Ankeny Centennial's Chloe Olson spends most of her time in the summer on the softball field, hitting long home runs for the Jaguars. In the winter, her strength carries over to the basketball court. The senior post player scored a career-high 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the eighth-ranked Jaguars to a 63-57 victory over No. 15 Valley on … [Read more...] about Olson, Jaguars muscle their way past Valley girls
Sydney Wycoff
Williams makes her season debut as Centennial girls rout Roughriders
It didn't take long for Keanna Williams to show that her surgically-repaired right knee is as good as new. After checking into a game for the first time this season, the Ankeny Centennial point guard stole the ball near midcourt with about 1 minute left in the first quarter of Tuesday's CIML non-conference contest against visiting Des Moines … [Read more...] about Williams makes her season debut as Centennial girls rout Roughriders
Jaguars hold off late Waukee charge, move into tie for first place
Sydney Wycoff was relieved to hear that teammates Rachel Schon and Alexandria Keahna-Harris would be returning to action for Friday's showdown against visiting Waukee. "I was so excited when they said they were playing," Wycoff said of the two post players. "It just helps so much with that inside-out game, especially because we had eight … [Read more...] about Jaguars hold off late Waukee charge, move into tie for first place
Huge week on tap for Centennial girls
The Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball team faces perhaps its most challenging week of the season. The fifth-ranked Jaguars will play two other top-10 teams in a span of four days, beginning with Tuesday's visit to No. 10 Southeast Polk. Tip-off is at 6:15 p.m., with the boys' varsity contest to follow. Centennial will then host No. 8 Waukee on Friday … [Read more...] about Huge week on tap for Centennial girls
Wycoff makes successful transition to point guard, leads No. 5 Jaguars to 8-2 start
When Keanna Williams returns to the Ankeny Centennial girls' basketball lineup later this month, the senior point guard may not get her old position back. That's because Sydney Wycoff doesn't want to give it up. Wycoff, a senior, took over the point guard duties after Williams suffered a torn ACL during an AAU tournament last summer. She has led the … [Read more...] about Wycoff makes successful transition to point guard, leads No. 5 Jaguars to 8-2 start