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Former Panorama girls basketball standout Tyme Boettcher was voted as an Honorable Mention in the American Rivers Conference All-Conference awards while playing with the Buena Vista University Beavers.

Boettcher, despite just missing out on all-conference accolades this season, ranked 13th in the A-R-C in scoring at 11.8 ppg, ninth in rebounding (6.4 rpg) and fifth in steals (1.9 spg). She shot just under 40% from the field and missed only one free-throw in conference play (22-of-23). In a home game at home against Dubuque on Jan. 31, Boettcher scored a season-high 20 points to go along with six rebounds and six assists as BVU completed the season sweep. During an overtime victory at Central, she turned in 17 points, including three makes from long range, to go along with four rebounds.

BVU, led by Head Coach Kylee Boettcher, another former Panther, reached 10 conference wins for the first time since 2009-10 and qualified for the conference tournament for the first time in eight seasons.

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Two Panther boys basketball players earned West Central Activities Conference honors for their efforts this season. Cruz Crandall and Reed Draper were named Honorable Mentions by the WCAC.

Crandall was the Panthers’ most effective scorer, leading the team at 15.9 points per game. Crandall also averaged 4.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and just under one steal at .9.

Reed Draper averaged an even 8 points per game and led the team in rebounds at 5.2. He also averaged 1.3 steals, one assist and .8 blocks.

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Four ACGC boys basketball players received honors from the West Central Activities Conference. Two players, Joe Crawford and Thomas Skram, were named Second Team All-Conference. Jonny Kading and Preston Kent were Honorable Mentions.

Thomas Skram led the Chargers in scoring this season, averaging 16.4 points per game. He also led the team in steals at 3.5 and assists at 3.3.

Joe Crawford was the team’s next-best scorer, averaging 14.4 points per game. He averaged 1.6 steals, 2.8 assists and 3.8 rebounds.

Preston Kent averaged 7.2 points per game, the second-most rebounds for the Chargers at 4.2, and 1.3 steals and 1.8 assists.

Jonny Kading was a bit of an everyman for ACGC. He averaged 6.4 points per game, leading the team in blocks at 1.5 and rebounds at 7.4. He also averaged 1.6 steals and 2.3 assists.

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Panorama’s Cristian Monrroy-Nunez signed with the University of Dubuque’s track and field team to continue his academic and athletic careers with the Spartans. Monrroy-Nunez will compete in the shot put events for his new squad. Monrroy-Nunez was Panorama’s main shot putter and discus thrower last season with his longest shot put measuring 45-03.75 and his longest discus toss being 120-09.50.

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Three ACGC girls basketball players earned honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Camdyn Richter was named to the 2A Southwest All-District Team. Richter led the team in points per game at 16.9 while shooting 47.4% from the field. She was second on the team in rebounds per game at 6.2. She was also pestering for opposing offenses, averaging a team-high 2.6 steals per game.

Becca Littler and Savannah Akers earned Academic All State nods. In order to be named Academic All State, athletes must be a senior and meet two of three criteria: an average GPA of 3.75 and ACT score of 27 or higher or 1200 or higher on the SAT, or a class rank in the top-20% in 2A.

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The Panorama High School Dance Team has a busy week ahead. The team will entertain during halftime of the Girls State Basketball Tournament on Wednesday while 10 dancers were selected for the All Iowa Dance Team that performs on Saturday.

The Panther Dance Team will take the floor on Wednesday afternoon, March 4. The team will perform during halftime of the Class 1A quarterfinal games, beginning at 1:30 p.m. and at 3:15 p.m. They will demonstrate their prowess, showcasing their jazz routine that was second in the state in Class II and The Mix that placed second in Class I.

Competitive auditions were held last fall for the All Iowa Dance Team. Ten Panthers were selected to perform with this prestigious group. They will rehearse in Des Moines March 5-7. Taking the floor for Panorama will be:

• Pregame: Miyah Small and Ava Thorn, sophomores.
• Hip Hop: Hadley Fitch and Jessica Randel, juniors.
• Kick: Cali Knudsen, Nella Rivas and Berkley Schwartz, sophomores.
• Pom: Lexi Wasson, senior; Maci Bauer, junior; and Addi Wagner, freshman.

The team is coached by Kristi Vance.