Glad to see our sports teams competing well and the school board decided to put an end to it next year. Unreal !!! Still can't believe they decided to split the town. What a travesty!! How did those jokers get elected that ruined such a great thing.

Todd, I would think congratulations would be in order with any comments on this article. To both teams, girls and boys, in what they accomplished-no small feat. I'm well aware of how hard it was for these teams to accomplish what they did, and congratulations to them-well-deserved! Your comment, well, it just reminds me of another city, whose voters chose another path years ago. They decided sports was truly king, and their legacy of that was most important. At least Ankeny was brave, in realizing changes were needed-growth-wise, opportunity-wise, academically-wise, while maybe hindering that sports legacy some in splitting for awhile. At least you and yours-your fears- were clear-only related to sports. Well, it seems too late to go backwards now, to a 1 hs town/city?. We need to support those athletes in the next several years, those being brave-especially those kids in the next few years, when their success, or failure, will most need our support. In telling them they did not fail, perhaps? And, not just in sports, but in other activities that are also affected by this split. If you can't do that in support, as an adult, well, hate to say, Valley will appreciate any of our student numbers, as their slow-down in student growth catches up with that city.

If these championships are such a big deal to Ankeny, why did Fort Dodge have more people at the championship game?
As a Hawk baseball parent, thanks to all the great fans that did turn out and cheer the boys on.
By the way, Fort Dodge has 800+ students, Ankeny has 1600+. Why shouldn't we be able to meet in the championship in 3 years? The talent is there.