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The Waukon boys track team got both of its meets in this past week, finishing in the top three in each of them. The track Tribe placed third as a team at the Decorah Invitational Monday, April 15 before improving to second place at their own Indian Relays home invitational meet Thursday, April 18.

The track Tribe was next scheduled to compete Monday, April 22 at the Oelwein Invitational for its only meet of this week, but had that meet canceled due to stormy weather. The Indians will then take part in another Monday meet April 29 at New Hampton before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet at Crestwood Thursday, May 2.

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It would be safe to say that nearly every little boy who has played the game of football growing up has, at some point, either dreamed of playing or pretended to play that game at the ultimate level of the National Football League (NFL). Although that dream has never been realized in this little corner of northeast Iowa, a pair of Waukon High School football teammates are standing on that doorstep of reality together as the NFL Draft approaches later this week, waiting to see if the door in front of them will be opened or not.

The Kee girls track team was able to get its two scheduled meets in this past week just two days apart. The Lady Hawks first finished fourth out off 11 teams at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 16 before wowing their hometown fans by winning 14 of 19 events to dominate their only home invitational meet of the season Thursday, April 18.

The Lady Hawks were next scheduled to travel to compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Tuesday, April 23 and at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 25. The Kee girls will then take part in the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet at Clayton Ridge Thursday, May 2.

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The Kee boys track team competed in a pair of meets of different sizes this week, being able to get their only home meet of the season in despite some cold, windy conditions. The Hawks first finished 10th in the 12-team Oelwein Invitational Monday, April 15 before hosting five other teams and finishing third at their home invitational meet Thursday, April 18.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete at the Boscobel Invitational in Wisconsin Monday, April 22 before taking part in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Thursday, April 25. That Boscobel meet was called off due to rainy weather. The Kee boys will then travel to Monona for the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet Thursday, May 2 at Clayton Ridge.

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Dan Reburn of New Albin displays his winning entry and the $50 in Standard Bucks he was awarded for winning The Standard’s 2019 NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracket Challenge. Reburn was among 21 entries to correctly choose Virginia to win this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship and combined that choice with strong early-round picking to emerge as this year’s contest winner with 137 points, five points ahead of second place. The Standard greatly appreciates the 22 business sponsors who made this year’s contest possible and the 265 entries that participated in this year’s Bracket Challenge.
 

Waukon girls basketball senior Maddie Ahlstrom signed her letter of intent to continue her basketball career at Grand View University in Des Moines Friday, April 12, holding that ceremony in the Waukon High School gymnasium where she helped the Indians to a 19-4 season record and advancement to the semifinal round of the Class 3A State Tournament during her final season and also helped herself to the top of the Waukon girls basketball five-player career lists with 286 assists and an 81% free throw shooting percentage. Pictured at left at the letter signing ceremony are: Left to right - Front row: Kiara, Vicki, Maddie and Brian Ahlstrom; Back row: Grand View University Women’s Basketball Assistant Coach Will Marchino and Head Coach Kelli Greenway, and Waukon Girls Basketball Head Coach Greg Criswell and Assistant Coaches Ben Rausch and Bob Wasson.

The Waukon girls golf team played another pair of back-to-back meets this past week and put both of them in the win column, including the golf Tribe’s first Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) win of the season. That NEIC triumph came by just two strokes, 222-224, over Waverly-Shell Rock at home Monday, April 8 before the Indians completed the consecutive night sweep with a 213-277 win over MFL/MarMac at Tri-City Golf Course in Luana Tuesday, April 9.

“We are working hard for team consistency and scores are coming down,” Waukon girls golf coach Kathy McMillan said. “Good team chemistry and practicing for a purpose makes a positive end result.”
The Indians were next scheduled to play three consecutive meets on the road, traveling to Decorah Monday, April 15, to Caledonia, MN Tuesday, April 16 and then to Sumner-Fredericksburg Thursday, April 18. The golf Tribe will then host Crestwood Monday, April 22 and then New Hampton Friday, April 26.

Despite the weather in the second half of the week being far from conducive, the Kee girls track team was still able to get in two meets this past week, those competitions coming on back-to-back nights to start the week. The Lady Hawks first claimed a fourth-place finish at the Starmont Invitational held Monday, April 8 after being postponed from Thursday, April 4, but then turned up their intensity to win the Early Bird Invitational hosted by Waukon Tuesday, April 9.

The Waukon Wellness Center, together with the family of Bob Heffern, is happy to sponsor a scholarship opportunity in his memory that will be distributed to an individual (or individuals) 62 years of age or older who exemplify the qualities and ideals of Bob Heffern and his perseverance and dedication to wellness. The scholarship will be presented as a one-year membership to the Waukon Wellness Center.

Individuals may apply on behalf of themselves and/or may also nominate an individual whom they believe would benefit from, and utilize, a membership to the Waukon Wellness Center. Applications should be submitted to the Waukon Wellness Center no later than April 30 of this year.

The Waukon girls golf team got its 2019 season underway with back-to-back nights of competition, the golf Tribe splitting that season-opening pair. After opening the season with a 226-270 win at home over South Winneshiek Monday, April 1, the Lady Indians were dealt their season’s first loss, 227-220, at Charles City Tuesday, April 2.

The Indians were next scheduled to host Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, April 8 before playing at MFL/MarMac Tuesday, April 9. A very busy week will then see the golf Tribe play three consecutive dates on the road, traveling to Decorah Monday, April 15, to Caledonia, MN Tuesday, April 16 and then to Sumner-Fredericksburg Thursday, April 18.

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