By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama girls wrestling team competes in a quadrangular at I-35 tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 13. Panorama will do battle against I-35, West Central Valley and Pleasantville.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys wrestling team hit the mats for the PCM Tournament on Saturday Jan. 10. Blake Schwartz (165) had the best result for the Panthers that day, placing second. Panorama placed ninth out of the 15 teams that featured 2A and 3A schools. Solid performances also came from Blake Steiner (120) and Blake Holman (113), who both placed fourth.

Panorama’s next competition is the East Union Quadrangular on Thursday, Jan. 15. Panorama will compete against East Union, Martensdale-St Marys and Southwest Valley.

FULL PANORAMA RESULTS

• Blake Schwartz (165): second place
• Austin Wagner (150): sixth place
• Blake Steiner (120): fourth place 
• Blake Holman (113): fourth place
• Collin Lestina (132): eighth place
• Sam Hansen (106): fifth place
• Syler Shaffer (126): eighth place
• Caleb Prescott (215): eighth place

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys wrestling team competed at the Tri-Center Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 10. One Charger left the meet at the top of the podium: Ryder Cline (150). Cline won his championship bout over Luke Cleaver of Missouri Valley by an 8-7 decision. Three Chargers finished in second place: Charlie Christensen (144), Carter Richer (215) and Jack Sheeder (285).

The next competition for the Chargers is on Thursday, Jan. 15. ACGC will compete at the Woodbine Quadrangular against Riverside, Tri-Center and Woodbine.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• Brandon Carlson (175): seventh place
• Charlie Christensen (144): second place
• Ryder Cline (150): first place
• Blake Ganzer (190): seventh place
• Angel Martinez (165): sixth place
• Carter Richter (215): second place
• Jack Sheeder (185): second place
• Chase Slaybaugh (126): fourth place

Photos from Jan. 9 competition by Mark Reno

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys basketball team (3-6) picked up an away win against Exira-EHK (0-9) on Saturday, Jan. 10. Box score and individual statistics were not yet available for this contest, but the win boosts the Chargers’ confidence following a tough stretch of games against the top end of the WCAC in Des Moines Christian and Madrid.

ACGC looks to keep that momentum rolling against WCAC opponent, Woodward-Granger (6-4), tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 13. W-G won the first contest between these teams earlier this season, 61-53.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys basketball team (2-6) lost its away game to Madrid (9-3) on Friday, Jan. 9. Madrid’s stifling defense kept the Chargers quiet in this game. Thomas Skram led ACGC in scoring with nine points. Hudson Gilland led in rebounds with six.