Despite losing another key player to an injury, the Ankeny girls' soccer team is headed back to the Class 3A state tournament. The second-ranked Hawkettes, who lost co-leading scorer Camryn Dietz to a torn retina two days earlier, posted a 3-0 victory over No. 12 Urbandale in a regional final on Thursday at Ankeny. They advanced to state for the fourth … [Read more...] about Depleted Hawkettes beat Urbandale again, earn another trip to state tourney
Archives for May 2023
Centennial’s Drefke shoots 79, sits in 16th place heading into Friday’s final round
Ankeny Centennial's Payton Drefke has put herself into decent position to earn a top-10 finish in the girls' Class 4A state golf meet at Otter Creek. The junior shot an 8-over-par 79 in the opening round on Thursday. She sits in 16th place in a field of 69 players heading into Friday's final round. Drefke is three strokes behind Natalie Henson of … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Drefke shoots 79, sits in 16th place heading into Friday’s final round
‘I’m proud of my accomplishment’: ACHS star ends career with runner-up finish
For the second time in three years, an Ankeny Centennial senior advanced to the championship match in the Class 2A singles bracket at the boys' state tennis tournament before having to settle for runner-up honors. Top-seeded Caleb Peterson dropped a 6-3, 6-3 decision to second-seeded Kaden Taylor of Waukee Northwest on Wednesday at the Hawkeye Tennis … [Read more...] about ‘I’m proud of my accomplishment’: ACHS star ends career with runner-up finish
Waukee boys rally past Hawks with 3 runs in bottom of 7th inning
The Waukee baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat visiting Ankeny, 5-4, in a CIML Conference game on Wednesday. The Warriors rallied after Ankeny scored two runs in the top of the seventh to break a 2-2 tie. They won the game on a walk-off wild pitch. Adam Mein (0-1) took the loss in relief of Zach Halverson, … [Read more...] about Waukee boys rally past Hawks with 3 runs in bottom of 7th inning
‘We had a game plan, and it worked’: Jaguars knock off NW, advance to state
Andrew Heckenlaible and the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer players got their revenge. Heckenlaible scored one goal and assisted on another to lead the 10th-ranked Jaguars to a 2-1 victory at No. 4 Waukee Northwest in a Class 4A substate final on Wednesday. Centennial (9-5) advanced to the state tournament for the third straight year. The Jaguars … [Read more...] about ‘We had a game plan, and it worked’: Jaguars knock off NW, advance to state