What a difference a year has made for the Ankeny football program. The Hawks posted a 4-6 record last ... was named the team’s Most Improved Offensive Player. Butler, a junior, is one of several ...

Ankeny junior quarterback Luke Anderson dropped back ... A ball right over the top of the defender to 6-foot-6 wide receiver Devon Akers for what would have been a touchdown in a game situation.

Ankeny junior Cole Whitaker ... 3.0 rebounds per game for a team that finished 4-18. “Sometimes when I would catch a pass in basketball or fall in a pile in football, I could feel it ...

The Ames football team saw that it is still a long way from being able to compete with the top teams in Class 5A with its 42-6 loss to No. 10 Ankeny Centennial during its home opener Friday. "They are ...