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‘It’s not realistic to go back’: UNI’s Brooks won’t take another year of eligibility

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Northern Iowa senior Olivia Brooks, a former Ankeny standout, has completed her softball career with the Panthers. The NCAA's Division I Council has voted to allow spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition due to the coronavirus, but Brooks is already planning to attend graduate school in the fall. (Photos courtesy of Northern Iowa … [Read more...] about ‘It’s not realistic to go back’: UNI’s Brooks won’t take another year of eligibility

Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Colby Cheney, Ankeny boys’ soccer

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Ankeny's Colby Cheney crosses the ball during the Hawks' 2-1 victory at Ankeny Centennial last season. Cheney is one of the top returning players from a team that posted a 12-7 record and advanced to the Class 3A state tournament. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Senior defender/midfielder Colby Cheney helped the Ankeny boys' soccer team to a 12-7 record last … [Read more...] about Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Colby Cheney, Ankeny boys’ soccer

‘I think we played in a similar way’: Ex-AHS great Sears compares Hawks’ title teams

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Ryan Sears is escorted onto the court by his family during the Hall of Fame introductions at the boys' state basketball tournament in 2018 at Wells Fargo Arena. (Photo by Dan Holm) When the Ankeny boys' basketball team went on its magical postseason run earlier this month, perhaps nobody enjoyed it more than former Ankeny great Ryan Sears. Sears, who … [Read more...] about ‘I think we played in a similar way’: Ex-AHS great Sears compares Hawks’ title teams

Bayless, McCullough named to Register’s Class 4A all-state first team

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Ankeny's Braxton Bayless tries to score over Ankeny Centennial defender Cody McCullough during the Jaguars' 69-61 victory on Jan. 20 at Centennial. Both Bayless and McCullough have been named to the Class 4A all-state first team by The Des Moines Register. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Ankeny's Braxton Bayless and Ankeny Centennial's Cody McCullough racked up … [Read more...] about Bayless, McCullough named to Register’s Class 4A all-state first team