Ankeny Centennial's Payton Drefke carded an 81 on Friday and placed 15th overall in the girls' Class 4A state golf meet at Otter Creek. The junior posted a two-day total of 18-over-par 160. "I felt like I made a lot of good shots today, but I had a few that cost me like the two drives that went out of bounds," said Drefke. "Some of the pin placements … [Read more...] about ‘I’m thankful I made it to state’: Drefke earns repeat 15th-place finish in Class 4A
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Centennial’s Drefke shoots 79, sits in 16th place heading into Friday’s final round
Ankeny Centennial's Payton Drefke has put herself into decent position to earn a top-10 finish in the girls' Class 4A state golf meet at Otter Creek. The junior shot an 8-over-par 79 in the opening round on Thursday. She sits in 16th place in a field of 69 players heading into Friday's final round. Drefke is three strokes behind Natalie Henson of … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Drefke shoots 79, sits in 16th place heading into Friday’s final round
SOFTBALL CAN WAIT: Drefke shoots an 81, qualifies for state golf meet
The Ankeny Centennial softball team will have to wait a little longer for Payton Drefke to make her season debut. Drefke, a starting outfielder for the Jaguars, earned her second consecutive trip to the girls' Class 4A state golf meet on Wednesday. The junior shot an 8-over-par 81 to place third in a regional meet at Veenker Golf Course in Ames. "I'm … [Read more...] about SOFTBALL CAN WAIT: Drefke shoots an 81, qualifies for state golf meet
Centennial golfers place 6th at CIML meet, while Hawkettes finish 8th
The Ankeny Centennial girls' golf squad took sixth in the CIML Conference meet on Wednesday at Jester Park, while Ankeny finished eighth in the nine-team field. Third-ranked Southeast Polk shot a 326 to win the team title. No. 6 Waukee Northwest was second with a 331, followed by No. 8 Valley with a 337. Centennial and Dowling Catholic each finished … [Read more...] about Centennial golfers place 6th at CIML meet, while Hawkettes finish 8th
Centennial golfers place 6th at Waukee Invitational; Hawkettes finish 10th
Monday's Waukee Invitational at River Valley Golf Course in Adel provided one last opportunity for the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls' golf teams to tune up for the postseason. The Jaguars placed sixth in the 12-team field. They posted a score of 371. "We played a course today that no one had played before," said Centennial coach John Petersen. … [Read more...] about Centennial golfers place 6th at Waukee Invitational; Hawkettes finish 10th