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Thank you Seniors. You have left AHS a better place than when you arrived, a sign of true leadership. A group like the
@Ankeny_Hawks
class of 21’ will ALWAYS be remembered as one of the very best to ever come through. On to bigger and better things men. Proud of you.
#FlyHawksFly
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Needed a day to find the right words. Couldn’t be prouder of this group of young men. Those three state tournament games were intense, exciting & unforgettable. Thank you to our parents, fans & community for the overwhelming support. Go Hawks!
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
@AnkenyHawksAD
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Hawk Baseball is saddened by the loss of Drue Wolfe. He captured countless memorable moments over the years with his photography. His relentless pursuit of the shot on the field and in the gym will be greatly missed. Please keep Drue's family & friends in your thoughts & prayers
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HAWKS WIN!!!! Way to battle! Schlee with W and HUGE 7th inning 2B! Bauer 3-3 with a 3B, Watson 3-4, Smith 2-3 with a big 2 out 2 RBI 3B. Ankeny advances to the 4A State Championship tomorrow night 7:30 PM at Principal Park. FLY HAWKS FLY!!
#TFBH
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Congratulations to Mo Watson on being selected to the IHSBCA Large School West All Star Team at Catcher. The All Star Series will not be played this summer but teams were still chosen by the coaches association.
@MoWatson6
we are incredibly proud of you.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
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Congratulations to
@cael_boyd35
on being
@Ankeny_Hawks
all time career stolen base leader. The SR outfielder now sits at 65 career SB & counting. Previous record was held by Aaron Jarosh w 61 (03-06).
#FlyHawksFly
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The coaching staff couldn’t be more proud of this group of young men. What a tremendous experience this postseason run has been. Thank you Seniors! Once a HAWK ALWAYS a HAWK!
@Ankeny_Hawks
@HawkBench
#TFBH
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Congratulations to
@jd_hunter
and his wife Whitney! Truman Joseph Hunter was born at 8:36 am on Sat morning and weighed 7 lbs 3 oz. Mom and Tru are doing great and headed home this afternoon!
#TFBH
@HawkBench
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Texted Coach Bauer tonight before kickoff. “These boys know what 2nd place feels like...not happening tonight Coach!” Can’t tell you how proud I am of the
@Ankeny_Hawks
#FLYHAWKSFLY
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Brody Brecht is the # 38 pick of the 2024 MLB Draft. He’s a Rockie! Congratulations Brody!
Once a Hawk - Always a Hawk!
@brodybrecht_11
@brodybrecht
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Wanted to thank and recognize
@AnkenyHawksAD
for his leadership during this unique season we were privileged to play. Your vision & positivity was instrumental this summer.
@Ankeny_Hawks
we will see you down at Principal Park tonight!
#TFBH
#FLYHAWKSFLY
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Hawk baseball sweeps Cent. 10-0 6inn and 4-1. Fulk wins game 1 tosses a 1 hitter with 11Ks. Johnson W game 2 Schlee earns a SV. Crandall with a 5 hit night Brecht & Somers added 4 hits a piece. Fulk hits another dinger half way to the police station.
#CIMLconferenceCHAMPS
!
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Before we play for the 4A title tonight the Hawk baseball program wanted to send a special shout out to “TC”
@_tcampbell_72
our statistician for the
@Ankeny_Hawks
. Tyler thank your for your time, dedication, & attention to detail.
@AnkenyHawksAD
#TFBH
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Ankeny Baseball will have a new look this summer. Big thanks to James Hendricks from
@Deckers_Team
on the design and ordering process.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Mo Watson has been named the 2020 Ankeny High School Bernie Saggau Award winner. Congratulations Mo we are tremendously proud of you!
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Wanted to congratulate
@jd_hunter
on his 1st “official” day on the job as an assistant principal! Coach Hunter has a work ethic that is 2nd to none. Thank you for the leadership & dedication you’ve given to the program. There’s always a fungo in the dugout with your name on it!
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This summer the
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball team set school records in team BA .378, SB 120, & 3Bs 20. Individual records by Weston Fulk 2Bs 20, Jase Bauer 3Bs 9, Bauer and Fulk hits 64, Brody Brecht ERA 0.57, Cael Boyd career SB 87, & Bauer career 3B 23. 3 consecutive trips to State!
