It was another dominating performance by the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team. The fourth-ranked Jaguars defeated No. 7 Ames, 11-0, on Thursday at the Prairie Ridge courts. They improved to 3-0 in the CIML Iowa Conference and 5-1 overall, while the Little Cyclones' records dropped to 2-1 and 5-3. "I was very pleased how we competed and how we … [Read more...] about Jaguars adjust to conditions, romp to shutout over Ames in top-10 matchup
Archives for April 2021
‘We had a fun time’: Ankeny, Centennial girls shine at first Jaguar Invite
The championship season begins next week for the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls' track teams. Both squads appear to be on target to peak at the end of the season. The Hawkettes placed second in the Jaguar Invitational on Thursday at Ankeny. They finished with 142 points. "We feel we are going to be very competitive in a wide range of events as … [Read more...] about ‘We had a fun time’: Ankeny, Centennial girls shine at first Jaguar Invite
GOOOOOOALS!: Freshman scores record 6 times as Jaguars rout Marshalltown
Ankeny Centennial's Andrew Heckenliable wasn't satisfied with recording a hat trick during the first half of Thursday's game against visiting Marshalltown. By the time the 12th-ranked Jaguars had completed their 9-2 victory, the freshman forward had racked up another one. Heckenliable set a single-game school record with six goals as Centennial raised … [Read more...] about GOOOOOOALS!: Freshman scores record 6 times as Jaguars rout Marshalltown
Hawkettes keep their momentum going with 9-2 win at Marshalltown
Even without one of its top players, the Ankeny girls' tennis team rolled to a 9-2 victory at Marshalltown on Thursday. The Hawkettes played without senior Abby Johnson. She is the squad's No. 2 singles player and part of the No. 1 doubles team. "Abby was gone for orientation in Aberdeen, (S.D.)," Ankeny coach Steve Smith said of Johnson, who will play … [Read more...] about Hawkettes keep their momentum going with 9-2 win at Marshalltown
Mackaman, Clark provide key victories in Jaguars’ 7-4 win at Ames
Will Blevins and Caleb Peterson usually grab most of the headlines for the Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team. On Thursday, it was Nic Mackaman and Wesley Clark who provided the key victories for the Jaguars in a 7-4 win at Ames. Mackaman posted a 6-7, 7-5, 10-7 triumph over Tharun Raju at the No. 3 singles position, while Clark rallied for a 4-6, … [Read more...] about Mackaman, Clark provide key victories in Jaguars’ 7-4 win at Ames