The Ankeny girls' soccer team was in a giving mood Friday. The third-ranked Hawkettes provided coach Dan Bertsch with a nice birthday present by defeating No. 2 Valley, 3-2, in double overtime at Ankeny. The win avenged last year's loss to the Tigers in the Class 3A quarterfinals. The victory also gave crosstown rival Ankeny Centennial the outright … [Read more...] about Hawkettes topple Valley in double OT, give Jaguars outright conference title
Alexis Legg
Frederick saves the day; Hawkettes outlast Waukee in shootout
Waukee Stadium is beginning to feel like a second home to the Ankeny girls' soccer team. The fifth-ranked Hawkettes posted a 3-2 victory in a shootout on Tuesday at No. 2 Waukee. The game was a rematch of last year's regional final on the same field, which was won by Ankeny, 2-1. "It feels really good to take them down again just like we did last … [Read more...] about Frederick saves the day; Hawkettes outlast Waukee in shootout
Legg scores 4 goals in Hawkettes’ 10-0 victory
Ankeny senior Alexis Legg showed on Friday why she's considered one of the state's top girls' soccer players. The Augustana (S.D.) recruit scored four goals to lead the fifth-ranked Hawkettes to a 10-0 victory over visiting Marshalltown. She has now scored 18 goals on the season, putting her just one goal behind a group of six players that leads the state … [Read more...] about Legg scores 4 goals in Hawkettes’ 10-0 victory
Lopez boots game-winner; Jaguars top Ankeny for 3rd straight time
Ankeny Centennial's Nahomi Lopez didn't mind turning the goalkeeping duties over to her sister, Marissa, on Wednesday at Ankeny High School. It allowed Nahomi to score the game-winning goal against her crosstown rival. Nahomi converted a penalty kick to give the third-ranked Jaguars a 3-2 victory over No. 6 Ankeny in the completion of Tuesday's … [Read more...] about Lopez boots game-winner; Jaguars top Ankeny for 3rd straight time
Girls’ soccer showdown to be decided by PKs on Wednesday
The showdown between the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer teams will be decided by a shootout on Wednesday at Ankeny High School, beginning at 4:45 p.m. The Jag-Hawk boys' game will then follow at 5 p.m. The girls' contest was tied at 2-2 on Tuesday when play was suspended due to lightning. There was also a 30-minute lightning delay earlier in … [Read more...] about Girls’ soccer showdown to be decided by PKs on Wednesday