By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama volleyball team (10-17) competed at the West Central Activities Conference tournament on Monday, Oct. 13. Panorama lost its opener to Earlham (17-12), 2-0. The Panthers bounced back to defeat Interstate 35 (6-17), 2-0, and then dropped the final game to Madrid (5-23), 2-0. 

Panorama’s next game takes them into the postseason for regionals. Panorama is in the Class 2A Region 2 bracket and will face South Central Calhoun (8-23) on Monday, Oct. 20. Panorama already has a win against the Titans this season, defeating SCC, 2-1, in September.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama football team (1-6) lost its away game against Ogden (4-3) on Friday, Oct. 10. Cruz Crandall threw for 172 yards and one TD. Ty Racliff tossed two passes, one of them for a 43-yard TD. Both TDs went to Reed Draper, who had nine catches for 179 yards. Austin Wagner was once again the lead back with 15 carries for 56 yards. Trey Ratcliff was excellent on defense with 10 tackles, three for losses and two sacks. Latyn Ashworth recorded an interception.

Panorama will host No. 6 Pleasantville (6-1) on Friday, Oct. 17. 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 Trojans in passing yards (908), passing TDs (10), rushing yards (572), rushing TDs (5) and tackles (32.5).

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys and girls cross country teams compete at the West Central Activities Conference Meet on Thursday, Oct. 16. ACGC will host, welcoming in Des Moines Christian, Earlham, Interstate 35, Madrid, Ogden, Panorama, Pleasantville, Van Meter, West Central Valley and Woodward-Granger.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC volleyball team (19-8) passed its first test in the WCAC tournament against Ogden (16-13) on Monday, Oct. 13. ACGC won both sets, 25-19. This moves them on to face the No. 2 team in the WCAC, Woodward-Granger (21-9).

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The No. 3 ACGC football team (7-0) earned a dominant away victory against AHSTW (3-4) on Friday, Oct. 10. Thomas Skram was called upon for a rare two passing attempts, resulting in two catches for 85 yards and one touchdown. Both passes were caught by Joe Crawford. Crawford was also solid on the ground with 11 rushing attempts for 107 yards and three TDs. Brexton Schneider led the rushing attack with 25 carries for 159 yards and two TDs. Ryder Cline (82 yards) and Skram (78) also contributed to ACGC’s 426 rushing yards on the day. Xander Harwood led the team in tackles with eight. He and Carter Richter recorded one sack each.

ACGC’s final game of the season will be its toughest test yet. The Chargers host No. 9 Riverside (6-1) on Friday, Oct. 17. Riverside is once again led by one of the best running backs in the state: Jaxon Gordon. Gordon currently has 1,827 rushing yards for 24 TDs. Slowing him down will be crucial to a Charger win. These squads have faced off each of the last two seasons. ACGC won last year’s 50-42 shootout and earned a 27-15 victory in 2023.

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