The race for the CIML Central Conference softball title will be decided on Monday night. That's when ninth-ranked Valley will host No. 8 Ankeny in a head-to-head showdown for the crown. The doubleheader begins at 6 p.m. Both teams are now 13-4 in the conference after the Hawkettes swept a twinbill on Thursday at Ames. They rolled to a 14-1 victory in … [Read more...] about Hawkettes sweep Ames, will play at Valley Monday for conference title
Archives for June 2018
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 7
For the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by the Ankeny office of Iowa Realty, Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm took a road trip to Clear Lake to visit with Ankeny native and former Iowa State head football coach Paul Rhoads. … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 7
Jaguars fall to S.E. Polk, will play 2 more ranked foes on Friday
There wasn't a lot at stake for the Ankeny Centennial softball team on Thursday at Southeast Polk. It's the game a week from now that really matters. The Jaguars dropped a 7-3 decision to Southeast Polk in a make-up CIML Central Conference game. The 13th-ranked Rams snapped a six-game losing skid while improving to 8-9 in the conference and 17-12 … [Read more...] about Jaguars fall to S.E. Polk, will play 2 more ranked foes on Friday
Magical season continues for Hawkettes with 2 extra-inning wins over Waukee
It's been a season of magical moments for Kennedy Thomas and the eighth-ranked Ankeny softball team. On Wednesday, Thomas delivered the most magical moment thus far. The senior slugger hit a walk-off grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Hawkettes a 9-6 victory over No. 11 Waukee in the first game of a CIML Central … [Read more...] about Magical season continues for Hawkettes with 2 extra-inning wins over Waukee
Jaguars sweep past Ames, snap 3-game losing skid
It took only 24 hours for the Ankeny Centennial softball team to turn a losing skid into a winning streak. The Jaguars rebounded from a doubleheader loss to Valley on Tuesday by sweeping both ends of a CIML Central Conference twinbill on Wednesday at Ames, snapping their three-game losing streak. They posted an 11-6 victory in the opener before winning … [Read more...] about Jaguars sweep past Ames, snap 3-game losing skid