By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC cross country team scored 150 points to place fifth at the Glenwood Cross Country Meet on Monday, Oct. 5. Host Glenwood won the meet scoring 51. No. 9 Preston Kent had the best Charger time, and the best time overall placing first in 16:47. The next closest time was 17:16 by Deagan Stanley of Glenwood.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• No. 9 Preston Kent, first in 16:47
• Jonny Kaading, 35^th in 19:37
• Carver Johnston, 37^th in 19:42
• Bryce Benda, 38^th in 19:48
• Cameron Mozingo, 61^st in 21:29
• Leonida Mendoza, 69^th in 22:31
• Ryne Noland, 70^th in 22:35

The next meet for the boys is the West Central Activities Conference Meet at ACGC on Thursday, Oct. 15.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC volleyball team (26-7) volleyball team split its results at the Greene County Tourney on Saturday, Oct. 3. ACGC secured wins against South Hardin (9-15), 2-0, and against Carlisle (10-18), 2-1. They lost games to Carroll (17-12), 2-0, and Van Meter (27-12), 2-0.

Vs. South Hardin, 2-0 W

ACGC                21        21        2

South Hardin   11        15        0

Stat leaders

• Assists: Kailee Kautzky, 12
• Kills: Stella Largent, nine
• Digs: Illana Baumert, seven
• Blocks: Blair Brown, Nora Langgaard two
• Aces: Kailee Kautzky, five

Vs. Carlisle, 2-1 W

ACGC               21        15        15        2

Carlisle            12        21        12        1

Stat leaders

• Assists: Kailee Kautzky, 25
• Kills: Stella Largent, 21
• Digs: Rylee Robson, nine
• Blocks: Kailee Kautzky, Nora Langgaard, one
• Aces: Ilana Baumert, two

Vs. Carroll, 2-0 L

ACGC                 4          16        0

Carroll             21        21        2

Stat leaders

• Assists: Kailee Kautzky, 11
• Kills: Stella Largent, nine
• Digs: Ilana Baumert, seven
• Blocks: None
• Aces: Kailee Kautzky, one

Vs. Van Meter, 2-0 L

ACGC                17        16        0

Van Meter       21        21        2

No stats available as of press time.

ACGC’s next game is tonight, Tuesday, Oct. 6 against Interstate 35 (5-18). ACGC has yet to lose a game to I-35 and won the most recent matchup in 2024, 3-0.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC football team (5-1) suffered its first regular-season loss since 2022 last week, and the players took their frustrations out on Danville (5-1) on Friday, Oct. 2.

Will Skram threw one pass for 54 yards and a TD to Kinnick Froehlich. ACGC spread the wealth on the ground with five players scoring a rushing TD. Those who scored were Ryder Cline with 11 carries for 100 yards, Andrew Baumert with 11 carries for 84 yards, Morgun Nolte with seven carries for 73 yards, Lane Stringer with eight carries for 30 yards and Kinnick Froehlich with one carry for 23 yards. Skram led in carries with 12 for 63 yards but no score.

Ty Ganzer led in tackles with seven. Froehlich continued his big day with six tackles. Lane Stringer had one sack and an interception returned for a TD.

ACGC’s next game is on Friday, Oct. 9 against AHSTW (3-4). This will be the homecoming game for the Chargers. ACGC won last year’s matchup, 42-14. ACGC will also be celebrating the state championships won before their schools combined. They will honor the Guthrie Center Tigers 1996 championship and the Adair-Casey Bombers 2001 championship.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama football team (0-5) travels to West Marshall (3-2) tonight, Friday, Oct. 2. Panorama has lost each of its three games to West Marshall since 2012, including last year in a 51-7 result. Panorama will try to contain WM’s Blayk Hart, who has 633 rushing yards and eight TDs.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama volleyball team (9-8) went back above .500 after defeating Griswold at home on Thursday, Oct. 1. The first set was a close 25-19, but Panorama dominated the final two, both 25-16, to secure the sweep.

Griswold          19        16        16        0

Panorama        25        25        25        3

Nerea Gimeno-Perez led the Panthers with 13 assists. Kills were spread out with Ruth Fett and Ashley Crees leading with seven. Jessica Randol was close behind with six. Lexi Galvan led in digs with 14, though seven Panthers had multiple digs, making a team effort on defense. Gimeno-Perez also led in aces with four. Galvan and Crees both had three.

The team looks to build on the win when they travel to the Madrid Pink Out Tournament at Madrid on Saturday, Oct. 3. Other teams competing will be Ankeny Christian, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Des Moines East, Earlham, Madrid, Ogden, Panorama and Webster City.

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Senior Night

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama volleyball team (8-8) picked up one win and lost two at the Panorama quadrangular on Tuesday, Sept. 29. Panorama defeated South Central Calhoun (12-12), 2-0, and lost against ACGC (24-5), 2-1, and Greene County (13-6), 2-0.

Vs. ACGC, 2-1 L

ACGC                 25        19        15        2

Panorama        18        25        10        1

For the second time this season, the Panthers took a set off of ACGC and made it a close contest against the best team in the WCAC. Hailey Hellman and Nerea Gimeno-Perez led in assists with 10 apiece. Leah Carstens and Gracie Recker led with seven kills each. Danica Isom had three blocks to lead the Panthers. Recker added two and Ashley Crees one. Lexi Galvan led in digs with 16. Gimeno-Perez and Andrea Knode had one ace each to lead.

Vs. South Central Calhoun, 2-0 W

South Central Calhoun           19        13        0

Panorama                                        25        25        2

The lone win on the night for the Panthers was a dominant one. Gimeno-Perez led in assists with 10. Crees led in kills with six. Carstens, Jessica Randol and Ruth Fett were close behind with four each. Carstens and Fett had two blocks each to lead the team. Gimeno-Perez had the most digs with seven. Knode led in aces with three.

Vs. Greene County, 2-0 L

Greene County            25        25        2

Panorama                       16        22        0

Panorama battled in the second set but would ultimately fall in two to Greene County. Hellman and Gimeno-Perez led in assists with six apiece. Randol had the most kills with six. Crees had the team’s lone block. Every Panther had a dig in this game; Galvan led them with nine. Hellman and Knode had one ace each.