By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys wrestling squad traveled to West Central Valley for a quadrangular meet on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Panthers left the meet with one win thanks to a tie-breaker, over Van Meter, 32-32. Panorama would lose the other duals to Earlham, 47-23, and host West Central Valley, 53-22.

The Panthers’ next competition is today, Friday, Dec. 12, when the team competes in the Dan Christensen Wrestling Invitational at Central Decatur. Other teams at the tournament are Albia

Bedford, Centerville, Central Decatur, Davis County, Humboldt, Martensdale-St Marys, Mid-Buchanan, Mount Ayr, Ottumwa, Red Oak, Southeast Warren, Van Meter, Wayne and Winterset.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama girls basketball team (0-4) lost a home game to Earlham (4-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Panthers were down by 10 at halftime before a strong second half from the Cardinals gave them the win. Morgan Crees was most of the offense for Panorama in this game. The senior scored 20 points out of Panorama’s 31. Crees also led in rebounds with five, tied with Ruth Fett. Lexi Galvan led in assists with two.

Tonight, Friday, Dec. 12, will be the Panthers best chance yet to end their early-season skid as they travel to West Central Valley (1-3). Panorama and WCV split last season’s series 1-1 with Panorama winning one, 33-29, and WCV winning the other, 37-32.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama girls wrestling team competed at a triangular at Gilbert on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The girls lost both dual matchups at the meet, one to Ames, 78-6, and the other to Gilbert, 66-12.

The girls turn their sights to the Saydel Girls Invitational today, Friday, Dec. 12. The Panthers will compete against Albia, Ballard, Chariton, Clarinda, Colfax-Mingo, DMPS Girls Wrestling, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, Johnston, Newton, Ogden, Oskaloosa, PCM, Perry, Raccoon River, Saydel, Southeast Polk, Southeast Warren and Winterset.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys basketball team (0-4) fell at home due to a strong second half performance from Earlham (4-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Panorama led at the end of the first quarter by one point and only trailed by three heading into halftime, 29-26. Earlham slowly extended its lead over the Panthers throughout the second half. Reed Draper led the game in scoring with 17 points, Cruz Crandall was close behind with 14. Draper’s game-high 11 rebounds gave him a double double. Galvan led the team in assists with four.

The Panthers are surely frustrated with an 0-4 start, but with two of those games being lost by single digits, the team appears to be heading in the right direction. Their next game is tonight, Friday, Dec. 12, against West Central Valley (2-1). WCV won both games of the season series a year ago, but both were close, 55-48 and 55-51.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys basketball team (0-3) lost its away game to Van Meter (2-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. ACGC recovered from a rough start, leaving the first quarter down 14-2. The Chargers battled their way back heading into the final quarter down by just four points, 36-32. V-M would take back control in the fourth quarter, leading to the Bulldogs win.

Joe Crawford and Thomas Skram led the way in scoring with 15 points each. Crawford also led the team in rebounds with six. Preston Kent led the team in assists with three. The Chargers’ next game is at home tonight, Friday, Dec. 12, against Ogden (1-3). ACGC has won its last four games against the Bulldogs, including two games last season, 73-46 and 76-65.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys wrestling team competed at home in a quadrangular meet on Thursday, Dec. 11. ACGC picked up dual wins against Coon Rapids-Bayard, 41-17, and against Lenox, 42-33. ACGC lost its other dual against Interstate 35, 47-36.

The Chargers compete at the Riverside Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 13. Other teams at the tournament will be AHSTW, Audubon, Aurora, CAM, Clarinda, Creston, Earlham, East Mills, Gretna, Griswold, Harlan Community, Hinton, Logan-Magnolia, Nodaway Valley, Ridge View, Riverside, Savannah, Shenandoah. South Central Calhoun and Woodbury Central.