Ankeny Centennial's Katie Petersen competes in the preliminaries of the 100 hurdles during last year's Drake Relays. Monday was supposed to be the start of Drake Relays week, but the meet has been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing threat of the coronavirus. On Friday, the Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic … [Read more...] about ‘Some things we can’t control’: Athletes, coaches react to cancellation of sports
Ashley Harrington
‘The great ones adapt’: Spring sports athletes, coaches dealing with COVID-19
Ankeny's Ashley Harrington celebrates after scoring a goal during the Hawkettes' victory over Dowling Catholic in a Class 3A semifinal at last year's state tournament. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Ashley Harrington found out during her spring break trip to the Dominican Republic that her final soccer season at Ankeny High School could be in jeopardy. "I … [Read more...] about ‘The great ones adapt’: Spring sports athletes, coaches dealing with COVID-19
Harrington, ‘Splash Sisters’ shoot lights out in regional win over Polar Bears
Ankeny's Ashley Harrington shoots a 3-pointer during Wednesday's Class 5A regional quarterfinal against visiting Des Moines North. Harrington made five 3-pointers and scored a career-high 19 points to lead the Hawkettes to a 76-32 victory. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) During Golden State's recent dominance of the NBA, the Warriors have been known as the Splash … [Read more...] about Harrington, ‘Splash Sisters’ shoot lights out in regional win over Polar Bears
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 81
Check out the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by the Ankeny office of Iowa Realty. Ankeny Centennial assistant girls' basketball coach Dave Runchey and his daughter, Taylor, stopped by to preview Friday's Jag-Hawk rematch with Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm, who also interviewed Ankeny senior Ashley Harrington to get her … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 81
‘It was just a matter of time’: Hawkettes stifle Ames for first conference victory
The Ankeny players walk off the court after posting a 60-49 victory at Ames on Friday for their first CIML Central Conference win. Ashley Harrington (No. 20) led the Hawkettes with 16 points. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) Ashley Harrington knew that the Ankeny girls' basketball team was going to win its first conference game. She just didn't know … [Read more...] about ‘It was just a matter of time’: Hawkettes stifle Ames for first conference victory