With eight days off before the start of postseason play, Ankeny volleyball coach Liz Baethke needed to find a way to keep her team sharp. She didn't have to look very far. Baethke relied on some intrasquad scrimmages to prevent any rust for the third-ranked Hawkettes, who began their quest for another state tournament berth with a 25-10, 25-11, 25-10 … [Read more...] about Hawkettes sweep past C.R. Jefferson with help in practice from junior varsity team
Elle Isaacson
‘We all believed in each other’: Hawkettes outlast Dowling girls in top-5 showdown
(Story by Stephen McDaniel) Tuesday's top-five volleyball showdown between fourth-ranked Ankeny and No. 3 Dowling Catholic seemed like it would take five sets to decide the winner. Ankeny had no interest in a fifth set though, and the Hawkettes battled back from an 11-4 deficit and later overcame three set points in an extended fourth set to close out … [Read more...] about ‘We all believed in each other’: Hawkettes outlast Dowling girls in top-5 showdown
‘I think we can do a lot more’: Hawkettes dominate last 3 sets, rally past Centennial
A year ago, the Ankeny volleyball team posted a four-set victory at Ankeny Centennial to defeat its crosstown rival for the first time since 2022. On Tuesday, the third-ranked Hawkettes did it again--in remarkably similar fashion. Ankeny overcame a one-set deficit to post a 15-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-14 victory at No. 6 Centennial. The Hawkettes also … [Read more...] about ‘I think we can do a lot more’: Hawkettes dominate last 3 sets, rally past Centennial