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‘They’re on a roll’: Surging Maroons top Ankeny girls for 9th straight victory

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The schedule hasn't been kind to the Ankeny girls' basketball team. The 15th-ranked Hawkettes ran into perhaps the state's hottest team on Tuesday in No. 4 Dowling Catholic, which entered the contest on an eight-game winning streak. The Maroons, who snapped No. 1 Johnston's 42-game winning streak with a 62-48 victory on Friday, kept their momentum … [Read more...] about ‘They’re on a roll’: Surging Maroons top Ankeny girls for 9th straight victory

‘Things just kind of snowballed’: Waukee builds big lead in 72-58 win over Jaguars

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This time, the Ankeny Centennial boys' basketball team couldn't make a dramatic rally against Waukee. The seventh-ranked Jaguars--who nearly overcame an 18-point deficit in a 55-52 loss at Waukee on Dec. 16--got off to a slow start in Tuesday's rematch at Centennial and fell behind by 30 points in the third quarter. The No. 2 Warriors went on to post a … [Read more...] about ‘Things just kind of snowballed’: Waukee builds big lead in 72-58 win over Jaguars

No. 6 Centennial girls roll past Waukee for their 7th victory in last 8 games

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After a rare Friday night off, the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team returned to the court on Tuesday and put together a complete performance. The sixth-ranked Jaguars placed four players in double figures and rolled past No. 14 Waukee, 55-36, in a CIML Conference game at Centennial. It was their second 19-point win over the Warriors, who had … [Read more...] about No. 6 Centennial girls roll past Waukee for their 7th victory in last 8 games

IT’S MILLER TIME: Centennial two-way standout accepts PWO offer from ISU

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When Ankeny Centennial football standout Easton Miller received an invitation to join the Iowa State program, he started to ignore the other schools that were recruiting him. "When this popped up, I focused in on this rather than other schools," Miller said. On Tuesday, Miller verbally committed to the Cyclones, announcing his decision on Twitter. He … [Read more...] about IT’S MILLER TIME: Centennial two-way standout accepts PWO offer from ISU