The Ankeny girls' soccer players aren't satisfied with a share of the CIML Conference championship. The Hawkettes want to capture the outright crown. That's why there wasn't much of a celebration on Tuesday after third-ranked Ankeny posted a 2-0 victory at No. 12 Urbandale to clinch at least a tie for the title. The Hawkettes may need to win at No. 2 … [Read more...] about Ankeny girls top Urbandale, clinch at least share of CIML Conference crown
Sophie Loeffler
‘I knew I wanted to go there’: Loeffler commits to play soccer at St. Cloud State
Ankeny girls' soccer standout Sophie Loeffler has verbally committed to St. Cloud State. Loeffler, a junior defender, announced her decision via social media on Friday. "Beyond blessed to announce my commitment to continue my academic & soccer career at St. Cloud State University!" she tweeted. "I’m very thankful to my family, coaches, teammates, … [Read more...] about ‘I knew I wanted to go there’: Loeffler commits to play soccer at St. Cloud State
Ankeny’s Peck takes 3rd in 200 individual medley, leads team to 9th-place finish
In this world, nothing is certain but death and taxes. It might be time to add a top-10 finish for the Ankeny girls' swimming team to that famous quote by Benjamin Franklin. Ankeny placed ninth in the state meet on Saturday at the Marshalltown YMCA with 105 points. It was the team's 10th consecutive top-10 finish and its first under coach Dustin … [Read more...] about Ankeny’s Peck takes 3rd in 200 individual medley, leads team to 9th-place finish
Ankeny swimmers advance to state meet finals in 5 of 8 individual events
The Ankeny girls' swimming team advanced to Saturday's finals at the state meet in five of the eight individual events. Seniors Anja Peck and Josie Parton both qualified in two events during Friday's preliminaries at the Marshalltown YMCA. Junior Sophie Loeffler was the Hawkettes' other individual qualifier. Peck qualified for the "A" final in the 200 … [Read more...] about Ankeny swimmers advance to state meet finals in 5 of 8 individual events
Depleted Hawkettes beat Urbandale again, earn another trip to state tourney
Despite losing another key player to an injury, the Ankeny girls' soccer team is headed back to the Class 3A state tournament. The second-ranked Hawkettes, who lost co-leading scorer Camryn Dietz to a torn retina two days earlier, posted a 3-0 victory over No. 12 Urbandale in a regional final on Thursday at Ankeny. They advanced to state for the fourth … [Read more...] about Depleted Hawkettes beat Urbandale again, earn another trip to state tourney