What appeared to be a monumental task for the Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team resulted in a huge victory on Friday. The third-ranked Jaguars took a long road trip to the Illinois border to face No. 4 Bettendorf, which had outscored its first five opponents by a 17-5 margin. The Bulldogs were looking to avenge last year's 2-1 loss in the … [Read more...] about No. 3 Centennial girls dominate showdown against No. 4 Bettendorf
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No. 1 Waukee wins shootout, spoils Jaguars’ debut on home turf
Two of the state's best girls' soccer teams collided on Friday night at Ankeny Centennial's new turf field. It was almost fitting that the game was decided by a shootout. Top-ranked Waukee got two big saves from goalkeeper Emily LeVere and eventually won the shootout, 4-3, to post a 1-0 victory over No. 3 Centennial in a CIML Central Conference … [Read more...] about No. 1 Waukee wins shootout, spoils Jaguars’ debut on home turf
Loaded Centennial girls’ soccer team earns No. 4 preseason ranking
There's at least a dozen reasons why the Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team is ranked fourth in the Class 3A preseason rankings by the Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union. That's how many Jaguars have already committed to play soccer at the collegiate level. Several of them are headed to Division I schools, and they're also the foundation of … [Read more...] about Loaded Centennial girls’ soccer team earns No. 4 preseason ranking
Blimpie Sub of the Week: Lizzy Johnson, Ankeny Centennial girls’ basketball
Junior Lizzy Johnson of the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team is the Ankeny Fanatic Sub of the Week sponsored by Blimpie. Johnson has helped the Jaguars to an 18-3 record and a No. 5 ranking in Class 5A. She is averaging 1.4 points and 1.1 rebounds per game heading into postseason play. Johnson is also a standout on the Centennial girls' soccer … [Read more...] about Blimpie Sub of the Week: Lizzy Johnson, Ankeny Centennial girls’ basketball