Ankeny Centennial's Grace Nemmers hits a forehand return during a meet against Boone last season. (Photo by Dan Holm) Senior Grace Nemmers was one of the top returning players on the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team, which had its season cancelled last month due to the coronavirus. Nemmers helped the Jaguars to an 8-5 record in 2019. She posted a … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Grace Nemmers, Centennial girls’ tennis
Girls' Tennis
First-year coaches Varnum, Espinosa deal with devastation of lost season
Ankeny boys' soccer coach Marcus Varnum watches from the sidelines during a game last season, when he was an assistant coach for the Hawks. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Perhaps nobody was more excited to coach his team this spring than Ankeny boys' soccer coach Marcus Varnum. Unless it was Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis coach Armando Espinosa. Both … [Read more...] about First-year coaches Varnum, Espinosa deal with devastation of lost season
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Tayler Bloom, Centennial girls’ tennis
Ankeny Centennial's Tayler Bloom hits a backhand return during last month's Class 2A regional team tournament at Johnston. (Photo by Dan Holm) Senior Tayler Bloom helped the Ankeny Centennial girls' tennis team to an 8-5 record this season. Bloom was one of the co-captains for the Jaguars. She qualified for last week's Class 2A state doubles tournament … [Read more...] about Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Tayler Bloom, Centennial girls’ tennis
Gustafson closes out her career in style with 5th-place finish at state
Ankeny Centennial senior Alli Gustafson won two consolation matches on Thursday to earn a fifth-place finish in the Class 2A state singles tournament at Bettendorf. She finished the season with a 13-7 record. (Photo courtesy of Ryan Petersen) The trip home from Bettendorf was a pleasant one for Ankeny Centennial senior Alli Gustafson. Gustafson closed … [Read more...] about Gustafson closes out her career in style with 5th-place finish at state
Gustafson shows patience, assures herself of top-8 finish in Class 2A tourney
Ankeny Centennial's Alli Gustafson hits a backhand return during a Class 2A regional tournament earlier this month. Gustafson won two of three matches on Wednesday in the Class 2A state singles tournament at Bettendorf to assure herself of a top-eight finish. (Photo by Dan Holm) After a long day of tennis, Ankeny Centennial's Alli Gustafson needed to show … [Read more...] about Gustafson shows patience, assures herself of top-8 finish in Class 2A tourney