By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC football team returns to the gridiron for the first time this season at Panorama (0-1) tonight, Friday, Aug. 28. ACGC is led by a new head coach, Will Shull, for the first time in eight seasons after the departure of Cody Matthewson. It will be his and the Chargers’ first test under new leadership.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC volleyball team (2-0) started its season off with a pair of wins at Martensdale-St Marys on Tuesday, Aug. 25. ACGC defeated both M-SM (0-1) and Earlham (0-1), 3-0.
ACGC won in straight sets against Earlham. Kailee Kautzky led the way in assists with 22. Stella Largent was on the end of the majority of them, leading the way with 16 kills. Blair Brown contributed nine kills as well. Kautzky, Meranda Gruber and Olivia Mahaffey had one block each. Digs were split fairly evenly throughout the team with Ilana Baumert leading with six. Brown and Gruber had five apiece. Baumert also led in aces with four and successful serves, going 18/18.
It was more of the same in game two. Kautzky again led in assists, this time with 24. Largent led in kills, this time with 17. Brown was next closest with five, and Nora Langaard was behind her with four. Brown and Langaard also had one block apiece. Baumert led in digs with nine. Brown was a close second with seven. Kautzky led the way in aces with five. She and Baumert both went 15/15 on serves.
The next game for the girls is Tuesday, Sept. 1 at Panorama for a triangular against the Panthers (1-1) and West Central Valley (0-1).
Becky Wahl, Kimla Buttler, Dustin Seidl and Genevieve McCreary are ready to serve.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
To celebrate the final evening before the schools open in Guthrie Center, Little Charger Early Learning Center hosted a Back to School Grill Out on Monday from 4:30-6:30 p.m. with drive-thru service for the community. For a freewill donation, meals of a burger, chips and dessert were served.
The crew gets busy putting together meals as cars roll up.
ACGC students volunteered at the registration table.
Volunteers served meals of a burger, chips and dessert.
Cheeseburgers were enjoyed by many at the Little Charger Early Learning Center Back to School Grill Out on Monday.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama girls and boys cross country teams will run their first meets Thursday, Aug. 27, at the Southeast Valley Invite with the boys starting at 5 p.m. and the girls at 5:40 p.m. at the Gowrie Municipal Golf Course. Other schools participating are ACGC, Ar-We-Va, East Sac County, Fort Dodge, Greene County, Madrid, Manson-NW Webster, Newell-Fonda, OABCIG, Perry, South Central Calhoun, Southeast Valley, St. Edmond, West Bend-Mallard, West Central Valley and Woodward Academy.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama football team lost its game against Southwest Valley, 35-18, in Corning Friday, Aug. 21 in its first regular-season game. The Panthers took the early lead with a first-quarter touchdown pass from senior Cruz Crandall to senior Reed Draper. The two would connect for two more touchdowns, one each in the third and fourth quarters. However, Southwest Valley’s 15-point second quarter gave them a lead they would not relinquish. It was solidified with 13 points in the third quarter and seven in the fourth. While the Panthers scored their three touchdowns through the air, Southwest Valley dominated the running game with 277 yards (to Panorama’s 17) for two touchdowns. They added 233 kickoff return yards (to Panorama’s 122) for two touchdowns. They had one passing touchdown.
Crandall completed 11 of 20 passing attempts for 173 yards in the air and had one interception. Draper had seven receptions for 121 yards. Devonne Bell, senior, had 12 of the team’s 25 rushing attempts for 25 yards. Cole Carstens, senior, led with 11 tackles.
Panorama (0-1) faces cross-county rival ACGC (0-0) Friday, Aug. 28, at home, with kickoff at 7 p.m. Panorama leads the series 9-5 since 2008.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama volleyball team traveled to Lake Mills Saturday, Aug. 22, for a scrimmage. No scores or stats were recorded. Teams participating were Emmetsburg, Estherville Lincoln Central, Garner Hayfield Venture, Lake Mills, Mason City, Northwood-Kensett and Panorama.
Today, Aug. 25, the Panthers will get their first regular-season test at a triangular against host school Van Meter at 4:30 p.m. and Interstate 35 at 6 p.m.