A huge second quarter lifted the Valley boys' basketball team to a 68-60 victory over visiting Ankeny on Friday, allowing the Tigers to share the CIML Central Conference title with Waukee. Valley outscored Ankeny in the second quarter, 24-10, to build a 35-24 lead at halftime. The Hawks pulled to within six points in the second half, but could not get any … [Read more...] about Valley boys hold off Hawks, earn share of conference title
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Hawks fall to Fort Dodge in preview of potential substate matchup
A four-game winning streak put the Ankeny boys' basketball team into position to possibly host a first-round game in next month's Class 4A substate tournament. The final 5 minutes of Tuesday's CIML non-conference game against visiting Fort Dodge probably negated all of those wins. The Dodgers used a 19-5 run to rally for a 65-61 victory that likely had … [Read more...] about Hawks fall to Fort Dodge in preview of potential substate matchup
Hawks blow big lead, then recover to beat Centennial despite Strait’s 32 points
The inexperienced Ankeny boys' basketball team appears to be growing up in a hurry. After blowing a 21-point lead in Friday's game at Ankeny Centennial, the Hawks made several big plays down the stretch and then held on for a 56-52 victory over their crosstown rival. The win was Ankeny's fourth in a row and avenged last month's 55-52 loss to the … [Read more...] about Hawks blow big lead, then recover to beat Centennial despite Strait’s 32 points
Otten returns from injury, helps Hawks end losing skid with win over Mason City
For the first time in six weeks, the Ankeny boys' basketball players finally got to celebrate a victory on Tuesday. Dillon Carlson poured in 22 points as the Hawks snapped an eight-game losing skid with a 63-53 win over visiting Mason City in a CIML non-conference contest. "We definitely needed it," Carlson said. "It was a long losing streak, but I … [Read more...] about Otten returns from injury, helps Hawks end losing skid with win over Mason City
Valley boys pull away down stretch, hand Hawks their 8th consecutive loss
The last thing that the Ankeny boys' basketball team wanted on Friday was another close game. Its opponent, Valley, probably didn't want one, either. Three of the visiting Tigers' five losses came by one point, while the Hawks had lost six games by five points or less--three of them in overtime. Valley made sure that this one didn't go down to the … [Read more...] about Valley boys pull away down stretch, hand Hawks their 8th consecutive loss