By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC softball team (7-23) lost in the 2A Region 4 quarterfinals against Riverside (24-5) on Wednesday, July 8. ACGC took a one-run lead at the end of the first, but the top-ranked Bulldogs quick regained the lead to eventually win.

ACGC had three hits, two singles by Caydence Boals and Tessa Slaybaugh, and an RBI double by Kailee Kautzky. Megan Underwood pitched three innings, striking out one batter. Jerzee Huss pitched the remaining one and two-third innings.

ACGC ends the season with seven wins, which is five more than the previous year’s two, a big improvement from a team largely populated with underclassmen.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama softball team (9-20) fell one game shy of a double-digit-win season, losing in the Class 2A Region 1 quarterfinals at Woodward-Granger (15-14) on Wednesday, July 8. Panorama had two hits in the contest, a double by Lexi Galvan and a single by Bridgete White. Galvan and Andrea Knode split time on the mound at two innings each. Galvan had two strikeouts.

This was the fifth straight season of the Panther’s softball program either improving or matching the previous year’s win total, showing a steadily improving program. The girls won two games in 2022, seven in 2023, eight in 2024, nine in 2025, and nine again this season in 2026.

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In the A Group, Kelli Koeningsberg was the low scratch winner with 31. The second low scratch winners were Emily Spradling and Jolene Wright with 34. The HDCP winners was Jolene Wright with 21. The special event was longest drive on No. 9 and was won by Kelli Koeningsberg. Jolene Wright had the fewest putts with 14.

In the B Group, the low scratch winner was Audrey Sunner with 42. The second low scratch winner was Sue Merryman with 43. The HDCP winner was Audrey Sunner with 27. The special event was longest drive on No. 9 and was won by Audrey Sunner. JoAnn Sandage had the fewest putts with 17.

Colleen Arneson and Jolene Wright each had one birdie, and Colleen Arneson had one chip-in. There were 33 pars.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama baseball team (3-20) nearly pulled off an upset in the first round of the substate playoffs at home against Woodward-Granger (12-12) on Friday, July 3. The teams both scored one run in the first inning, where the game remained locked until the ninth inning when W-G scored to win the game and end the season for the Panthers.

Panorama had two hits in the game, both singles by Nolan Sheehy and Brody Steenblock. Hunter Kline scored the team’s lone run. Sheehy also pitched a lights-out game, striking out nine batters in seven innings of work, allowing zero hits.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama softball team (9-19) lost its final regular season game at Glidden-Ralston (16-9) on Thursday, July 2.

“We played well enough to win, but the mental mistakes were the big difference in the game tonight. We had some good things happen, which is great, don’t get me wrong. But we didn’t execute, and it cost us. We will get it figured out and get ready for Woodward-Granger in the quarterfinals,” Head Coach Ismael Galvan said.

Panorama rallied to take a 4-3 lead after trailing for most of the game. G-R tied the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Panorama scored in the top of the seventh to take the lead again, now 5-4. G-R scored twice in the bottom of the seventh for the walk-off win.

Peyton Walker’s offense was crucial for Panorama, knocking in three RBIs while going 1/4 with a single. Bryan Wearmouth and Bridgete White had one RBI apiece. Lexi Galvan, White and Andrea Knode had multi-hit performances. Galvan and Knode split time on the mound, with Galvan striking out three batters in four innings of work.

The next game for the girls is the Class 2A Region 1 Quarterfinals at Woodward-Granger (14-14) on Wednesday, July 8. W-G won both games in a doubleheader earlier this season, 14-8 and 8-0.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC softball team (7-22) won in the Region 4 First Round at home against Treynor (2-19) on Monday, July 6. The game was deadlocked until Treynor scored one run in the top of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. ACGC quickly punched back, scoring four runs. Treynor adding another run in the fourth, with ACGC hitting back again with another eight runs.

Jerzee Huss and Kailee Kautzky had three RBIs apiece and multi-hit games. Trinity Calhoun went 2/2 with two RBIs. Karli Kautzky had one RBI. Caydence Boals and Megan Underwood both had multi-hit performances as well. Underwood also pitched all four innings, striking out two batters.

The girls travel to Riverside (23-5) on Wednesday, July 8 for the Class 2A Region 4 Quarterfinals. These teams last met in 2023, a 9-2 win for Riverside.