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Wanted to send a huge thank you to James
@DeckerSport
for his work on our new cream uniforms for the summer of 21. Also wanted to thank the Nate Burk and Jake Olson families for their generous support of Hawk Baseball.
@NateBurk3
@Jols725
@Ankeny_Hawks
#knickers
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One of my favorite yearly traditions is inviting our SRs into the Balvanz household for a BBQ. The class of 21’ has done some great things during their time as
@Ankeny_Hawks
. Back to work tomorrow night boys! Thank you coaches for all you’ve poured into this season.
#TFBH
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Thank you
@jd_hunter
for all you’ve given to Hawk baseball. We are all better players, coaches, and people thanks to your leadership. There’s no replacing you, we are thankful to have learned from you. Simply one of the best.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
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Ankeny baseball had a great morning spending time with some awesome kids at Ankeny Miracle League today!
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Starting to look like baseball season out at the
@Ankeny_Hawks
ball park. Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend! Go Hawks!
#TFBH
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CIML Central 1st Team All Conference Selections. Jase Bauer, Brody Brecht, Weston Fulk, Mo Watson
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congratulations
@AnkenyHawkFB
...have zero fingernails left but that was fun boys!!!! LEEEEETS GOOOOOOO!
@Ankeny_Hawks
#GUTS
!
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Hawk baseball got the opportunity to help out at Ankeny Miracle League yesterday morning.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Hawks defeat Valley 3-1. Brecht with w the W & 14Ks on the bump. Riggs with a 2 RBI 2B, Somers w 2 hits & Webb with a big RBI 1B.
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball has qualified for the state tournament 3 consecutive times for the 1st time since 92-94.
#FlyHawksFly
@BButtjer
video cred
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Congrats to
@brody_brecht
&
@CaelBoyd
on their All-Conference & All-District Selections. Brecht gets the nod as a 1st team All-Conference OF & 1st Team All-District UTL. Boyd lands in the OF on 2nd team for both All-Conf & All-District. Fly Hawks Fly!
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congratulations to
@brody_brecht
on being named 1st Team All State Pitcher by the
@IAHSBCA
.
#FEEDTHEHAWKS
#FLYHAWKSFLY
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Shout out to our
@Ankeny_Hawks
activities secretary Sarah Murphy for the beautiful flowers she planted at the baseball/softball complex last week. I know
@AnkenyHawksAD
& the baseball program appreciate all that you do for the coaches & student athletes at AHS! Thank you Sarah!
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Hawk Baseball opens the season on May 23rd
@Saydel_Baseball
JV/Varsity 5:30 PM start.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Congratulations Weston!
Congrats to
@AnkenyBaseball
very own Weston Fulk on signing his letter of intent to play baseball for the
@uiowa
next year!
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Home opener tomorrow night
@Ankeny_Hawks
1st pitch 5PM varsity double header vs
@JHawk_Baseball
should be a good one.
#FlyHawksFly
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Going to be a beautiful evening for a ballgame
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball stadium. Wanted to thank Matt Carl & his
@AnkenySchools
grounds crew for the extra time & attention to detail in their field prep. 7PM 1st pitch. Go Hawks!
#TFBH
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Former Ankeny Hawk & Texas Longhorn Joe Ferin spoke to the team this AM about his experiences in big game situations & the mental approach to being successful in baseball and everything else you do. Thanks for your time
@joeferin
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
#ONCEaHawkALWAYSaHawk
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Thank you to Thunderhead Ankeny for the team meal & hospitality this evening.
@Ankeny_Hawks
@HawkBench
#TFBH
#PrincipalBound
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Hawks are a 2 seed and will play Waukee at 5PM at Duane Banks Field next Thursday July 29th. Tickets will go on sale this afternoon.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congratulations to Coach Mark Hey on his induction in the
@IAHSBCA
Hall of Fame this evening. Thank you for being an ambassador of the game and a mentor to so many players and coaches!
@ACJagbaseball
@ankeny_jaguars
@iabaseball1
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Congratulations to
@JaseBauer
on being named 1st Team All State Utility by the
@IAHSBCA
.
#FEEDTHEHAWKS
#FLYHAWKSFLY
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congratulations to
@CaelBoyd
on breaking the single season stolen base record
@Ankeny_Hawks
during last night’s substate finals victory. He now sits at 34. The old record was 32 held by Jared Carrott in 2010.
