By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys wrestling team competed at the Dennis Field Invitational at Woodward-Granger on Saturday, Dec. 6. The Chargers won three championships, courtesy of Ty Ganzer (138), Ryder Cline (150) and Carter Richter (215). Angel Martinez (175) came close to making it four titles for ACGC, placing second.

ACGC’s next meet is a quadrangular at home on Thursday, Dec. 11 at home. The Chargers face Coon Rapids-Bayard, Interstate 35 and Lenox.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• Chase Slaybaugh (126): Third place
• Ty Ganzer (138): First place
• Ryder Cline (150): First place
• Lane Stringer (157): Fourth place
• Angel Martinez (175): Second place
• Brandon Carlson (190): Fifth place
• Blake Ganzer (190): Sixth place
• Carter Richter (215): First place
• Jack Sheeder (285): First place

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys basketball team (0-3) lost its game at Madrid (3-0) on Friday, Dec. 5. Panorama went into halftime with a lead, 31-28. The Panthers were able to keep that lead heading into the fourth quarter, ahead by one point, 47-46. The Panther offense would run dry, only scoring three points in the final quarter, allowing Madrid to take the game. Three Panthers reached double-figure scoring with Jaxson Stauffer leading the way with 17 points. Reed Draper and Cruz Crandall both scored 10. Brayden Galvan nearly recorded a triple double with eight points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Panorama hosts Earlham (3-0) tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 5. Earlham got the best of Panorama in the one matchup last season, 59-17. With two single-digit losses on their resume, the Panthers will hope to get back into the winners’ circle against a tough Cardinal side.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys wrestling team battled at the Dan Hill Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 5. Five Panthers earned spots on the podium at the tournament. Blake Schwartz (175) came closest to a championship, placing second. Austin Wagner (150) also performed well, earning third place. Other Panthers who placed were Syler Shaffer (126) earning fifth place, Collin Lestina (126) earning sixth place, and Sam Scanlan (190) also earning sixth.

The Panthers’ next competition is a quadrangular tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 9 at West Central Valley. Panorama will face Van Meter, Earlham and WCV.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama girls wrestling team competed at the Woodward-Granger Girls Wrestling Invite on Friday, Dec. 5 and left with some hardware. Two Panthers won championships at the tournament: Gracie Recker (155) and Emma Walker (170). Natalie Waltz (105) placed third, and Cadence Petersen (115) and Ava Johnson (235) both placed fourth.

Panorama competes at West Central Valley tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 9 in a quadrangular against Van Meter, Earlham and WCV.

FULL PANORAMA RESULTS

• Natalie Waltz (105): Third place
• Cadence Petersen (115): Fourth place
• Laicey Lutz (115): Sixth place
• Ella Carico (120): Sixth place
• Miley Nolan (125): Seventh place
• Gracie Recker (155): First place
• Emma Walker (170): First place
• Ava Johnson (235): Fourth place

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys basketball team (0-2) lost its home game to Woodward-Granger (2-1) on Friday, Dec. 5. It was an up-and-down game for ACGC. The Chargers ended the first quarter down 11 but came back to head into half-time up, 27-26. Unfortunately, ACGC could not hang on to the lead. Thomas Skram starred on offense with a game-high 29 points. Skram also led the team in rebounds with six and assists with four. Also reaching double-figure scoring were Joe Crawford with 12 and Reece Emgarten with 11. Crawford had active hands on defense with a team-high four steals.

ACGC looks to stop its early season skid at Van Meter (1-0), tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 9. ACGC secured a win over Van Meter last season (68-57) for the first time since 2013.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The No. 8 ACGC girls basketball team (3-0) continued its undefeated start to the season over Woodward-Granger (2-2) at home on Friday, Dec. 5. Olivia Mahaffey led the game in scoring with 22 points on an efficient 7/8 from the field and 8/10 from the free throw line. Mahaffey also led the team in rebounds with eight. Joining her in double figure scoring were Camdyn Richter with 14 and Stella Largent with 11. Richter stuffed the stat sheet with eight rebounds, three assists and a team-high four steals. Karli Kautzky led the team in assists with five.

ACGC is back in action tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Van Meter (2-0). ACGC won the last time these teams competed, 50-42 in December last season.