By: Brylee Huff and Jacey Peters
🏀 Varsity Girls Basketball
London battled North Union at home deep into the fourth quarter before falling 48–40 at home. Strong defensive stretches kept the Raiders close all night, but North Union pulled away late.
🎳 Boys Bowling
On Thursday, the Raiders boys traveled to Urbana and rolled out of there with a big victory, London 2345, Urbana 2255. Then on Friday, the boys hosted Bethel and edged them out by the narrowest of margins to earn a two-pin victory, London 2261, Bethel 2259! A great week for boys' bowling as they improve to 3-1 on the season.
🎳 Girls Bowling
The London girls also traveled to Urbana on Thursday, where they took care of business and brought home a close victory: London 2381, Urbana 2278. The girls then hosted Bethel on Friday and rounded out a great week with another win by a score of London 2126, Bethel 1747! The girls improved to an even 2-2 on the season as they look to build upon the momentum of a perfect week.
🏀 Varsity Boys Basketball
The London boys opened their season hosting Bellefontaine on Friday in a CBC matchup. The boys stayed within striking distance throughout, but Bellefontaine held on late in a competitive matchup to beat the Red Raiders 68-58. Braeden Fox led the way with a season-opening double-double featuring 15 points and 10 rebounds. Meanwhile, Colin Nickell also chipped in 13 points and 8 rebounds.
🤼♀️ Girls Wrestling
On Sunday, the London girl wrestling team made a strong early-season impression, placing 6th out of 22 teams in a competitive field at Clyde—a great showing for the Raider squad!