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First, the scoreboard: Hawks 3, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1 — Ankeny's girls are state-bound. And the weekend is just getting started: the Centennial boys play for the 4A state championship at 2:30 this afternoon, and the Centennial girls take the field for their own regional final at 5:30 tonight. Let's roll. 🚲

The Ankeny Hawks (11-5-1) took down Cedar Rapids Kennedy (10-2-2) 3-1 in Thursday night's Class 3A Region 6 championship at the AHS Turf Field, jumping out to a 2-0 first-half lead and never letting Kennedy back in it. That's a state tournament berth — the girls' state tournament runs June 8-11 at the Lied Recreational Fields in Ames, with champions crowned June 13 at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

This afternoon, 2:30 p.m., Mediacom Stadium: Top-ranked Ankeny Centennial boys (after surviving Roosevelt 4-3 in overtime Wednesday) face No. 2 Waukee Northwest for the Class 4A state championship. Tickets are digital-only through the IHSAA.

Tonight, 5:30 p.m., Northview: The Centennial girls (14-2-1) host Cedar Rapids Prairie (9-5) in their Class 3A regional championship — win, and both Ankeny programs are in the state field next week.

📍 Source: Bound — Hawks vs. Kennedy final · IHSAA State Tournament Central · Bound — Centennial girls schedule · IGHSAU 2026 Soccer Tournament Central

Here's the play this weekend: Magee's, the Irish pub at 1610 SW Main St. in The District at Prairie Trail. Scratch-made Irish fare and American favorites built on local ingredients — and the weekend schedule does the heavy lifting. Saturday and Sunday they open at 9:30 a.m. for brunch (regulars swear by the salmon over potato pancake), and Friday and Saturday nights they pour until 1 a.m.

The bonus move: tonight's Sips & Songs concert at The District explicitly welcomes takeout from District restaurants. Order at Magee's, carry it to the lawn, and you've got dinner and a show for the cost of dinner.

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The flood watch expires at 7 a.m. this morning. After that, it's a dodge-the-storms weekend:

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In 2020, Ankeny's Geoffrey Grimes needed "something creative and positive to focus on." So he started building Adirondack chairs — the oversized kind, the ones you sink into on a summer night and don't get out of until the fireflies show up.

Five years later, the hobby refuses to be a hobby. "What began as a simple project eventually grew into a real business through hard work, word of mouth, and community support," Grimes says. No storefront, no ad budget — just one Ankeny guy, a workshop, and chairs that keep getting ordered because neighbors keep seeing them in other neighbors' yards.

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A week that started with the council moving $26 million ends with Ankeny soccer chasing three trophies in 72 hours — the Hawks are already in, and two more games tip the weekend off today. Squeeze your outdoor plans into Saturday; Sunday belongs to the rain.

Monday: how the soccer weekend went — state final result, regional final result, and the girls' state tournament draw — plus the week ahead at City Council.

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