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Former Centennial standout Vipond earns Leopard Award in her final season

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Former Ankeny Centennial basketball star Tasha Vipond (left) was named the winner of the Leopard Award by the Lafayette College women's basketball team. Vipond is shown here with the other two seniors on the Lafayette squad, Alexis Santarelli and Sarah Agnello. (Photo courtesy of Lafayette College Athletics) Former Ankeny Centennial basketball standout … [Read more...] about Former Centennial standout Vipond earns Leopard Award in her final season

Centennial’s Murray suffers ACL injury, will have surgery on June 4

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Ankeny Centennial's Cleao Murray drives past a Des Moines Hoover defender during a game last season. Murray suffered an ACL injury earlier this month and is scheduled to undergo surgery on June 4. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Cleao Murray called it the worst pain she has ever felt in her life. The Ankeny Centennial basketball standout suffered a serious knee … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Murray suffers ACL injury, will have surgery on June 4

Blimpie Sub of the Week: Elle Street, Ankeny Centennial girls’ basketball

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Elle Street of the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team is the Ankeny Fanatic Sub of the Week sponsored by Blimpie. She will receive a free meal. (Photo by Dan Holm) Sophomore guard Elle Street is a member of the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team. She helped the Jaguars to a 13-10 record this season. Street averaged 2.2 points and 1.3 … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Elle Street, Ankeny Centennial girls’ basketball

‘I couldn’t be more prouder of our kids’: Jaguars fall short in regional final

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Ankeny Centennial's Jackie Pippett drives around Cedar Falls defender Lexie Godfrey for a layup during Tuesday's Class 5A regional final at Cedar Falls. Pippett scored eight points in the Jaguars' 51-41 loss. (Photo by Dan Holm) As the players on the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team slowly trickled out of the locker room on Tuesday, the parents … [Read more...] about ‘I couldn’t be more prouder of our kids’: Jaguars fall short in regional final