Matt Vines

EAST POINT – Two Riverdale Academy junior varsity track athletes won district titles to highlight a host of other top performances at this week’s district meet.

Kaleigh Pickett claimed the discus title while Dally Bell took the 800 meter crown.

Bell captured bronze in the 100 meters and the long jump as the team’s top scorer.

Other medal efforts include Trevor Bell (second in the shot put) and Hope Williamson (second in the discus).

Athletes that scored points in their various events include Lane Mancil (fourth in the long jump, sixth in the 100 meters and seventh in the 200), Grayci Bamberg (fourth in the 400 meters and fifth in the 200 meters) and Trevor Bell (fifth in the 800).

Red River softball outslugs competition to win last six games of regular season
Perhaps the improvement Red River softball has made this season can be seen in its first and one of its last games of the regular season.

The Lady Bulldogs (20-7) capped its regular season Thursday by pounding Bossier High 18-1 and 17-1.

Red River has won the last six games of the regular season including outslugging Northwood-Lena in a 14-13 shootout.

It’s the same Northwood-Lena bunch that disposed of Red River, 16-5, to start the season.

Red River moved up to No. 13 in the Division III Non-Select power rankings with the top 16 teams getting a first-round home game.

Other wins in this streak include a 12-9 victory over Ringgold and doubleheader sweep of Lakeview (20-2 and 17-2).

The Lady Bulldogs will wait for other teams to finish before playoff pairings are announced Wednesday.

Red River baseball snaps losing skid with Choudrant win
Red River baseball picked up desperately needed wins Tuesday and Thursday to stop an eight-game losing streak.

The Bulldogs (14-15) started with an 8-3 win against Choudrant before an 11-3 rout of Ebarb.

The Bulldogs are clutching to a playoff spot at No. 22 with 24 teams gaining admission.

Red River had dropped eight straight district games before Tuesday’s victory, but four of those decisions were by two runs or less.

In that stretch, the Bulldogs have lost every kind of game, including high scoring affairs (19-17 Many and 10-9 Lakeside) to low-scoring contests (3-2 Many).

The Bulldogs have one regular-season game left hosting Ebarb tonight.

Baseball playoff pairings are announced Tuesday.

Red River’s McDonald makes The Times’ All-Area Team
Red River basketball senior Jomello McDonald was selected to the Shreveport Times All-Area Second Team earlier this month.

McDonald averaged 10 points, eight rebounds and three steals per game for a Bulldogs’ squad that earned a No. 2 seed and advanced to their second straight Top 28.

Riverdale baseball sweeps season series against Union Christian
The Riverdale baseball team swept the season series against Union Christian on Friday with a 15-11 win.

The Rebels (3-11) added that to an earlier 6-5 win against UCA.

Riverdale has two more regular-season games remaining with visits from Franklin Academy on Monday and West Side Christian on Thursday.

Riverdale’s other win this season came against West Side.

Rebel baseball hosting alumni game
Do you still have athletic juice left? Riverdale Academy is inviting alumni to participate in its Alumni Game on June 7.

The entry fee is $30, with a separate $10 fee to participate in the home run derby.

For more information, visit the Riverdale Academy Rebel Club Facebook page.