Matt Vines

Riverdale baseball heads into Class 2A South tournament this week
The Riverdale Academy baseball team earned a No. 3 seed in this week’s Class 2A South tournament and will play No. 2 seed Wilkinson County Christian on Tuesday.

The Rebels will play a doubleheader Tuesday to begin a best-of-three series with an if-necessary game later in the week.

The Rebels (3-12) earned a No. 3 seed based on its sweep of Union Christian Academy this season.

The series winner will play No. 1 seed Briarfield Academy next week with the winner of that matchup playing for the 2A South state championship in the first week of May.

Riverdale’s Riggs wins district title as track team floods podium
Riverdale Academy’s Julia Riggs captured the District 4-2A title in the shot put to lead a cadre of Rebels and Lady Rebels to qualify for the Class 2A South state championships in the MAIS.

Riggs led Riverdale’s group of 12 individual South State qualifiers and six relay teams to advance on the boys and girls track teams.

The Lady Rebels qualified two more throwers with Makayla Pickett (second) and Kaleigh Pickett (third) in the discus.

Dally Bell pushed through in three individual events with a second-place showing in the 800 meters and third-place finishes in the long jump and the 100 meters.

Alaina Boyd advanced in the 300-meter hurdles with a second-place finish.

Zane Givens placed second in the 200 meters and third in the 100 meters.

Kandyn Nettles took second in the 400 meters and third in the 800 meters.

Abbi Jowers advanced in the 400 meters.

Riverdale advanced six relay teams, including the boys (second) and girls (third) 4X200 relay, the boys (third) and girls (third) 4X100 relay, and the boys (third) and girls (second) 4X400 relay.

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.