The Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer teams have both earned No. 2 seeds in their respective substate brackets. The postseason pairings were announced on Thursday by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Seventh-ranked Ankeny Centennial (12-4) will host third-seeded Southeast Polk (6-7) or sixth-seeded Fort Dodge (1-13) in a Class 3A Substate … [Read more...] about Hawks, Jaguars earn No. 2 seeds in their respective substate brackets
Boys' Soccer
‘We couldn’t quite get our feet under us’: Hawks suffer 3-o loss at Marshalltown
Marshalltown's grass soccer field is considered by most coaches throughout the CIML as the worst playing surface in the league. Ankeny boys' coach Marcus Varnum refused to blame the field, however, for his team's 3-0 loss to the Bobcats on Tuesday. "You hate to really blame it on that, because I think the boys brought the energy and the efforts," … [Read more...] about ‘We couldn’t quite get our feet under us’: Hawks suffer 3-o loss at Marshalltown
Ankeny Fanatic Preps of the Week: Michael Poitry and Conor Wahlberg
Senior forward Michael Poitry has helped the 11th-ranked Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team to a 10-4 record. He has racked up eight goals and four assists, including a pair of goals in the Jaguars' 3-0 win over visiting Des Moines East on Friday. Junior defender Conor Wahlberg has helped No. 10 Ankeny to a 9-4 mark. He leads the Hawks with 10 goals, … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Preps of the Week: Michael Poitry and Conor Wahlberg
Johnston boys battle back from 2-0 deficit, defeat Hawks in a shootout
A pair of goals in a 5-minute span wasn't enough to lift the Ankeny boys' soccer team to a non-conference victory on Friday at Johnston. The 10th-ranked Hawks scored twice midway through the first half to build a 2-0 lead, but No. 8 Johnston later tied the game in the second half and eventually posted a 3-2 win in a shootout. The Dragons won the shootout … [Read more...] about Johnston boys battle back from 2-0 deficit, defeat Hawks in a shootout
Hawks, Jaguars will likely have to go through Valley, Waukee in substate play
The road to the state tournament won't be an easy one for either the Ankeny or Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer teams. Both squads learned their postseason assignments on Thursday, when the Iowa High School Athletic Association announced the eight substate groupings in Class 3A. Tenth-ranked Ankeny (9-3) has been placed in Substate No. 8 along with Ames … [Read more...] about Hawks, Jaguars will likely have to go through Valley, Waukee in substate play