By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC cross country team competed in a home meet on Thursday, Sept. 25. IKM-Manning won the meet overall with 33 points. ACGC placed fourth with 111. It was the Chargers’ Preston Kent, however, who crossed the finish line first with a time of 18:05, nearly a full 30 seconds faster than the second-place finisher, Camden Morris from IKM-Manning.

“Adam Brown was another standout performer for the boys, running a personal best of 22:14, a huge improvement on his previous PR, which he set two weeks ago at ISU,” Head Coach Rick Blake said. “The boys, as a whole, ran well, and most cut time from last year or earlier in the season. Our older runners continue to be good leaders, while our younger runners are really improving at a rapid pace.”

The Chargers’ next meet is at West Central Valley on Thursday, Oct. 2. ACGC will compete against Woodward Academy, West Central Valley, Ankeny Christian, CAM and Nodaway Valley.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• Preston Kent, first in 18:05.40
• Jameson Pfrang, 30^th in 21:56.40
• Adam Brown, 33^rd in 22:14.80
• Cameron Mozingo, 34^th in 22:23.00
• Stetson Ellis, 37^th in 23:07.90
• Ryne Noland, 42^nd in 23:48.50
• Dayton Crawley, 51^st in 25:01.10
• Bryce Benda, 55^th in 25:39.70
• Tai Riordan, 56^th in 27:28.80

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama boys and girls next cross country meet is at ACGC on Thursday, Sept. 25. Other teams competing will be ACGC, East Union, Perry, West Central Valley, Tri-Center, Mount Ayr, IKM-Manning, East Mills, Exira-EHK, AHSTW and Lenox.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama volleyball team (3-6) faces Des Moines Christian (7-14) away from home tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 23. Panorama has yet to record a win against the Lions in their 18 games against each other. However, Des Moines Christian has struggled this season, losing its last four games.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The Panorama football team (1-3) dropped its game against West Central Valley (2-2) on Friday, Sept. 19. Cruz Crandall continued to play under center for the Panthers. He went 8/23 in the air with 130 yards, one TD and one INT. Five passes were caught by Reed Draper for 84 yards and one TD. Latyn Ashworth caught two passes for 44 yards. Gavin Lindstrom caught one for two yards. Austin Wagner had a solid day on the ground with 21 carries for 73 yards. The other score for Panorama came from Ashworth on an electric 81-yard kick return. Brayden Meinecke was active on defense with a game-high 8.5 tackles including one for a loss.

Panorama’s next game is at Interstate 35 (2-2) on Friday, Sept. 26. The series is tied 3-3 between the teams since 2014. I-35 has won the last two with the most recent being a 47-0 win for I-35.

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By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys and girls cross country teams host a meet on Thursday, Sept. 25. the Chargers will host East Union, Panorama, Perry, West Central Valley, Tri-Center, Mount Ayr, IKM-Manning, East Mills, Exira-EHK, AHSTW and Lenox.

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC volleyball team (12-4) will play at home against Pleasantville (8-7) tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 23. The WCAC opponents faced each other three times last season with ACGC winning two and Pleasantville winning one. The one Pleasantville win, however, came in quarterfinals of Regionals, ending ACGC’s season. The Chargers will look to enact revenge for last season.