It was a banner night for the Ankeny girls' track team. The Hawkettes celebrated their Senior Night by winning the Hawkette Invitational on Thursday for the second year in a row. They finished with 122 points, five more than Johnston. Ankeny Centennial also had a good meet. The Jaguars placed third in the eight-team field with 103 points. Ankeny had … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls win 5 events, edge Dragons by 5 points to defend Hawkette title
Jayla Williams
More all-state girls’ basketball honors for Centennial duo, Ankeny’s Williams
The Ankeny Centennial duo of Mya Crawford and Jaeden Pratt has received all-state girls' basketball honors from the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association along with Ankeny standout Jayla Williams. Crawford, a junior guard, was named to the Class 5A first team. She also earned first-team honors from the Iowa Girls' Coaches Association. Crawford led the … [Read more...] about More all-state girls’ basketball honors for Centennial duo, Ankeny’s Williams
‘We just found our groove’: Gage’s late heroics lift Ankeny girls past Wolves
Savannah Gage and the Ankeny girls' basketball team have found their mojo. Gage scored 11 consecutive points over the final 2 minutes 55 seconds and the ninth-ranked Hawkettes held off No. 10 Waukee Northwest, 50-45, in a CIML Conference game on Friday at Ankeny. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for Ankeny, which had shot just 20.7 percent … [Read more...] about ‘We just found our groove’: Gage’s late heroics lift Ankeny girls past Wolves
Gage returns to lineup, helps Williams, Hawkettes to historic win at S.E. Polk
Perhaps nobody was more excited to have Savannah Gage back on the court than her Ankeny girls' basketball teammate Jayla Williams. Williams poured in a career-high 32 points, Gage chipped in 10 in her first start of the season, and the eighth-ranked Hawkettes posted a 62-56 victory at No. 11 Southeast Polk on Tuesday for their first win over the Rams … [Read more...] about Gage returns to lineup, helps Williams, Hawkettes to historic win at S.E. Polk
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Jayla Williams, Ankeny girls’ basketball
Sophomore guard Jayla Williams has helped the 13th-ranked Ankeny girls' basketball team to a 2-0 start. Williams scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds in the Hawkettes' 60-55 overtime victory against No. 6 Cedar Falls on Tuesday at Ankeny. She is averaging 22.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game. Here is some inside info on … [Read more...] about Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Jayla Williams, Ankeny girls’ basketball