- Keith Hjelle
Panorama, Van Meter Win Girls', Boys' WCAC Basketball Championships
The Panorama Panthers girls' basketball team and the Van Meter Bulldogs boys' team captured WCAC titles for the 2017-18 season. Panorama was perfect in conference play with a 16-0 record. Its only defeat for the season was a non-conference loss to two time defending 1-A champion Springville, 60-51, in overtime.
The Van Meter boys had an unblemished record until the final regular season game when it fell to Des Moines Christian, 69-63, last Tuesday. The loss gave the Bulldogs a 17-1 WCAC record and an overall record of 20-1.
Standings for the season are as follows:
Girls: Conf--W L All--W L Boys: Conf--W L All--W L
Panorama 16 0 20 1 Van Meter 17 1 20 1
DM Christian 14 2 18 4 DM Christian 16 2 19 2
Earlham 10 6 15 6 Madrid 12 6 14 7
Van Meter 9 7 12 9 Wood Acad 12 6 14 7
Ogden 7 9 7 14 Earlham 11 7 12 9
WC Valley 7 9 9 11 Wood-Granger 9 9 12 9
Madrid 6 10 10 11 Ogden 6 12 9 13
AC/GC 2 14 2 19 Panorama 4 14 6 15
Wood-Granger 1 15 4 18 AC/GC 2 16 3 18
WC Valley 1 17 2 19