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Riordan Athletics Update

Weekly wrap up of the events and action from Riordan Athletics

The Riordan Athletics Update is your weekly wrap up of the events and action from Riordan Athletics from the past week.

Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball Keep Rolling

SAN FRANCISCO - Through the first three weeks of 2026, the Archbishop Riordan varsity boys and girls basketball teams have both been playing at a high level.

Last week, the boys squad continued to stack wins in the early portion of the West Catholic Athletic League schedule. Defeating Serra 57-46 at home on Tuesday before going on the road at St. Francis and winning 85-51 on Friday to improve to 4-0 in WCAL play.

The girls also put together an impressive week, winning non-league games at Salesian 54-45 on Wednesday and at Clayton Valley Charter 50-47 on Saturday. In the team's lone WCAL contest of the week at home against St. Francis, Mafalda Fontan Rodriguez '26 made two big 3-pointers down the stretch and Zion McGuire's basket with less than 20 seconds remaining gave the Crusaders a 55-53 lead that their defense was able maintain in a wild final possession which saw the Lancers make a put back that was waved off by the officials as it came just after the final buzzer had sounded.

The girls squad is 2-0 is currently WCAL competition.

Riordan Sailing Performs Well at City Champs Regatta

SAN FRANCISCO - It was a cold and windy January day on the water, but the Crusaders showed to be unfazed by the elements and the stiff competition.

All Riordan sailors competed at the 2026 San Francisco High School City Championship regatta, including team captain Nolan Balocki '27, Kaia Burris '27, Jai Walthew '27, Charly Petty '29, and Leon Tan '29 in helping Archbishop Riordan to a third-place finish at the event on January 10.

The regatta featured 12 races with 9 boats representing 7 high schools. The Bay School captured first place, with Convent & Stuart Hall finishing second, in a highly competitive field.

Archbishop Riordan posted several strong individual race results throughout the event. Nolan Balocki (skipper) and Jai Walthew (crew) recorded two second-place finishes, while Kaia Burris (skipper) and Leonard Tan (crew) earned a third-place finish. Freshman Charly Petty sailed in challenging 14-knot winds and had a fourth-place finish in one race.

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