Looking to bounce back from Friday's loss at Waukee, the Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team turned to Ava Martin for some offensive production. The junior forward delivered in a big way. Martin recorded a hat trick and the fourth-ranked Jaguars defeated No. 12 Johnston, 3-0, in a CIML Conference game on Tuesday at Centennial. "I just felt like we … [Read more...] about Martin goes ‘beast mode’, records hat trick in Jaguars’ 3-0 win over Johnston
Law provides only win at No. 4 singles as Jaguars tumble at Johnston, 10-1
For the second day in a row, the Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team dropped five of the six singles matches to a CIML Conference opponent and was unable to overcome the deficit. On Tuesday, the Jaguars went on to lose all five doubles matches and dropped a 10-1 decision at Johnston. The Dragons improved to 2-3 in the conference, while Centennial's … [Read more...] about Law provides only win at No. 4 singles as Jaguars tumble at Johnston, 10-1
‘The boys battled their brains out’: Jags post 3-2 win over defending champs
The Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team finally put it all together on Tuesday night. The Jaguars got a pair of goals from Ty Duax and another from Lucas De La Cuba in a 3-2 victory at second-ranked Johnston, handing the defending state champion Dragons their second straight loss. "It was a good win. It was very hard-fought," said Centennial coach … [Read more...] about ‘The boys battled their brains out’: Jags post 3-2 win over defending champs
Hawks win 6 events, place 2nd overall behind Johnston at North Polk Relays
Even without many of its top performers, the Ankeny boys' track team nearly won the North Polk Relays on Tuesday. Johnston won the meet with 117 points, edging the Hawks by a point. North Polk was third in the seven-team field with 97 points. Ankeny captured the final event, the 4x400 relay, but the Dragons earned a third-place finish that allowed them … [Read more...] about Hawks win 6 events, place 2nd overall behind Johnston at North Polk Relays
‘We couldn’t close when we needed to’: No. 6 Jaguars fall to No. 5 Johnston, 7-4
The latest Class 2A girls' tennis rankings would suggest that there isn't much of a gap between the fifth-ranked Johnston and No. 6 Ankeny Centennial teams. Tuesday's dual meet between the two squads confirmed that assumption. The Dragons won four of the seven matches that were decided by a third-set supertiebreaker and outlasted host Centennial, 7-4, … [Read more...] about ‘We couldn’t close when we needed to’: No. 6 Jaguars fall to No. 5 Johnston, 7-4