ACGC’s Thomas Skram, Will Skram and Blaize Dorsey all earned individual honors for their performances in 2026. Photos by Mark Reno

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC baseball team secured individual honors at the conclusion of the 2026 season. Thomas Skram was named to the Class 1A Central District Second-Team as an outfielder. Thomas Skram was also named to the West Central Activities Conference Second-Team. Teammates Will Skram and Blaize Dorsey were WCAC All-Conference Honorable Mentions.

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A total of 34 players participated in the Tuesday night men’s league on July 21 at Lake Panorama West Golf Course. Paul Brewster and Kevin Koenigsberg had the low score of 2 over par 29. Paul Brewster needed only 11 putts. Greg Kliegl was closest to the pin. Jim Chambers made the longest putt. The team of Trent Crawmer, Jim Bane and Jim Privonka won the scramble with a score of 3 under par.

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Four Panorama Panther softball players were selected to two West Central Activities Conference teams for their contributions during the 2026 season. Bridgete White (catcher) and Lexi Galvan (utility) were selected to the Second Team. Andrea Knode and Emma Walker were both honorable mentions.

While it won’t be as much fun without the Chargers or Panthers playing, the IHSAA baseball and IGHSAU softball state championships have officially begun. The games started on July 20 and run through July 24. Baseball is being played in Carroll for 1A and 2A and in Cedar Rapids for 3A and 4A. A stream of the games can be watched HERE. As for softball, all games will be played in Fort Dodge, also from July 20-24. Those games can be watched HERE.

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A total of 31 golfers participated in the Tuesday night men’s league on July 14 at Lake Panorama West Golf Gourse. Ryan Smith had the low score of 2 over par 29. Ted Ericson needed only 15 putts. Cliff Wendel was closest to the pin. Bill Pierce made the longest putt. The scramble was won by the team of Jay Ganske, Dean Tanner, and Jason Wolf with a score of 3 under par.

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ACGC’s Caydence Boals was named to the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State team. Athletes must be a senior and meet two of the following three criteria: a cumulative GPA of 3.85 and ACT score of 27 or higher (1200 or higher SAT), class rank in top 10% class 1A/2A. Boals was also one of the best Charger players for the season, leading the team in hits with 35, batting average at .412 second in RBIs with 20, and third in OPS at .956.