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‘I knew we had it in us’: Centennial girls earn first top-10 finish in school history

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Ankeny Centennial senior Aly Balashaitis stood on the infield at Drake Stadium on Saturday afternoon and soaked up the atmosphere. The Jaguars had just finished in a seventh-place tie with Valley in the girls' Class 4A state track meet. Both teams scored 35 points. It was the first top-10 finish in Centennial's school history. The Jaguars had … [Read more...] about ‘I knew we had it in us’: Centennial girls earn first top-10 finish in school history

‘Today was a great day’: Hawkettes claim DMR crown, surge into trophy contention

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Friday's record-setting victory in the distance medley relay has lifted the Ankeny girls' track team into contention for a trophy at the Class 4A state meet. The Hawkettes moved into fifth place with 26 points heading into the final day of the meet at Drake Stadium. Defending champion Waukee Northwest holds a commanding lead with 63.5 points, but … [Read more...] about ‘Today was a great day’: Hawkettes claim DMR crown, surge into trophy contention

Hawkettes, Jaguars close out epic Drake Relays with huge day on historic blue oval

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It seems only appropriate that both the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial track teams were involved in the final girls' high school event at this year's Drake Relays. The Hawkettes and Jaguars had been lighting up the blue oval all weekend. Ankeny closed out a spectacular three-day meet by placing second in the 4x400 relay on Saturday. The foursome of … [Read more...] about Hawkettes, Jaguars close out epic Drake Relays with huge day on historic blue oval