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Coach
@jeffbauer2
has been an intregral part of our success as a team this summer. His his attention to detail and organizational skills are on another level. He also throws solid BP! Thank you for all you have given to the young men in our program.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
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Thank you to the Watson family for hosting tonight and to our
@Ankeny_Hawks
booster parents for a wonderful way to to end a special season. Seniors we wish you the very best. Once a Hawk ALWAYS a Hawk. This coach is looking forward to
@AnkenyHawkFB
season!
#FLYHAWKSFLY
#TFBH
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Hawks sweep Cent win game 1 4-2. Andrew’s earns the W Schlee gets the SV. Fulk collects 4 more hits. Brecht throws a two hit shutout in game 2 with 13Ks. Bauer with 3 hits and 3 RBI.
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CIML Central 2nd Team All Conference Selections. Cael Boyd, Carter Smith, & Kade Somers.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Wishing Ankney Softball the best of luck as they leave for their state tourney run!!! Let’s Go Hawks!!
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Seth Harpenau with the walk off 2 RBI single to RF as the Hawks come back down 2 in the bottom of the 7th to defeat DM East & advance to Wednesday’s Substate final at Urbandale. About as gritty as you can get. Nice job men!
#tfbh
@AnkenyBaseball
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Big thank you goes out to
@Weestees
for the quick turn around our state tourney shirts. This is
@Ankeny_Hawks
1st trip back to Principal Park since 2013. We are looking forward to seeing the Hawk faithful on Wed afternoon. Once a Hawk ALWAYS a Hawk!
#TFBH
@AnkenySchools
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Hawks defeat Pleasant Valley 5-4. Brecht goes 6 1/3 & K’d 16 for W. Schlee with the save. Smith has 3 RBIs with a bases clearing 3B & Fulk with an RBI 1B to get the lead back. Boyd added two hits of own. Hawks advance to the the semi finals on Fri 4:30 PM vs Hempstead.
#TFBH
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Before we play the 1st substate final hosted
@Ankeny_Hawks
since 2013 the baseball program wanted to recognize the leadership & guidance
@AnkenyHawksAD
has provided this summer. Thank you Andy, Tom & Sarah for all you have done. Reminder that OF seating is also $8 tonight.
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Big shout out to our baseball parent group for the state tourney banners! You certainly made our bat boys evening a special one. Thank you for all that you do!
#TrustFamilyBelieveHawks
@Ankeny_Hawks
@HawkBench
Fly Hawks Fly!
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Annual AHS baseball senior backyard BBQ. Tremendously proud of these 9 young men as they move on to bigger and better things. Once a Hawk ALWAYS a Hawk!
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Hawks sweep Mason City 11-2 & 10-4 Schlee with the W in game 1 tossing a CG with 6Ks. Brecht wins game 2 on bump striking out 12. Fulk & Riggs both with their 1st HR of the season.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#FlyHawksFly
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@Ankeny_Hawks
sweep Centennial tonight! 4-1 & 2-1. Rinderknecht W game 1 Brecht W game 2 with 12Ks Jase Bauer with 5 hits on the night. Will Johnson earns 2 saves!
#TFBH
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Hawks sweep Marshalltown 19-0 & 11-0. Fulk tosses a no hitter while striking out 13 in game 1. Sam Andrews fanned 12 in game 2 while allowing 1 hit. See box scores for DH stats.
#FlyHawksFly
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association 1st Team 4A North Central All District selections. Jase Bauer - UTL, Brody Brecht - P, Mo Watson C.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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The
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball team will depart tomorrow at 10AM for the class 4A State Baseball Tournament in Iowa City. Both families & fans are invited to send these boys of to their 3rd consecutive trip to state in style.
#TFBH
@AnkenyHawksAD
🚒
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Down 0-10 - Hawks Rally for the win!!! 13-10 - Hawks WIN - Hawks Win
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Hawks defeat Valley 11-7. Brody Brecht earns the W on the mound. Peyton Agan with a two hit ball game. Freshman Sam Andrews made his varsity debut in relief. Next up Centennial
@Ankeny_Hawks
on Monday night! Fly Hawks Fly!
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Brody Brecht is BACK 👀
The Ankeny graduate and current Hawkeye is projected to be a first-rounder in the MLB Draft on Sunday.
