By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama will host No. 6 Pleasantville (6-1) Friday for Senior Night. These two squads have not faced each other since 2011, a 47-0 Panorama win. If the Panthers want to continue that win streak, they will need to stop Braylon Bingham, who leads the Trojans in passing yards (908), passing TDs (10), rushing yards (572), rushing TDs (5) and tackles (32.5).
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys and girls cross country teams competed at the West Central Activities Conference meet Oct. 16 in Guthrie Center. The girls squad, ranked No. 16 in Class 1A, finished fifth with 141 points behind Des Moines Christian (34), Van Meter (77), Madrid (84) and Earlham (101). Kylie Rochholz finished 16th (21:26.4), and Laicey Lutz finished 20th (22:23.79), followed by Olivia Beaudet (22:47.36); Mary Fett (24:08.45); Corrie Knapp (25:21.00); Nella Rivas (25:25.70); Alyssa Stanley (28:58.24); and Rhaica Spencer (29:10.34).
The boys finished eighth in the field of 11 teams with 218 points. Top five finishers were Des Moines Christian (26), Earlham (47), Van Meter (84) and Ogden (107). Bladyn Wearmouth led the Panthers in 40th place with a time of 20:03.48. Zach Hayden crossed the finish line in 20:30.88, followed by Adrian Leone (21:31.54), Bennett Allen (21:32.62); Cruz Stanley (22:09.50); Graysen Shaffer (22:53.54); and Braden Bahrenfuss (24:33.51).
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama enters Class 2A Region 2 postseason play on Monday, Oct. 20, against South Central Calhoun (8-23). The Panthers defeated the Titans earlier this season, 2-1.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC girls cross country team placed eighth in a field of 11 teams and the boys finished seventh at the West Central Activities Conference Meet Oct. 16 in Guthrie Center. Des Moines Christian placed first in both races with 34 points in the girls race and 26 in the boys race.
The Charger girls finished with 206 points. Other top-three team finishers were Van Meter (77) and Madrid (84). Cadence Petersen led the way for the team, finishing 26th (22:55.03). Brooklyn Schafer posted a time of 23:35.52, followed by Lillie Lauzon (25:06.43); Chelsea Kopaska (27:02.93); and Kennedy Reinhart (27:28.56).
The boys finished with 204 points. Placing second and third were Earlham (47) and Van Meter (84). Preston Kent, in seventh place, was the top Charger finisher in a time of 17:40.12. Adam Brown came in 58th (21:14.14), followed by Jameson Pfrang (21:35.57); Cameron Mozingo (22:15.70); Bryce Benda (22:47.42); Stetson Ellis (23:15.47); and Dayton Crawley (24:13.57).
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC volleyball team fell to West Central Activities Conference foe Woodward-Granger 2-1 Oct. 14 in the WCAC tournament at Des Moines Christian. The Chargers suffered a second 2-1 loss, this time against Des Moines Christian (14-23) in the following match.
Against W-G (21-14), the Chargers lost the first set, 25-13, then won the second in a 25-21 battle before falling, 15-11, in the third set. Senior Becca Littler led the way for the Chargers with 28 assists. Stella Largent was credited with five kills, and Ilana Baumert posted 10 digs.
ACGC jumped out to a 1-0 lead against Des Moines Christian with a 25-20 win in the opening set. The Lions came back to win the next two sets, 25-13 and 15-11. Littler notched 21 assists and Largent five kills. Baumert led the team in digs with 16, and Nora Langaard had two blocks.
The Chargers (19-9) take to the court Saturday, Oct. 18 at the Woodward-Granger tournament, which includes Madrid, South Central Calhoun, Colfax-Mingo, West Central Valley, Boone, ACGC and Perry, starting at 8:30 a.m.