By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC boys golf team will hit the links for the first time this season on Monday, April 6 at the Woodward Golf Club. The boys will compete against Madrid, Pleasantville and West Central Valley.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC girls track and field team competed at the Earlham Early Bird on Tuesday, March 31. Eleven ACGC girls placed inside the top 10, Cadence Petersen had the best placement of any Charger girl that day, placing third in the 400-meter hurdles. Nora Langgaard was the next closest to earning a top-three spot, placing fourth in the long jump. The full results can be found HERE.
ACGC was scheduled to compete at the Ogden Early Bird Coed on Thursday, April 2 but was cancelled due to the weather. The girls next meet is the Kip Janvrin Coed Invite on Tuesday, April 7. ACGC will compete against Audubon, Central Decatur, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Glidden-Ralston, Greene County, Mount Ayr, Ogden, Panorama, West Central Valley, Woodbine and Woodward-Granger.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC boys track and field team competed at the Earlham Early Bird on Tuesday, March 31. ACGC did not have any champions but did collect five silver medals, two bronzes and several other top-10 placements. Third-place finishes went to Preston Kent in the 1,600-meter run and the 4×100-meter relay team of Joe Crawford, Talon Noland, Thomas Skram and Brexton Schneider. Silvers went to Schneider in the 110-meter hurdles, Ryan Martens in the 200-meter dash, Morgun Nolte in the 400-meter hurdles, Nolte, Collin Stringham, William Skram and Schnieder in the 4×110-meter shuttle hurdle, and Noland, Martens, Lane Stringer and Andrew Baumert in the 4×400-meter relay. A link to the full results can be found HERE.
The Chargers next meet was meant to be the Ogden Early Bird Coed on Thursday, April 2 but was cancelled due to the weather. The next meet for ACGC is the Panorama Kip Janvrin Coed Invite on Tuesday, April 7. Other teams competing are Audubon, Central Decatur, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Glidden-Ralston, Greene County, Mount Ayr, Ogden, Panorama, West Central Valley, Woodbine and Woodward-Granger.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
MLB’s 2026 season has been officially underway for more than a week now, and baseball’s newest change, the ABS challenge system, is here with it. And it has been glorious. ABS, which stands for automated ball-strike, is a computerized zone, custom fitted to every single player in baseball to ensure exact balls and strikes are called. It had been tested in the minor-leagues since 2022 and was finally given the green light for the big leagues this season.
Before I get into some of the interesting moments it has already caused, I want to start with a fun side effect that has happened. The entire MLB got a bit shorter. What do I mean by that? Well, so that teams are ensuring their players have the exact strike zone, they had to submit precise heights for all players. So, all of the players who were fudging their heights (for whatever reason) now have exact measurements. Per the Athletic, opening day rosters lost nearly 20 combined feet compared to their previous heights. That’s hilarious.
It also means that we get a whole new stat — and baseball fans love their stats. ABS Challenge Win-Loss Records. So far, the Baltimore Orioles are leading the way with a 12-2 record on challenges. Impressive. Right behind them is the New York Yankees at 13-3. The Minnesota Twins have the most successful challenges thus far with 16 to 6 losses. The Cleveland Guardians are having a rough go, currently sitting at a dismal 2-10.
Some umpires have struggled more than others. Take C.B. Buckner, who is quickly earning the title of Worst Umpire in Baseball. As of three days ago, Bucknor has been challenged eight times and had six of his calls overturned. In the Boston Red Sox vs. Cincinnati Reds game, Bucknor missed 20 — yes, 20 — calls. Teams only have two challenges, so once they miss on those, they are out. But, if you get the call correct, you get to keep it. Bucknor was challenged a whole bunch of times in this game and could’ve been challenge a whole lot more. That’s a longer video, but Jomboy Media makes some of the best baseball-related content in the space.
The most beautiful part of it all is that it is fast, efficient, cut and dry. The NBA has implemented challenges within the last few seasons. Generally, they get the call right, but it takes entirely too long to get to that point. In the NFL, challenges also take a long time, and they STILL get calls wrong. But not in the MLB. Players must challenge within two seconds of the call. The pitch gets displayed on what the exact strike zone is a few seconds later, and the call is either upheld or overturned. Quick, simple and exact. The MLB has been masterful at implementing changes to its game over the last few seasons, and they can add this one to that list.
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