By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

No. 14 ACGC girls basketball (16-1) reappeared in the IGHSAU rankings on Thursday, Jan. 30.

ACGC vs. Ogden

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, ACGC hosted Ogden (1-16). The Chargers jumped out to a 31-0 lead by the end of the first quarter. All but one Charger scored at least two points in the game. Leading in scoring was Camdyn Richter with 17 points. Becca Littler with 16 points and Shay Lemke with 12 joined her in double-figure scoring. Richter, Lemke, Karli Kautzky and Stella Largent were pestering the Ogden offense, each grabbing three steals. Nora Langgaard led in rebounds with seven.

ACGC vs. Interstate 35

On Thursday, Jan. 30, ACGC hosted Interstate 35 (4-13). After scoring just 15 points in the first half, ACGC erupted in the second to lead to the blowout victory. Camdyn Richter continued to lead the team in scoring, this time with 21 points. Shay Lemke joined her in double figures with 11 points. Lemke nearly earned an unconventional double-double, with a game-high nine steals. Stella Largent nearly had a double-double herself with eight points and nine rebounds.

ACGC’s packed schedule continues next week with three games, all against teams above .500. The Chargers host West Central Valley (12-5) on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Chargers will host Coon Rapids-Bayard (12-3) on Thursday, Feb. 6. ACGC will travel to Pleasantville (9-8) on Friday, Feb. 7.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

No. 5 ACGC boys basketball (15-1) continued to roll through its competition late into the regular season with wins against Ogden (6-10) on Tuesday, Jan. 28, and against Interstate 35 (8-8) on Thursday, Jan. 30. Against Ogden, Joe Crawford led the scoring for ACGC. Crawford scored 19 points while shooting 7/19 from the field. His 17 attempts from three-point land were more than Ogden attempted in total. All five ACGC starters reached double figures in scoring: Mason Wahl with 13, Payton Policky with 12, Jathan South with 12 and Noah Kading with 11. Policky extended his double-double streak with a game-high 19 rebounds. He is averaging 14.3 rebounds per game, ranking him fifth in the state, just 0.6 away from first place. The Chargers have three games scheduled next week: hosting West Central Valley (4-13) on Tuesday, Feb. 4, hosting Coon Rapids-Bayard (15-1) on Thursday, Feb. 6 and traveling to Pleasantville (6-8) on Friday, Feb. 7.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama Esports (3-3) competed against Westwood (6-0) on Tuesday, Jan. 28. “Panorama lost the Control game mode and the map Llios in two very close games, then turned it around to win the second round in Push: Esperanca. The final two games in the match went to Westwood in the modes and maps of Hybrid: Shambali Monastery and Flashpoint: New Junk City,” Head Coach Cameron Little tells the GCTV. Panorama will play its final regular season game on Tuesday, Feb. 4 against Woodbine. Little expects it to be a tough match.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama girls wrestling will make the trip to Red Oak High School today, Friday, Jan. 31, to compete in the IGHSAU 1A Regional competition. Panorama will battle with 17 other schools.

According to the IGHSAU, “The top 16 qualifiers from each weight class will qualify for the 2025 Girls State Wrestling Tournament, which will be held Feb. 6-7 in Xtream Arena in Coralville.”

The seeding for the state tournament will be done using a computerized system using Track Wrestling with oversight by the IGHSAU. The criteria used by Track Wrestling to determine seeds gives points to qualifiers based on the following factors, listed in order of their use, and in comparison to every other wrestler in that bracket:

1. Head-to-head competition
2. Competition against common opponents
3. Returning state champion
4. Returning second- or third-place finisher in previous season (equal value)
5. Returning fourth- through eighth-place finisher from previous season (valued in order)
6. Regional Place
7. Returning state qualifier in previous season
8. Winning percentage in the current season

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama boys wrestling traveled to Pleasantville High School on Thursday, Jan. 30 to compete in three duals. Panorama won duals against Lynnville-Sully, 46-21, and East Union, 47-20, and lost against host Pleasantville, 56-23. Panorama’s next competition will be the Charger Invitational at ACGC on Saturday, Feb. 1. Panorama will compete against 22 other teams.

Panorama results vs. Lynnville-Sully

• Kimball Elliott (126) over Syler Shaffer (Fall 3:33)
• Matthew Mintle (132) over Nate Spencer (Fall 2:18)
• Landon Kirtley (132) over Kendric Johnson (MD 16-4)
• Austin Wagner (144) won by forfeit
• Will Knapp (150) won by forfeit
• Gabe Wagner (157) won by forfeit
• Blake Schwartz (165) over Wyatt Mathis (Fall 1:42)
• Chase Deal (190) won by forfeit
• Joel Cooper (285) won by forfeit
• Sam Hansen (106) won by forfeit
• Jett Kramer (113) over Laine Christe (Dec 18-11)
• Cobyn Snyder (120) won by forfeit

Panorama results vs. East Union

• Cobyn Snyder (120) over Ty Tallmon (Fall 3:12)
• Syler Shaffer (126) won by forfeit
• Nate Spencer (132) won by forfeit
• Joseph Hayes (138) over Landon Kirtley (MD 14-4)
• Austin Wagner (144) over Quinten Albrechtsen (TF 15-0 3:35)
• Will Knapp (150) won by forfeit
• Gabe Wagner (157) won by forfeit
• Fischer Buffington (165) over Blake Schwartz (MD 20-9)
• Terrian Islas (175) won by forfeit
• Joel Cooper (285) over Kayson Harper (Fall 0:13)
• Justice Norman (106) over Sam Hansen (Fall 1:29)
• Laine Christe (113) won by forfeit

Panorama results vs. Pleasantville

• Micha Hume (132) over Nate Spencer (TF 18-0 4:00)
• Blake Rowson (138) over Landon Kirtley (Fall 5:20)
• Kurt Kuhnen (144) over Austin Wagner (TF 21-5 5:01)
• Will Knapp (150) over Carter Messamaker (TF 15-0 3:22)
• Zane Mullenix (157) over Gabe Wagner (TF 17-1 4:21)
• Blake Schwartz (165) over Jacob Romans (Fall 3:24)
• Dawson Schrader (175) won by forfeit
• Lane Clark (190) won by forfeit
• Nathaniel Olivier (215) won by forfeit
• Joel Cooper (285) over Carson Ammons (Fall 1:08)
• Gage Hilgenberg (106) over Sam Hansen (Fall 0:49)
• Laine Christe (113) over Kooper Hamilton (Fall 0:54)
• Tanner Booth (120) over Cobyn Snyder (TF 17-0 3:51)
• Tommy Booth (126) over Syler Shaffer (Fall 1:57)

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