7-25.