Don’t miss his thoughts tonight at 10 p.m. on
@KCCINews
@scottreister
@UIBaseball
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Hawks sweep Marshalltown 12-0 (5inn) & 17-2 (4inn). Brecht with the shutout in game 1 & 11Ks. Schlee wins game 2. Hawks talley 30 hits in the DH 18 of them for extra bases. 14 2Bs & 4 dingers courtesy of Riggs, Webb-Tate, Fulk, & Brecht.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Shout out to
@CoachNickNelson
&
@CoachBradyWalz
for taking the time to help us implement some new warm-up concepts at practice today.
#FeedTheHawks
Thanks Coaches!
#TFBH
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Congratulations Jase! You earned this one. Finish the drill boys!
This senior signal caller shined bright on the big stage 😎
Ankeny's Jase Bauer is our
@caseysgenstore
Player of the Game!
#WatchIHSSN
#IAHSFB
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2018 CIML Central Iowa All-Conference baseball award winners. Jayden Maifeld 1st team Pitcher. Drew Hill 2nd Team Infield. Brody Brecht 2nd Team OF.
Honorable Mention - Will Casel, Henri Harpenau, Seth Harpenau, Camron Rinker, AJ Slattenow, Chris Spear & Cael Boyd.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congratulations to
@westonfulk
on being named 3rd Team All State First Base by the
@IAHSBCA
.
#FEEDTHEHAWKS
#FLYHAWKSFLY
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Big shoutout to Coach Jaeger and his
@OHSDogBaseball
players & staff. We had a player misplace his sunglasses at the end of night’s DH. Coach called this evening to let us know they had been found. Thank you for your effort & kindness. Good luck the rest of the season Bulldogs!
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Hawks split a hard fought double header with the Johnston Dragons this evening. Win game one 1-0 behind a
@brody_brecht
driven performance. (11ks) They drop game two 6-5 in 8 innings. Tremendous team effort tonight out of our ball club.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Hawk Baseball SR BBQ & All-Star game watch. Tremendously proud of this group of young men & their contributions to the program. You have raised the bar for all groups who follow. Once a HAWK...ALWAYS a HAWK!
#tfbh
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Hawks sweep Ft Dodge 19-8 6inn & 9-0 in the night cap. Fulk with 3 dingers and 9 RBI on the night. Bauer with 4 2Bs and a bomb. Crandall w 4 hits 2 2B & a HR. Schlee wins game 1 Brecht W in game 2 w 14Ks.
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball moves to 18-6 on the season.
#TFBH
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Wanted to take a moment to recognize & thank the
@AnkenyHawkFB
staff for taking to extra time with our baseball/football athletes.
#FEEDTHEHAWKS
@CoachBradyWalz
@CoachNickNelson
@coachricknelson
@AdamBooth1085
@traviscarlsen
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Big thank you to
@amskier1977
and her staff at the Chicken Coop 🐓 for feeding our
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball squad tonight after Sunday BP. We greatly appreciate the hospitality!
#TFBH
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Hawks defeat Gilbert 10-4. Cam Rinker gets the W on the mound. Brecht lead the game off with a HR and Agan added a 3 run shot of his own in the 4th. Hawks finish the regular season with a 19-16 record. 1st above .500 record since 2013.
#tfbh
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Congrats Weston!
Our final signee is a 6-foot-3 southpaw who's playing in the Class 4A football state title game this weekend in the Dome! Welcome
@westonfulk
and good luck!
#Hawkeyes
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Hawks sweep the DH vs Hoover. Rinderknecht tosses a 1 hitter in game 1 with 10Ks as Ankeny wins 4-0. Freshman Alex Greiss with his first career win in his varsity debut in a 17-7 win for the
@Ankeny_Hawks
!
#tfbh
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@JaseBauer
is the new
@Ankeny_Hawks
record holder for 3Bs in a single season (7) & also career (14) Congrats Jase!
#FeedTheHawks
#TFBH
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Congratulations to
@MoWatson6
on being named 2nd Team All State Catcher by the
@IAHSBCA
.
#FEEDTHEHAWKS
#FLYHAWKSFLY
#TFBH
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Hawks sweep Waukee tonight 2-1 & 8-3 (5inn) due to lightning. Cox & Rinderknecht earn Ws on the mound. Somers walks off game 1 after a Webb-Tate 2B.
