While the Ankeny boys' track team grabbed many of the headlines at the Drake Relays over the last two days, its crosstown rival showed off its strength in the sprint events as well. Ankeny Centennial earned a trio of top-five finishes in the boys' division, highlighted by a third-place finish in the 4x200 relay on Friday. The foursome of Robert McGhee, … [Read more...] about ‘There’s more to see out of us’: Jaguars sprint to trio of top-5 finishes at Drake
Hawkettes place 5th in 4×800, scratch out of 2 other finals at stormy Relays
Perhaps no team was affected more by the storm delay on Saturday afternoon at the Drake Relays than the Ankeny girls' track squad. When the meet resumed a few hours later, the Hawkettes made the difficult decision to scratch out of two events. "We decided to scratch the 4x100 relay and Drew (Beason) in the 1,500 because of the weather, long delay, and … [Read more...] about Hawkettes place 5th in 4×800, scratch out of 2 other finals at stormy Relays
Centennial’s Woods, Leazer earn top-8 finishes in Drake Relays individual events
The adverse weather conditions on Friday didn't seem to bother the Ankeny Centennial duo of Anna Woods and Kambria Leazer. Woods, a freshman, raced to a seventh-place finish in the girls' 100 hurdles at the Drake Relays. It was the Jaguars' highest finish of the weekend. Woods posted a time of 16.21 seconds. Emma Havighurst of Valley won the race in … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Woods, Leazer earn top-8 finishes in Drake Relays individual events
Pleasant Valley boys outlast Hawks in shootout, then post 1-0 win over Jaguars
The Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer teams had something in common on Saturday. The Hawks and Jaguars both lost a non-conference game to visiting Pleasant Valley. The Spartans traveled to central Iowa for a pair of contests at Northview Middle School and opened the day with a 3-2 win over seventh-ranked Ankeny in a shootout. "It was an … [Read more...] about Pleasant Valley boys outlast Hawks in shootout, then post 1-0 win over Jaguars
Benge’s brace helps Ankeny boys snap two-game skid with 3-1 win over Carlisle
The seventh-ranked Ankeny boys' soccer team snapped a two-game losing skid with a 3-1 victory on Thursday over visiting Carlisle, the No. 10 squad in Class 3A. Landon Benge scored a pair of goals for the Hawks. He now has nine of the team's 19 goals this season. Austin Lundberg also found the net for his sixth goal of the year. All of the scoring came … [Read more...] about Benge’s brace helps Ankeny boys snap two-game skid with 3-1 win over Carlisle