Brian Duax

The Ames boys' soccer team that showed up for Thursday's Class 4A substate final was the same squad that lost to Ankeny Centennial 24 days ago on its home pitch. The sixth-ranked Little Cyclones just played with a lot more energy in the rematch. Ames avenged a 4-2 loss on May 5 by defeating No. 9 Centennial, 2-1, with a trip to the state tournament on … [Read more...] about ‘They were out for vengeance’: No. 6 Ames boys avenge loss, end Jaguars’ season

The Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team appears to have all the momentum in the world. Now, the Jaguars just need to stay sharp during their 10-day layoff. Tenth-ranked Centennial closed out the regular season on Friday with a 3-0 victory over visiting Southeast Polk at Ankeny Stadium. The Jaguars finished 5-3 in the CIML Conference and improved to … [Read more...] about ‘It was a great way to end the season’: Jags shut out S.E. Polk, tie for 2nd in CIML

Junior Garrett Christensen scored a goal and also had an assist to lead the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team to a 4-2 victory at Waukee on Friday. The Jaguars built a 2-0 halftime lead, then extended the margin to 4-0 in the second half before Waukee scored a pair of late goals. "It was a good performance. Bad coaching by me," said Centennial coach … [Read more...] about ‘It was a good performance’: Jaguars earn road win despite 2 late goals by Waukee

After posting a 5-0 victory over visiting Mason City on Thursday, the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team was hoping to pick up another non-conference win on Friday. Playing for the third time in four nights, the 10th-ranked Jaguars couldn't find the net and dropped a 3-0 decision to visiting Pleasant Valley. "The result against Mason City was probably … [Read more...] about Jaguars roll past Mason City, but then stumble in 3-0 loss to Pleasant Valley

It's time for the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team to make some adjustments. The 10th-ranked Jaguars dropped a 2-0 decision at No. 1 Valley on Tuesday for their second loss in the last three games. It was the sixth clean sheet for the Tigers, who have won 11 straight games since a season-opening loss at Ames on April 1. "We are now to the phase of … [Read more...] about No. 1 Valley boys defeat Centennial, extend their winning streak to 11 games

In a matchup of rated foes, the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team posted a 1-0 victory at Norwalk in a non-conference game on Thursday. The eighth-ranked Jaguars, who bounced back from Tuesday's 7-2 loss at No. 2 Dowling Catholic, raised their record to 6-3. Norwalk, the No. 5 team in Class 3A, fell to 4-2-2. "Norwalk was super organized and … [Read more...] about Christensen’s goal in 2nd half gives Centennial boys 1-0 victory at Norwalk

A week ago, the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team was mostly successful in containing high-scoring Ankeny forward Landon Benge. The Jaguars weren't as successful on Tuesday defending Dowling Catholic star Jonathan Mendez. Mendez erupted for four goals and two assists to lead the second-ranked Maroons to a 7-2 victory over No. 8 Centennial in a CIML … [Read more...] about ‘The game plan didn’t work’: Mendez, No. 2 Dowling romp past Centennial boys, 7-2

The latest victory for the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team even impressed some former Jaguars. "With it being Easter weekend, we had a ton of alumni back in town and a lot of them were like, 'You guys can actually play. You guys are stringing some passes together and doing some things that are really good,'" Centennial coach Brian Duax said after his … [Read more...] about ‘It’s another building block’: Jaguars beat Urbandale, extend their winning streak

This weekend may have been a turning point for the Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team. The Jaguars improved their overall record to 3-2 with a pair of victories at the Council Bluffs Lewis Central Invitational. After posting a 2-1 win over the host Titans on Friday night, they returned to the pitch on Saturday morning and defeated Omaha (Neb.) Skutt … [Read more...] about ‘We showed what can make us special’: Jaguars earn pair of wins at Council Bluffs

Brian Duax didn't mince any words after his Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team fell to visiting Waukee Northwest, 3-1, in the CIML Conference opener for both squads on Tuesday. "We were awful. Uninspired. Unprepared," said the Jaguars' longtime coach. "But I put the onus on myself. We had a game plan, and I thought it was working. But they punched us in … [Read more...] about ‘Uninspired’ Centennial boys drop 3-1 decision to Wolves in conference opener

The Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team came away with a split on its season-opening trip to eastern Iowa. After dropping a 2-1 decision at Iowa City West on Friday, the Jaguars returned to Ed Barker Field on Saturday morning and posted a 4-1 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington to even their record at 1-1. "It was a really dominant performance," said … [Read more...] about ‘It was a really dominant performance’: Jags roll to 4-1 win over C.R. Washington

The Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer team opened its season on Friday with a 2-1 loss at Iowa City West. All of the scoring came in the second half. "We played really well," said Centennial coach Brian Duax. "It was just an unfortunate result." Tate Duax scored the lone goal for the Jaguars. He took seven of the team's 12 shots--and five of them … [Read more...] about ‘It was just an unfortunate result’: Jaguars dominate but fall to Iowa City West, 2-1

Ankeny Centennial boys' soccer coach Brian Duax is hoping that history doesn't repeat itself. The Jaguars struggled to a 5-12 record last year. It was the first losing season in school history. Centennial had compiled a 128-35 mark in its previous nine campaigns. "We all hope last year was a flash in the pan," said Duax. "We proved we could beat … [Read more...] about Centennial boys looking to bounce back from first losing season in school history