@Ankeny_Hawks
host Johnston in a CIML DH on Monday! 5PM start.
#tfbh
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Hawks sweep Ames 6-3 & 7-2. Fulk wins game 1 and racked up 14Ks. Schlee with the hold Dunwoody earns a save. Johnson wins game 2. Thompson 3Ks in relief. HRs from Bauer, Brecht, & Fulk. Hawks racked up 10 hits in each game of the DH.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
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Congrats to Henri Harpenau being named as the North Central Class 4A All District 2nd Team Catcher.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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Lots of people to thank for this project, nowhere near enough characters to do so in a single tweet!
@Ankeny_Hawks
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1st practice using the
@BurbankSportNet
Double Hitter for
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball. We had 24 players get 30 on field cuts in 45 min plus time in the tunnels. This set up will allow us to be much more developmental & efficient as a program.
#TFBH
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The Sign Gypsies found the Balvanz household last night. Thank you for making our bat boys day a special one!
#tfbh
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Congrats to the players and coaches of
@ankenyhawkhoops
! That was fun to watch. Good luck tomorrow night!
#tfbh
The
#6
seed
@ankenyhawkhoops
and
@bayless_braxton
41 points take down
#3
seed Iowa City West in the 4A
@IHSAA
State Basketball Tournament!
@Ankeny_Hawks
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We had a Hawk pride Saturday this morning at AHS field. Our seniors painted the backstop & got the halo cleaned up in preparation of next week.
@Ankeny_Hawks
will host Centennial, DM East & 8 games in the Prange Classic. Thank you for your leadership SRs! Fly Hawks Fly!
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Hawks drop the Substate final to Urbandale 6-0. Finish the season 21-17. Tip of the cap to our 13 SRs who played their final game for
@Ankeny_Hawks
. Thank you for your attitude, effort, & leadership over the past four years. Once a HAWK...ALWAYS a HAWK!
#tfbh
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Hawks sweep Ames 15-5 & 7-0. Johnson wins game 1. Bauer led off game 1 with a bomb half way to Ankeny Blvd. Fulk with 2 dingers of his own on his way to a 5 hit night. Brecht tosses a NO-NO in game 2 w 17K (ties a school record) K’d the las 12 hitters he faced. 24 hits in the DH
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Hawks defeat North Polk 17-3 at the Heggen Classic today. Pounded out 18 hits. HR by Fulk, Webb-Tate & Bauer. Cox was sharp on the mound tossing all 5 inn with 5Ks for the W.
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Ankeny Hawk Baseball volunteered today as Angels in the Outfiled! With honorary member Evie throwing out the first pitch, it’s a super fun morning at Ankeny Miracle Park! 🎉🥎. Such an amazing today!
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After a tough DH with Dowling on Wed
@Ankeny_Hawks
baseball bounces back to sweep Centennial 3-2 & 15-5 (6inn). Dunwoody dealt in game one Schlee w the save & Reid Johnson w 2 hits. Clevidence made his 1st varsity start on the mound in game 2. Hawks pound out 11 hits in game 2
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CIML Central Honorable Mention All Conference Selections. Cooper Cox, Bryce Rinderknecht & Tamden Webb-Tate
@Ankeny_Hawks
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Tremendously proud of you Brody! Tough decision knowing the competitor you are. Go be great!
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Game over. Ankeny - 16, Roosevelt - 0. Go to to see results or watch a full replay.
#iscore
#sportsengine
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This group of
@hawks9th
baseball players helped set up for the Kawanis pancake breakfast at 5:30 this AM. Good luck over at the 9th grade tourney in Newton today boys! Fly Hawks Fly!
@Ankeny_Hawks
#TFBH
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Congrats to Drew Hill (INF) & Jayden Maifeld (UTL) on their selection to the 1st Team CIML Central All-Conference Team.
@Ankeny_Hawks
#tfbh
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@Ankeny_Hawks
field is ready for practice on Monday. Wanted to send a few big thank you’s to Matt Carl head of our
@AnkenySchools
grounds crew & Athletic Administratiors Mr. Umthun
@AnkenyHawksAD
and Mr. Bakker
@AnkenySouthview
for all their time & effort.
#TFBH
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