Thursday wasn't the best time for the Ankeny boys' tennis team to host Marshalltown. The seventh-ranked Bobcats were coming off a 6-5 loss to Johnston on Tuesday that snapped their seven-match winning streak. Marshalltown rebounded with a dominating performance 48 hours later. The Bobcats won 10 of the 11 matches in straight sets and rolled to an 11-0 … [Read more...] about Hawks drop 11-0 decision to No. 7 Marshalltown, fall to 3-6 on season
Archives for April 2021
Drefke takes 12th at Linda Bloom Invite, leads Jaguars to 7th-place finish
Two weeks ago, the Ankeny Centennial girls' golf team shot a 241 in a dual-meet loss to Marshalltown at Elmwood Country Club. On Thursday, the Jaguars returned to Elmwood for the Linda Bloom Invitational. This time, they played the entire 18-hole course and posted a 431 total to place seventh in the 15-team field. Payton Drefke carded a 95 to lead … [Read more...] about Drefke takes 12th at Linda Bloom Invite, leads Jaguars to 7th-place finish
‘Everyone was watching’: Hawkettes win final match for 6-5 victory over Roosevelt
The Ankeny girls' tennis team got a much-needed victory on Tuesday. And it came in thrilling fashion. After losing four of their previous five meets, the Hawkettes edged visiting Des Moines Roosevelt, 6-5, in a non-conference matchup. The meet came down to the final match at No. 1 doubles, where the Ankeny duo of Megan Sommerfeld and Abby Johnson … [Read more...] about ‘Everyone was watching’: Hawkettes win final match for 6-5 victory over Roosevelt
‘We grew together as a team’: Hawks top Mason City in conference opener
Tuesday's 3-1 victory over visiting Mason City probably wasn't the Ankeny boys' soccer team's most impressive win of the season. But it was a productive triumph nonetheless. "Everyone got minutes for us, and that was the best part," said Ankeny coach Marcus Varnum. Ankeny held a 1-0 lead at halftime. The Hawks then added two more goals in the second … [Read more...] about ‘We grew together as a team’: Hawks top Mason City in conference opener
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 134
Girls' golf coaches Seth Hagarty of Ankeny and John Petersen of Ankeny Centennial, along with senior Jaci Webb of Ankeny, were the guests on the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America. … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 134