By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama girls and boys cross country teams competed at the 1A state-qualifying meet at South Hamilton on Thursday, Oct. 23. In the girls race, Madrid and Alta-Aurelia placed first and second, qualifying them for the state meet. The Panthers placed fourth with 101 points. The best Panorama race was run by Olivia Beaudet, who narrowly missed out on qualifying as an individual, placing 13^th in 22:11.5.

In the boys race, Ankeny Christian Academy and North Butler Greene qualified for state. Panorama placed 10th with 228 points. The best race for the boys was run by Bladyn Wearmouth, who placed 37^th in 19:27.2.

FULL PANORAMA GIRLS RESULTS

• Olivia Beaudet, 13^th place in 22:11.5
• Laicey Lutz, 17^th place in 22:35.5
• Mary Fett, 29^th place in 23:22.9
• Corrie Knapp, 31^st place in 23:32.1
• Nella Rivas, 34^th place in 23:50.0
• Rhaica Spencer, 57^th place in 26:24.1
• Alyssa Stanley, 58^th place in 26:32.6

FULL PANORAMA BOYS RESULTS

• Bladyn Wearmouth, 37^th place in 19:37.2
• Zach Hayden, 41^st place in 19:52.4
• Cruz Stanley, 48^th place in 20:24.3
• Adrian Leone, 50^th place in 20:27.7
• Bennett Allen, 52^nd place in 20:41.1
• Graysen Shaffer, 56^th place in 21:05.5
• Braden Bahrenfuss, 78^th place in 23:54.2

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys and girls cross country teams competed on their home course in the 1A state-qualifying meet on Thursday, Oct. 23. While neither of the teams qualified for the state championship as a whole, each squad will be sending an individual. Preston Kent represents the boys, and Cadence Petersen represents the girls. 

“They both ran their best races of the season by far with Preston setting a new personal best time and Cadence running her best time in two years. I couldn’t be more proud of these two for all of their work this season and the way they ran last night. Their success is very well deserved,” Head Coach Rick Blake said.

Blake added praise for his entire team on an overall successful season.

“The rest of the squads ran excellent races as well, and I am so happy with the way the kids performed. Every runner last night improved their time from last week’s conference race on the same course. Kennedy Reinhart and Chelsea Kopaska both ran personal best times on the hardest course on our schedule. They had fantastic races. Lillie Lauzon ran one of her best races of the last two years,” Blake said. “The freshman boys ended their great seasons on a high note, running their best course time of the season. Their future seems bright. Our entire core of boys behind Preston ran well together, and competed, and I just believe good things are in store for both boys and girls teams in the future.”

In the boys race, Kent finished in seventh place with a time of 16:48.01. Haven Weers of Tri-Center Neola placed first in 16:11.74. Riverside Oakland won the meet outright with 29 points. In the girls race, Petersen placed seventh with a time of 21:03.90. Lili Denton of St. Albert Council Bluffs won the race, finishing in 17:36.60. Newell-Fonda won the meet with 42 points.

The state meet takes place at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. The 1A girls race begins on Nov. 1 at 2 p.m., and the boys 1A race begins at 2:45 p.m. on the same day.

FULL ACGC BOYS RESULTS

• Preston Kent, seventh place in 16:48.01
• Adam Brown, 56^th place in 20:39.13
• Jameson Pfrang, 61^st place in 20:55.64
• Stetson Ellis, 68^th place in 21:27.93
• Dayton Crawley, 70^th place in 21:43.36
• Cameron Mozingo, 73^rd place in 21:53.53
• Bryce Benda, 79^th place in 22:26.01

FULL ACGC GIRLS RESULTS

• Cadence Petersen, seventh place in 21:03.90
• Brooklyn Schafer, 26^th place in 23:12.60
• Lillie Lauzon, 45^th place in 24:18.30
• Kennedy Reinhart, 63^rd place in 25:50.30
• Chelsea Kopaska, 66^th place in 26:00.10

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC volleyball team (24-11) won its Class 2A Region 4 Quarterfinal matchup against AHSTW (8-24) at home on Wednesday, Oct. 22. ACGC dominated the sets, 25-15, 25-13 and 25-16.

Becca Littler led the team in assists with 36. Stella Largent was her biggest benefactor with a game-high 20 kills. That brings Largent’s kill total to 499, fourth highest in the state. Camdyn Richter was also solid on offense with 10 kills. Richter was also active on defense with a game-high 14 digs. Largent, Savannah Akers, Olivia Mahaffey and Nora Langgaard had one block each. Largent led the team in aces with five and successful serves with 19.

ACGC’s next game is on Monday, Oct. 27 at Woodward-Granger (28-10). The Chargers have struggled against W-G this season, losing all three matchups to their WCAC foe. The Hawks’ offense comes from Jill Jesse, who leads them in assists with 650. The duo of Alena Schaack with 322 and Calianna Fenceroy with 224 are their leaders in kills. The winner of that game will face either Grundy Center (33-9) or Earlham (20-15) in the regional final.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC football team (8-0) begins its playoff run against Logan-Magnolia (5-3) at home on Friday, Oct. 24. L-M has bested the Chargers in their two games against each other, but the last matchup came in 2016. This season, ACGC has been one of the most dominant teams in Class A, ranked third before the regular season closed. L-M got off to a hot start but has lost two of its last three games.