Kate Heine of the Ankeny softball team is the Ankeny Fanatic Sub of the Week sponsored by Blimpie. Heine helped the Hawkettes to a 28-13 record. She served primarily as a pinch-runner for coach Dave Bingham. Heine, a junior, batted .333 in 24 games. She stole five bases and scored 20 runs. … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Kate Heine, Ankeny softball
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Blimpie Sub of the Week: Marina Smith, Ankeny softball
Marina Smith of the Ankeny softball team is the Ankeny Fanatic Sub of the Week sponsored by Blimpie. Smith helped the Hawkettes to a 28-13 record this season. The senior pitcher compiled a 5-1 mark with a 4.62 ERA. Smith also batted .270 with two home runs, three doubles and 12 RBIs. She will play for Kirkwood Community College. … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Marina Smith, Ankeny softball
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Emily Bogle, Ankeny softball
Senior Emily Bogle helped the Ankeny softball team to a 28-13 record. The ninth-ranked Hawkettes ended their season with a 4-0 loss at No. 5 Valley in a Class 5A regional final on Tuesday. Bogle batted .258 with four doubles and eight RBIs. She also stole eight bases. Here is some inside info on Bogle: Congratulations on a great season. What was the … [Read more...] about Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Emily Bogle, Ankeny softball
Stalzer shuts down Hawkettes, leads Valley to state tourney berth
The Ankeny softball team picked a bad time to have its worst offensive showing of the season. Valley's Claire Stalzer tossed a one-hitter and had 10 strikeouts to lead the fifth-ranked Tigers to a 4-0 victory over visiting Ankeny in a Class 5A regional final on Tuesday. The No. 9 Hawkettes, who finished the season with a 28-13 record, had been averaging … [Read more...] about Stalzer shuts down Hawkettes, leads Valley to state tourney berth
Hawkettes to play Valley for trip to state tournament
When the Class 5A regional softball pairings were released, Ankeny appeared to have earned a No. 1 seed in Region 2. That all changed on July 2, when Valley swept a doubleheader against the Hawkettes to capture the CIML Central Conference title. The Tigers then rose to fifth in the final Class 5A rankings, while Ankeny dropped to ninth. That means the … [Read more...] about Hawkettes to play Valley for trip to state tournament