By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama girls track and field traveled to Storm Lake for the BVU High School Elite Meet on Monday, March 24. Team scores were not kept at this meet, but that did not stop a few Panthers from putting in solid individual performances. Kylie Rochholz won the 800-meter run in 2:29.55. The girls distance medley team of Faith Recker, Gracie Recker, Maddy Lutz and Rochholz placed second in 4:29.11. Lutz earned a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash. Gracie Recker placed third in the shot put, throwing 10.35m. The Panthers’ next meet is the Earlham Early Bird on Tuesday, April 1. The girls will compete against ACGC, Atlantic, Earlham, Greene County, Madrid, Mount Ayr, St. Edmond, Van Meter, West Central Valley and Woodward-Granger.

FULL PANORAMA RESULTS

60-meter dash:

• Ella Carico Placed 34^th in 8.94
• Almiranda Burnett placed 42^nd in 9.11
• Emma Walker placed 79^th in 9.77

200-meter dash:

• Faith Recker placed eighth in 28.92
• Almiranda Burnett placed 21^st in 29.86
• Leah Carstens placed 40^th in 31.12
• Miyah Small placed 71^st in 33.64
• Malia Jacobsen placed 72^nd in 33.82
• Jolynne Roeder placed 78^th in 35.62

400-meter dash:

• Maddy Lutz placed third in 1:05.88
• Corrie Knapp placed 29^th in 1:17.39

800-meter run:

• Kylie Rochholz placed first in 2:29.55

1500-meter run:

• Laicey Lutz placed 12^th in 5:38.25

Shot put:

• Gracie Recker placed third throwing 10.35m
• Emma Walker placed 16^th throwing 8.98m

4×200-meter relay:

• Miyah Small, Malia Jacobsen, Jolynne Roeder and Leah Carstens placed 35^th in 2:14.73

4×400-meter relay:

• Maddy Lutz, Mary Fett, Laicey Lutz and Kylie Rochholz placed ninth in 4:36.47

4×800-meter relay:

• Laicey Lutz, Mary Fett, Nella Rivas and Corrie Knapp placed fifth in 11:39.51

Distance medley:

• Faith Recker, Gracie Recker, Maddy Lutz and Kylie Rochholz placed second in 4:29.11

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys track and field team hit the blocks for the first time this season in Storm Lake at the BVU High School Elite Meet on Monday, March 24. Team scores were not kept for this meet.

Panorama Head Coach Bruce Dahlhauser was impressed with what he saw from his squad in its first competition of the season.

“We had a solid first meet. It was awesome to see our kids compete in an environment where it mattered more than reps in practice,” Dahlhauser said. “The effort was very high in all of our events. Not one time did we look back at a performance and question whether they did their best. We were able to establish some baselines which we can use to mark progress and set goals moving forward. We left the meet very proud of our guys and the effort they gave. We got better. It was also a great opportunity for our guys to bond and build some camaraderie. We were able to spend 12 hours together, and we saw some great things happening within the culture of our team.”

The competition served as a good test for the boys before they face conference opponents at their next meet on Tuesday, April 1, at the Earlham Early Bird meet at Earlham High School. Panorama will compete against ACGC, ADM, Earlham, Greene County, Madrid, Mount Ayr, Perry, St. Edmond, Treynor, Van Meter, Wayne and West Central Valley.

FULL PANORAMA RESULTS

60-meter dash:

• Hunter Kempf placed 51^st in 8.03
• Braden Bahrenfuss placed 54^th in 8.06
• Bladyn Wearmouth placed 80^th in 8.55
• Devonne Bell placed 81^st in 8.57

60-meter hurdles:

• Syler Shaffer placed 23^rd in 10.16
• Austin Wagner placed 25^th in 10.36

200-meter dash:

• Hunter Kempf placed 19^th in 25.55
• Cruz Crandall placed 19^th in 25.55
• Austin Wagner placed 48^th in 27.17
• Devonne Bell placed 54^th in 27.66

400-meter dash:

• Gabe Wagner placed 23^rd in 58.72
• Blake Schwartz placed 24^th in 58.93
• Bladyn Wearmouth placed 35^th in 1:02.28

1600-meter run:

• Zach Hayden placed 30^th in 5:52.77
• Bennett Allen placed 43^rd in 6:17.62
• Aden Rochholz placed 46^th in 6:19.65

Long jump:

• Blake Schwartz placed 14^th jumping 5.23m
• Cruz Crandall placed 17^th jumping 5.15m
• Gabe Wagner placed 20^th jumping 4.99m

Shot put:

• Cristian Monrroy-Nunez placed 15^th throwing 12.17m

4×400-meter relay:

• Corbin Deardorff, Syler Shaffer, Bladyn Wearmouth and Gabe Wagner placed 16^th in 4:01.22

4×800-meter relay:

• Corbin Deardorff, Aden Rochholz, Bennett Allen and Zach Hayden placed 10^th in 10:03.63

Distance medley:

• Hunter Kempf, Braden Bahrenfuss, Cruz Crandall and Blake Schwartz placed eighth in 4:07.23

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys basketball team racked up individual awards this offseason. In addition to their All Sub-State nods, Noah Kading, Payton Policky and Jathan South were named to the WCAC All-Conference First Team. Joe Crawford and Mason Wahl were Honorable Mentions. Then, on March 18, the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association named Kading to the IPSWA Second Team All-State and Payton Policky Third Team All-State for 1A.

In the 2024-2025 season, Jathan South averaged 19 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.9 steals and one block.

Noah Kading averaged 13.9 points, 5 rebounds, 5.6 assists to just 1.1 turnovers and 2 steals

Payton Policky averaged 13.8 points, 13.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.4 steals

Joe Crawford averaged 11.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 steals

Mason Wahl averaged 4.4 points and 4.6 rebounds.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama girls wrestler Emma Walker was named to the 2025 All-Freshman Second Team by IAWrestle. Walker finished the season with a 32-10 record. Walker had the most individual wins on the team. Walker qualified for the state tournament at 170.

Seven wrestlers earned NWCA High School Scholar All-American Awards for their GPAs: Hali Klingenberg, Jeslyn Ortega, Dafne Hernandez, Ella Carico, Cadence Petersen, Natalie Waltz and Emma Walker.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama boys and girls track and field will compete on Monday, March 2024 at Buena Vista University for the BVU High School Elite Meet. This will be the first meet for the boys and the second meet for the girls. Both squads will compete against 25 other teams.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The IHSAA announced this morning, March 18, that the high school boys basketball state tournament will be moving from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines to James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, come 2027. Hilton is known for being one of the best places to play in college basketball and has a capacity of 14,267. With Iowa State University’s CyTown expected to be up and running by Fall 2027, this will be the first major event held in the entertainment district. The area is expected to have retail, food, beverage, common areas and a 200-room Marriott hotel.

FUTURE IHSAA STATE BASKETBALL DATES

• March 8-12, 2027
• March 6-10, 2028
• March 5-9, 2029
• March 4-8, 2030
• March 10-14, 2031