Sports Shorts: Friday, August 30

Rivals Rams and Lions play in midtown battle.

Sports Shorts: Friday, August 30
Rams Celebrate a victory (Courtesy of Ramona Football Facebook)

Every Friday, we bring you a quick rundown of Riversiders achieving athletic excellence and a guide to sporting events around the city. These events provide affordable, family-friendly entertainment and foster civic pride and community connections. See you in the bleachers.

Early Season Rivalry

The Ramona Rams take the big bus for a short ride to Arlington High School for a great rivalry game Friday night. Rams leading scorer from last season, running back Sincere Holbert, returns for his senior year looking to help Ramona on their quest to repeat as State Champions. The Lions are coming off a dominant 28-0 victory over Western Christian and look to get an early season upset against the Rams. This longtime midtown rivalry is always a โ€œyou never knowโ€ type of game. Kickoff is at 7 pm at Arlington High School โ€œLionโ€™s Denโ€ Stadium at 2951 Jackson Street.

Arlington High School Hall of Fame

The Arlington High School Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on August 31 in the Arlington High School Gym. During halftime, the inductees will also be honored at the Arlington/Ramona game. 

Inductees include:

  • Heidi Platner-Swimming
  • Susan McHale-Tennis-Basketball-Softball
  • Romaldo "Tinker" Quesada-Football-Baseball
  • Richard "Dickie" Gibson-Coach-Football-Wrestling-Softball
  • Bill Grisham- Coach- Boys and Girls Water Polo/Boys and GirlsSwimming-Bill also served as AD at AHS for 5 years.
  • Cheryl Tavaglione-Contributor

The 2024 Team of Distinction is the 1998 Boys CIF Champion Water Polo Team.


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