By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC baseball team (8-12) earned one win and one loss in their home doubleheader against Earlham (5-21) on Thursday, June 25. ACGC won game one, 17-8, and lost the follow-up, 9-3.

Game one

ACGC led at the end of the first inning 4-1, tacking on another run in the second to go up 5-1. Earlham answered back with a five-run third inning. ACGC scored one run to tie it at 6-6. Earlham scored two runs in the fourth, but ACGC answered back quickly with three more runs, now leading 9-8. Earlham’s offense ended there, while ACGC added eight more runs in the next two innings.

The Chargers were led by Blaize Dorsey, who went 2/3 with two walks, one single, one double and four RBIs. Joseph Fagan, Cal Clark, Roger Ochoa and Sayer Bireline-Huss each had two RBIs. Thomas Skram went 3/3 with two walks, two singles and one triple and one RBI. Bryce Benda had one RBI. Thomas Skram earned the win, pitching four innings and striking out five batters. Chase Slaybaugh pitched three innings, striking out one.

Game two

ACGC’s three-game winning streak came to an end during the second leg of this doubleheader. Earlham scored eight runs before ACGC got on the board with two runs in the fourth inning and adding one more in the sixth. Thomas Skram and Benda had multi-hit games, both with two singles. Benda had all three of ACGC’s RBIs. Benda also pitched three and one third innings, striking out four batters. Colton Clark pitched the other three and two third innings, also striking out four.

ACGC’s next game is at Madrid (8-14) on Monday, June 29. ACGC has won three straight games against Madrid including a 9-1 win earlier this season.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

It took nine innings, but the ACGC baseball team (7-11) earned a comeback victory at home against Woodward-Granger (8-10) on Tuesday, June 23. ACGC trailed 3-0 heading into the fourth inning. The Chargers got on the board with one run in the fourth inning and two runs in the fifth to tie the game at 3-3. ACGC scored the game-winning run in the ninth inning to complete the comeback.

Four Chargers, Thomas Skram, William Skram, Cal Clark and Sayer Bireline-Huss, had multi-hit games. Thomas and William Skram had one RBI apiece with Colton Clark also adding one RBI. Blaize Dorsey pitched eight innings, striking out nine batters and only allowing six hits. Colton Clark earned the win.

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A total of 33 golfers participated in the Tuesday night men’s league on June 23 at Lake Panorama West Golf Gourse. Trent Crawmer shot even par 27 for low score. Paul Bewster was closest to the pin. John Peters made the longest putt. Tim Ganske needed only 14 putts. For the scramble, five of the six teams shot 5 under par. The team of Ryan Smith, Kevin Wellik, Ted Ericson and Jason Wolf won the shoot-out.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama baseball team (3-15) snapped its losing skid at Madrid (8-11) on Monday, June 22. Panorama was leading 2-1 at the end of the fourth inning and knocked in three runs in the top of the fifth to take a 5-1 lead. Madrid would answer back with two runs of its own to bring the game back within two runs, 5-3. Panorama responded, tacking on two more runs to make it 7-3, putting the game out of reach.

Panorama travels to West Central Valley (6-14) tonight, Tuesday, June 23. WCV won a close contest between these teams earlier this season, 2-1.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama softball team (7-15) played at Madrid (16-9) on Monday, June 22, losing 8-0. Individual statistics were not available as of press time.

The Panthers will look to bounce back from the loss at West Central Valley (7-10) tonight, Tuesday, June 23. WCV has won both games between the two this season in close contests, 8-3 and 7-5. Panorama did secure a win last season against the Wildcats, 13-13.