Ridgewood Baptist Academy

At the Illinois Association of Christian Schools state tournament, the Rams (17-8) fell in the state title game to Schaumburg Christian 42-30.  Schaumburg hardly missed a shot in the first half and jumped out to a large halftime lead.  Sophomore center Callie Frazier had 16 points and 18 rebounds.  Senior forward Jessica Menard had 6 points.  RBA was hoping to win the IACS championship for the third year in a row.

Six of the members of the Ridgewood Baptist Varsity boys basketball team ventured to Bushnell, Illinois June 20th and 21st for the BP Shootout Tournament. This summer invitational tournament featured 16 teams mainly small public schools trying to improve their games for the coming basketball season. There were four pools with four teams in each pool, with the winners of each pool advancing to a championship tournament. Ridgewood won all of its pool games, making them 3-0 in pool play. In the semi-final game Ridgewood defeated Illini Bluffs (near Peoria) 46-40 to advance to the championship game. The Rams were defeated 49-44 in a hard fought championship game by Delevan. Congratulations on a good 4-1 tournament showing to the following team members ~ Seniors Ashton Arthur, Robby Lyons, Ethan McCammack, Zac Menard, Justin Penny and Junior Andrew Wherry. Way to go guys!!

Fourteen students and two adults from RBA ventured across the Atlantic to spend a week learning how to be a better Christian leader by studying Italy’s wonderful history and its beautiful landscape. The group spent its first two and a half days in Florence, the city at the heart of the Renaissance. They saw Michelangelo’s famous stature of David, Giotto’s Bell Tower, the Arno River, and many ancient cathedrals and other buildings.