Nobody has been able to beat the Dowling Catholic football team in the Class 4A playoffs since 2012. Ninth-seeded Ankeny entered Friday's quarterfinal game at Williams Stadium with confidence that it could pull off an upset, but the third-seeded Maroons dominated the line of scrimmage and moved one step closer to a seventh consecutive state title with a … [Read more...] about ‘We made a lot of mistakes’: Hawks’ upset bid falls short against Dowling
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Hawks hold off S.E. Polk in slugfest, will play Dowling Catholic in quarterfinals
A year ago, the Ankeny football team nearly pulled off a road upset in the opening round of the Class 4A playoffs, dropping a 24-21 decision to then-unbeaten Valley. The Hawks weren't going to let a similar opportunity slip away on Friday. Ninth-seeded Ankeny drove 82 yards in 13 plays for the clinching touchdown in the fourth quarter as the Hawks … [Read more...] about Hawks hold off S.E. Polk in slugfest, will play Dowling Catholic in quarterfinals
Ankeny plays lights out in Week 2, stifles No. 9 Dragons for 20-7 win
By all means, Friday night’s Ankeny-Johnston matchup at Ankeny Stadium was a measuring stick game for both teams. The Hawks didn’t know if Week 1 opponent Ankeny Centennial was as good as they were last season. Ninth-ranked Johnston didn’t know if they pummeled a good Urbandale team or if the J-Hawks were just average. On Friday night, however, Ankeny … [Read more...] about Ankeny plays lights out in Week 2, stifles No. 9 Dragons for 20-7 win
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 61
Check out the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by the Ankeny office of Iowa Realty. Ankeny Centennial co-head football coach Jerry Pezzetti and offensive lineman Brady Petersen, as well as Ankeny coach Rick Nelson and linebacker Mo Watson, stopped by to preview Friday's Jag-Hawk Bowl with Ankeny Fanatic publisher Dan Holm. … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 61
‘We have faith in each other’: Brecht, Spear power Hawks past Mason City
The rankings and the seedings--not to mention the records of both teams--suggested that Mason City was a better baseball squad than Ankeny. Monday's Class 4A substate semifinal at Roosevelt Field suggested otherwise. The visiting Hawks broke open a tie game with a four-run fifth inning and went on to defeat 10th-ranked Mason City, 9-2, in a Substate 2 … [Read more...] about ‘We have faith in each other’: Brecht, Spear power Hawks past Mason City