The girls' Class 3A state soccer tournament has a familiar look to it. All eight qualifiers are back from last year's tournament. Even more amazing, all four of Thursday's quarterfinal games are rematches from 2018. Fourth-ranked Ankeny Centennial (15-3), the defending champion, will play No. 5 Council Bluffs Lincoln (16-2) at 4:15 p.m. on Field 8 at … [Read more...] about Jaguars, Hawkettes gear up for rematches in Class 3A quarterfinals
Olivia Wee
Jaguars survive ‘nerve-racking game’, reach state for 4th consecutive year
Qualifying for the state tournament never gets old for the Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team. Achieving that goal, however, can sometimes be a little unsettling. The fourth-ranked Jaguars earned their fourth consecutive trip to the state tournament with a 2-0 victory over No. 15 Cedar Rapids Kennedy in a Class 3A regional final on Monday at … [Read more...] about Jaguars survive ‘nerve-racking game’, reach state for 4th consecutive year
Crosstown rivals gear up for top-10 showdowns at Ankeny Derby
Tuesday's Ankeny Derby will feature a pair of top-10 soccer showdowns at Ankeny Centennial. In the opener, the sixth-ranked Centennial girls' team (1-1, 8-3) will host No. 3 Ankeny (2-0, 10-2) at 6 p.m. It will be a rematch of last year's Class 3A championship game, which was won by the Jaguars, 3-2. "I'm sure Ankeny will be fired up and rightfully … [Read more...] about Crosstown rivals gear up for top-10 showdowns at Ankeny Derby
Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Olivia Wee, Centennial girls’ soccer
Senior defender Olivia Wee is one of the top returning players for the Ankeny Centennial girls' soccer team. She was named to the Class 3A all-tournament team after helping the Jaguars to their second state title in three years last season. Wee, an Iowa State recruit, scored two goals and had eight assists as a junior. She was selected to the Class 3A … [Read more...] about Revive Clinic and Spa Prep of the Week: Olivia Wee, Centennial girls’ soccer
Jaguars top rival Ankeny in thriller for their 2nd state title in 3 years
Ankeny Centennial senior Kenzie Geiger held onto the Class 3A championship trophy and didn't want to let go. She finally allowed somebody else to hold it when a reporter interrupted her victory celebration. "It feels really amazing," Geiger said after the top-ranked Jaguars defeated No. 2 Ankeny, 3-2, in the Class 3A final of the girls' state soccer … [Read more...] about Jaguars top rival Ankeny in thriller for their 2nd state title in 3 years