When the Ankeny boys' basketball team went on its magical postseason run earlier this month, perhaps nobody enjoyed it more than former Ankeny great Ryan Sears. Sears, who has lived in Omaha for the last five years, watched from afar as the Hawks captured the second state title in school history. "The way they came out and played (in the Class 4A … [Read more...] about ‘I think we played in a similar way’: Ex-AHS great Sears compares Hawks’ title teams
Jordan Kumm
Central Bank Athlete of the Month: Jordan Kumm, Ankeny senior
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 87
Check out the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by the Ankeny office of Iowa Realty. Ankeny boys' basketball coach Brandt Carlson and one of his top players, Jordan Kumm, stopped by to recap the Hawks' state championship with Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm, who also interviewed Tim Scheib--one of the players on Ankeny's 1995 … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 87
‘Everybody sees us as the underdog’: Hawks prove they’re the class of 4A
Waukee's length provided a matchup problem for the Ankeny boys' basketball team in Friday's Class 4A championship game. But the Warriors faced some bigger problems of their own--like how to deal with Ankeny's speed and deadly outside shooting. The sixth-seeded Hawks completed an amazing run to the state title by making 10-of-17 3-point shots and … [Read more...] about ‘Everybody sees us as the underdog’: Hawks prove they’re the class of 4A