By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC softball team (2-8) lost at Woodward-Granger (6-5) on Monday, June 8. W-G scored eight runs in the first and five in the second to take the lead. The Chargers lone run came in the third inning, scored by Megan Underwood from a Caydence Boals single. Jerzee Huss went 2/2 with two doubles. Karlie Kautzky contributed with a single. Huss and Underwood split time on the mound, with Underwood striking out one batter.

The Chargers face Madrid (8-2) at home tonight, Tuesday, June 9. These teams split the season series the last three seasons. Last year, ACGC won once, 11-2, and lost the second, 8-2.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC softball team (2-7) lost a pair of games against WCAC opponents at West Central Valley on Saturday, June 6. WCV (5-2) and Panorama (4-5) earned wins over the Chargers.

Vs. West Central Valley, 9-3 L

All three of ACGC’s runs in this game were scored in the fifth inning. Tessa Slaybaugh went 2/3 with one single and one double. Caydence Boals knocked in a two-RBI double for her one hit. Karlie and Kailee Kautzky both had singles. Olivia Mahaffey walked in one RBI. Megan Underwood was on the bump, pitching all five innings and striking out three batters.

Vs. Panorama, 8-3 L

Panorama jumped out to an early lead with six runs in the first inning. ACGC scored two runs in the second and one run in the fourth for their offense. ACGC had four hits, all singles, coming from Karli Kautzky, Trinity Calhoun, Jerzee Huss and Tessa Slaybaugh. Runs were scored by Huss with two and Calhoun with one. Huss also pitched in this contest, only allowing five hits.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC softball team (2-5) secured its second win of the season with a home win over Ar-We-Va (0-5) on Friday, June 5. ACGC scored six runs in the first, four in the second and 12 in the third to end the game early.

Every Charger scored at least one run in this game. Despite the 22-run scoreline, ACGC only had five hits. The majority of the Chargers reaching base were via walks, with ACGC earning 18 in total. Jerzee Huss went 2/4 with a single, triple and three RBIs. Caydence Boals and Kailee Kautzky both hit doubles. Kiera Boals contributed with a single. Trinity Calhoun had two RBIs. Tessa Slaybaugh, Kiera Boals and Megan Underwood each had one RBI. Huss also spent all four innings on the mound, securing the win and striking out five batters.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC baseball team (3-6) lost an in-conference matchup at Woodward-Granger (5-5) on Monday, June 8. ACGC held a three-run lead, 8-5, heading into the final inning. W-G rallied to score four runs and steal a win away from the Chargers.

Bryce Benda led the Chargers on offense with two hits (one single and one double) and four RBIs. Sayer Bireline-Huss, Cal Clark and Thomas Skram all contributed with one RBI apiece. Runs were scored by Blaize Dorsey and Bireline-Huss with two, and Joseph Fagan, Chase Slaybaugh, Cal Clark and Colton Clark with one each. Thomas Skram pitched the majority of the game at five innings, striking out four batters. Slaybaugh, Clark and Benda finished out the game.

ACGC returns home to face Madrid (5-3) tonight, Tuesday, June 9. ACGC swept the season series against Madrid last year, winning both games 8-4 and 17-12.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

Panorama athlete Latyn Ashworth announced his commitment to Grand View University to continue his academic and track and field career with the Vikings in Des Moines.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama softball team (1-4) fell to IKM-Manning (5-4) at home on Wednesday, June 3. An eight-run outburst by IKM-Manning was enough to secure the win for the Wolves.

“One inning was the difference in this one tonight. IKM hit the ball well and found the holes. Not much you can do about that but try and find a way. We had seven of our girls get a hit tonight, so happy to see that and proud of the fight they showed even though things were not going our way,” Head Coach Ismael Galvan said.

Those seven with hits were Lexi Galvan, Emma Walker, Andrea Knode, Bridgete White, Elah Molloy, Hannah Dishman and Ines Gimeno-Perez. Dishman and Galvan had extra base hits in the form of doubles. Walker, Molloy and Dishman had one RBI each. Galvan and Knode split time on the mound, with Galvan striking out two and Knode punching out one.

The next set of games for the girls is a double header tonight at Earlham (2-5) tonight, Friday, June 5. Panorama’s last win against Earlham came in 2016. The two squads faced off three times last season, with Earlham winning all three, 10-2, 6-5 and 5-0.