Ralston Valley [e]Xpress Newspaper

     Last night the Mustangs football team overcame the Pomona Panthers 20-23 despite being down 12-0 after the first quarter. Read more…

The lights come up, on a cool autumn night; all eyes turn to the field to cheer on their team. But who do the football players look to? This is where team captains come in. Read more…

Madison Gomer

Fresh Face of 2009

Kaitlin Sorensen

     At the start of the 2009 fall sports season, RV is once again ready to show its talents in athletics. The girls’ cross country team, has gotten off to a good start with many new and talented runners. Madison Gomer, a freshman this year, has already shown to be a huge talent in the sport.

     The girls’ team is stacked with talented and experienced runners from all four classes, led by senior captains Ashley Trujillo and Brittany Vermilyea.

     “I think that the team is good and it’s a young team,” Gomer said.

      Coach Jeff Gomer’s daughter says, “I do feel a little bit of pressure to perform, but it’s kind of expected.”

     At practice the team usually runs four or five miles daily. But on some days, practice can be longer.

      “We’ve had a few hard practices, but I think that when we run to Quaker and back, it’s hard because it’s like seven miles,” Gomer said.  

     When it comes to meets, the runners compete at different distances. Their focus is on the other runners in front of them. To stay focused and avoid monotony, runners will try to keep their energy up. “When I’m running I sometimes think of songs,” Gomer says with a laugh.

     Like any athlete, it’s important for her to take care of her body the day of a meet.

     “On race days, I don’t drink as much water,” Gomer said.

     This season, Madison Gomer has shown RV that she is full of talent and here to stay.

At the girl’s first meet on Sept. 4, she came in first for the RV team and 49^th overall.   Gomer is also surrounded by other talented runners who have started off the season well.

     Trujillo came in 3^rd for Ralston Valley and sophomore Anna Corman came in 6^th for the mustangs at the same meet.

On October 5^th and 6th, Ryan Finnefrock, Sam Elliot, and Zach Peck will be representing the Mustangs at the state golf tournament, at Saddle Rock in Aroura. At the regional tournament Sam Elliot placed 4^th shooting a 78. Ryan Finnefrock and Zach Peck tied for 8th, both shooting 81. Read more…

It was Standley Lakes homecoming weekend but it definetly wasn’t their lucky night. Read more…

Here we go again. If you are a football fan then you would be insane if you did not know who John Madden is. And if you know who John Madden is then you know that he is the franchise name of one of the best selling video games of all time. EA SPORTS MADDEN NFL. Read more…

20-0 glowed from the scoreboard, yet to most of the stadium it seemed much closer. Read more…

You know what they say. All records are meant to be broken. But the record that the Faith Christian Eagles has over the Ralston Valley Volleyball team is still unblemished. Read more…

The sun beat down on the field Friday afternoon at Ralston Valley’s softball field as the Mustangs took on the Lighting from Legacy. The funny thing is that this is the second time RV has played Legacy in three games. Read more…