By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys wrestling team won one dual and lost the other at its home triangular on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Panthers squared off against Nodaway Valley and Coon Rapids-Bayard. Panorama won its dual over Nodaway Valley, 36-32, and lost against CR-B, 54-24.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama girls basketball team (0-2) lost at IKM-Manning (2-1) on Thursday, Dec. 4. The Panthers led by 10 points entering the fourth quarter, 42-32. A late rally from the Wolves, outscoring Panorama 25-11 in the final stanza gave them the victory. Three Panthers reached double figure scoring: Ines Gimeno-Perez with 15, Morgan Crees with 11 and Ruth Fett with 10. Crees led the team in rebounds with seven and assists with four. Ines Gimeno-Perez and Lydia Lleshi led the team in steals with three each.
The Panthers play again tonight, Friday, Dec. 5 at Madrid (3-0). According to Bound, Panorama has won the last 35 meetings against Madrid dating back to 2007. The Tigers have won their first three games by an average of 39.3 points.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama girls basketball team (0-1) lost its season opener at home on Tuesday, Dec. 2 against Woodward-Granger (0-1). Panorama got off to a rough start, exiting the first quarter down 25-2. The Panthers clawed their way back to make it a closer contest. Morgan Crees led the way in scoring with 19 points. Crees also led the team in rebounds (six), assists (four) and tied for steals (three) with Nerea Gimeno-Perez. Perez was the next highest scorer for Panorama with seven.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys basketball team (0-2) lost at IKM-Manning (1-1) on Thursday, Dec. 4. Panorama trailed by nine points heading into the second half, 33-24, but a rally from IKM-Manning ultimately separated the two teams.
The Panthers hit the hardwood again tonight, Friday, Dec. 5 at Madrid (2-0). Panorama has lost its last six games to the Tigers dating back to 2022.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The Panorama boys basketball team (0-1) lost its first game of the season in close fashion to Woodward-Granger (1-0) at home on Tuesday, Dec. 2. Panorama ended the first quarter leading, 17-16, but would cede the lead to the Hawks, 30-27, heading into the half. The Panthers were down by just two points heading into the fourth quarter, 53-51. The Hawks would ultimately win, 78-72, in large part thanks to their free throw shooting. W-G went 23/31 from the stripe, compared to 9/12 for the Panthers.
Cruz Crandall put together a fantastic performance for Panorama, leading the game in scoring with 29 on 11/19 shooting and 4/10 from behind the three-point line. Crandall would also lead the team in assists with five. Brayden Galvan, with 12, and Jaxson Stauffer and Reed Draper, both with 11, joined Crandall in double-figure scoring. Draper led in rebounds with six.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
The ACGC wrestling team began its season with a quadrangular meet at East Union on Thursday, Dec. 4. The Chargers won two of their duals on the night — one against East Union, 52-18, and the other against West Central Valley, 48-27. ACGC lost its dual against Nodaway Valley, 47-30.
ACGC’s next competition is the Dennis Field Wrestling Tournament at Woodward-Granger on Saturday, Dec. 5. ACGC will compete against Belle Plaine, Colfax-Mingo, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Des Moines Roosevelt, East Marshall, Martensdale-St Marys, Southeast Warren and Woodward-Granger.