Ankeny Centennial's Sam Marold finally made it to the boys' state tennis tournament in his senior season. Teammate Will Blevins is only a freshman, but he qualified, too. Both players were pretty happy about it. Blevins captured the singles championship in a Class 2A district tournament on Wednesday at Dowling Catholic, while Marold teamed up with … [Read more...] about Jaguars capture district crown, advance 3 players to state tourney
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Warriors top Centennial boys for 2nd-place finish in conference
The Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team lost for only the second time this season on Tuesday, dropping a 7-4 decision at Waukee in a battle for second place in the CIML Central Conference. The Warriors won four of the six singles matches and three of the five doubles contests. They finished 4-1 in the conference and improved to 8-3 overall, while the … [Read more...] about Warriors top Centennial boys for 2nd-place finish in conference
Jaguars roll past Roosevelt, improve to 2-0
The Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team rolled to a 10-1 victory over Des Moines Roosevelt on Tuesday at Waveland, avenging last year's loss to the Roughriders. "We had a huge turnaround," said Centennial coach Tami Lewton. "Last year we lost to them, 8-3, but with some really hard work by the guys during our offseason, we have really improved. I was … [Read more...] about Jaguars roll past Roosevelt, improve to 2-0
Jaguars look to bounce back from their first losing season
A run of three consecutive winning seasons came to an end last year for the Ankeny Centennial boys' tennis team, which struggled to a 4-7 record during a rebuilding campaign. Now, Centennial coach Tami Lewton is hoping for a bounce-back year in 2018. "We are really hoping to improve on our record from last season," Lewton said. "We graduated a ton of … [Read more...] about Jaguars look to bounce back from their first losing season