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‘Everything that can go wrong is going wrong’: Hawkettes fall to Johnston in PKs

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The Ankeny girls' soccer team was looking to bounce back from Monday's loss to Ankeny Centennial. Instead, the Hawkettes have now suffered back-to-back defeats for the second time this season. Tenth-ranked Johnston posted a 2-1 victory at No. 8 Ankeny in a shootout on Friday. The Dragons won the shootout by a 3-1 margin. "It was just one of those … [Read more...] about ‘Everything that can go wrong is going wrong’: Hawkettes fall to Johnston in PKs

Hawkettes finish 2-1 at Ankeny Invite, improve overall record to 7-6

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The Ankeny girls' tennis team defeated two of its three opponents at the Ankeny Invitational on Friday. The Hawkettes opened the round-robin event with a 9-2 victory over Marshalltown. They defeated the Bobcats by the same score on April 29 at Marshalltown. Ankeny then followed with an 8-3 win over Southeast Polk before losing to Urbandale, 10-1, in … [Read more...] about Hawkettes finish 2-1 at Ankeny Invite, improve overall record to 7-6

Hawks, Jaguars will likely have to go through Valley, Waukee in substate play

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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

Hawks drop 8-3 decision at Mason City in their regular-season finale

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The Ankeny boys' tennis team closed out its regular season on Thursday with an 8-3 loss at Mason City. Sam Parkinson provided the Hawks' lone victory in singles. He posted a 6-3, 6-1 win over Lane Kruger at the No. 4 position. Ankeny's No. 4 doubles team of Mason Lyons and Ethan Bovee defeated Ben Lorence and Aidan Thompson, 6-4, 6-3. The No. 5 duo of … [Read more...] about Hawks drop 8-3 decision at Mason City in their regular-season finale

Ames girls win several close matches in 9-2 victory over Hawkettes

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The Ankeny girls' tennis team is still trying to get over the hump. The Hawkettes lost several close matches to visiting Ames and dropped a 9-2 decision in a CIML Iowa Conference dual meet on Tuesday. "The meet once again came down to us not winning the close matches," said Ankeny coach Steve Smith. "We lost three match tiebreakers by a combined seven … [Read more...] about Ames girls win several close matches in 9-2 victory over Hawkettes

‘We just want to go out and run fast’: Jaguars race to first conference title

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There wasn't much of a battle for the CIML Iowa Conference boys' track title. Ankeny Centennial easily captured its first league crown in school history on Tuesday, racking up 171.5 points at Northview Stadium. The Jaguars finished 60 points ahead of runner-up Ames. "We definitely put some guys in positions where we knew they'd have success, but I … [Read more...] about ‘We just want to go out and run fast’: Jaguars race to first conference title

Blimpie Sub of the Week: Sydney Otto, Ankeny girls’ tennis

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Sophomore Sydney Otto has helped the Ankeny girls' tennis team to a 4-5 record. Otto played No. 3 doubles at the first meet of the season, then joined the singles lineup as well the following week and has played at the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions for the Hawkettes. "Sydney picked up a racket for the first time in February," said Ankeny coach Steve … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Sydney Otto, Ankeny girls’ tennis

Hawkettes edge Centennial girls by 6 points to win Iowa Conference crown

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The Ankeny Centennial girls' track team continues to chase its crosstown rival. On Tuesday, the Jaguars nearly caught Ankeny for the first time this season. The two squads waged a close battle for the team title in the CIML Iowa Conference meet at Mason City. The Hawkettes emerged with the crown, racking up 159 points to edge Centennial by six … [Read more...] about Hawkettes edge Centennial girls by 6 points to win Iowa Conference crown

Riggs wins both of his matches in Ankeny boys’ 9-2 loss to Little Cyclones

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Colin Riggs enjoyed a productive day on the tennis courts Tuesday. His teammates on the Ankeny boys' squad didn't fare as well. Riggs provided both of the Hawks' victories in a 9-2 loss at Ames in a CIML Iowa Conference dual meet. The Little Cyclones won five of the six singles matches and four of the five doubles matches. Riggs rallied for a 3-6, … [Read more...] about Riggs wins both of his matches in Ankeny boys’ 9-2 loss to Little Cyclones

‘Every single shot counts’: Hawkettes edge Ames golfers by 4 strokes

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The Ankeny girls' golf team turned the tables on one of its CIML Iowa Conference rivals. Eight days ago, the Hawkettes lost to Ames by 25 strokes in the Turk Bowman Invitational at Veenker Golf Course. Veenker is the Little Cyclones' home course. On Tuesday, Ankeny hosted a dual meet against Ames at Otter Creek and capitalized on the home-course … [Read more...] about ‘Every single shot counts’: Hawkettes edge Ames golfers by 4 strokes

Centennial extends its shutout streak to 7 games with 4-0 win over Hawkettes

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The Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team tried to not get too hyped for Monday's showdown against its crosstown rival. The second-ranked Jaguars tried to treat No. 7 Ankeny like they would any other opponent. And that's exactly what Centennial did. The Jaguars rolled to a 4-0 victory for their seventh consecutive shutout, dominating the Ankeny Derby … [Read more...] about Centennial extends its shutout streak to 7 games with 4-0 win over Hawkettes

Jaguars top rival Ankeny, capture pickaxe trophy for first time since 2015

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It's been a long time since the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer players carried the Jag-Hawk pickaxe off the field following their annual showdown against their crosstown rival. On Monday night at Northview Stadium, the Jaguars finally got to do it again. Twelfth-ranked Centennial got a pair of goals from Spencer Thiele in the first 20 minutes of the … [Read more...] about Jaguars top rival Ankeny, capture pickaxe trophy for first time since 2015

‘Even our reserves were able to find the net’: Hawkettes rout Fort Dodge, 16-0

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It took a few minutes for the Ankeny girls' soccer team to score its first goal during Friday's game against visiting Fort Dodge. Once Ally Phong found the net, however, the goals came in a flurry. The seventh-ranked Hawkettes erupted for 16 goals in the first half to post a 16-0 victory in the CIML Iowa Conference game. The contest ended at halftime … [Read more...] about ‘Even our reserves were able to find the net’: Hawkettes rout Fort Dodge, 16-0

Aguilar scores pair of goals, leads Ankeny boys to 6-1 victory at Fort Dodge

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The Ankeny boys' soccer team tuned up for Monday's showdown against Ankeny Centennial with a 6-1 victory at Fort Dodge on Friday. Jose Aguilar scored a pair of goals as the 11th-ranked Hawks improved to 2-0 in the CIML Iowa Conference and 9-2 overall. Fort Dodge's records dropped to 0-2 and 0-8. The Dodgers had lost to Centennial, 10-0, on the same … [Read more...] about Aguilar scores pair of goals, leads Ankeny boys to 6-1 victory at Fort Dodge

‘We had a fun time’: Ankeny, Centennial girls shine at first Jaguar Invite

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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

Hawkettes keep their momentum going with 9-2 win at Marshalltown

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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

Hawks drop 11-0 decision to No. 7 Marshalltown, fall to 3-6 on season

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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

‘Everyone was watching’: Hawkettes win final match for 6-5 victory over Roosevelt

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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

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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