Laicey Lutz at Southeast Valley meet on Aug. 29. Lutz placed seventh at the Madrid meet with a time of 21:15. Photo by Greg Thompson

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

On Thursday, Sept. 5, the Panorama girls cross country team finished in second place against six other teams in the Madrid Cross Country meet at Grant’s Woods Park. Panorama produced two top-10 finishes. One from Kylie Rochholz, currently ranked sixth in 1A as an individual, placed fourth in 20:53, a new school record for the course. She beat her own record set last year of 21:18. Laicey Lutz, ranked 11^th in 1A as an individual, finished in seventh in 21:15.

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Noah Poldberg took first place at the Madrid meet in 17:36, which broke the school record for the course. Photo by Greg Thompson

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Eight other schools joined the Panorama boys at Grant’s Woods Park yesterday, Sept. 5 to compete in the Madrid Cross Country meet. Three Panther boys ran at the meet including Noah Poldberg, Zach Hayden and Bennett Allen. Poldberg took first place at the meet in 17:36, smashing a school record for the course in the process. The senior beat his own record from last season, 18:26, by nearly a full minute. Poldberg is currently ranked third among 1A individuals. Hayden placed 31^st in 21:37, his best run of the season.  Allen placed 46^th in 23:29, setting his personal best time.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Today, Friday, Sept. 6, ACGC (1-0) welcomes Earlham (1-0) onto its field as the Chargers look to keep their loss column clean. ACGC won the meeting between the two teams last season, 28-14. Both teams are coming off blowout victories from their week-one matchups. ACGC blanked Ogden, 40-0, while Earlham handled Central Decatur, 41-12.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

ACGC volleyball (4-1) hosted a triangular on Thursday, Sept. 5 against Nodaway Valley (0-7), Exira-EHK (3-1) and West Central Valley (0-4). The Chargers came out of the meet without losing a single set, beating each team 2-0. ACGC’s next test will be another battle against West Central Valley on Tuesday, Sept. 10.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

A back-and-forth matchup between host ACGC (1-1) and Pleasantville (4-4) took place on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Pleasantville took the first set and traded wins with the Chargers until it was  tied after four. ACGC won the fifth and final set, 15-13, to secure the victory.

Out of 55 total assists for the team, Shay Lemke provided 51. Stella Largent led the way in kills with 41 out of the team’s 58. Largent also forced 17 kill errors. Camdyn Richter was just behind her with 13 kill errors. Becca Littler was key on defense with the junior contributing 30 digs. On serves, Largent with seven and Lemke with six, led the way on aces.