Sports

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27
Sep

Close first half gets away in Kee football team’s 66-26 Homecoming loss


Kee football sophomore Cam Olson runs away from this Dunkerton defender in the Hawks’ 66-26 Homecoming loss to the Raiders Friday, September 22. Olson caught two passes for 26 yards and also carried the ball seven times in the contest while also wrapping up two solo tackles and assisting on one more defensive halt. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

For one half of football it was a happy Homecoming for the Kee football team, but a halftime lead of 26-22 was eroded away by turnovers and depleted squad numbers in the second half to ultimately play out to a 66-26 Kee defeat against Dunkerton Friday, September 22. The Hawks battled a ninth opponent on the Eight-Man football field, as the heat and humidity of Friday began to take its toll on the Hawks in the second half, where four of their six possessions of the half were ended by turnovers and they were outscored by a 44-0 result.

Wed
27
Sep

Waukon football team erupts for 35-point second quarter to make for a 2017 happy Homecoming with a 51-7 rout of Waterloo Columbus


Waukon football senior Peyton Bieber drags down a Waterloo Columbus ballcarrier in the Indians’ 51-7 Homecoming win over the Sailors Friday, September 22. Bieber led the Indian defense with seven assisted tackles and wrapped up two solo tackles, including one for a loss of yardage. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

Friday, September 22 proved to be a happy Homecoming for the Waukon football team, as the Indians took out their frustrations from their season’s first loss a week earlier on a visiting Waterloo Columbus team with just one win to its credit so far this season. After playing to a 16-0 headstart through the first quarter, the grid Tribe took advantage of an abundance of golden opportunities to erupt for 35 points in the second frame on the way to a 51-0 halftime lead that would stand at a 51-7 Indian Homecoming victory after Columbus managed its lone tally late in the ballgame.

“Columbus is a school that had that one win against winless Oelwein, so that is the sort of game kids can overlook,” Waukon football coach Chad Beermann said. “Coming off last week’s tough loss, you add another concern. We had a good week of practice, and the kids did exactly what they needed to for a win.”

Wed
20
Sep

Waukon volleyball team wins three of five matches on the way to Silver Bracket title at home tournament

In its only competition of the week, the Waukon volleyball team hosted its annual weekend tournament Saturday, September 16. The Indian netters won three out of the five matches they played on the day, finishing third in their initial four-team pool with a 1-2 match record before sweeping their final two matches in the Silver Tournament to ultimately finish seventh in the 12-team tournament.

Holding a 7-13 season record, 0-1 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians were next scheduled to play at Oelwein Tuesday, September 19 for their only competition this week. The volleyball Tribe will then host Class 4A fourth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, September 26 before then traveling to New Hampton Thursday, September 28 and playing in the Waterloo Columbus Tournament Saturday, September 30.

Wed
20
Sep

Waukon boys cross country team runs to seventh-place finish at Starmont Invite


Waukon boys cross country sophomore Logan Houg (left) and freshman John O’Neill (right) pace each other to the finish line in helping the Indians to a seventh-place overall team finish at the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 12. The two finished consecutively in equal times of 19:09, Houg finishing 37th overall, 33rd for team scoring, and O’Neill placing 38th overall, 34th for team scoring. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon boys cross country team competed in its largest meet of the season Tuesday, September 12 at the Starmont Invitational, finishing seventh in the 19-team overall field. The meet also has the unique aspect of keeping separate team scores for just the Class 1A schools competing and the Class 2A and 3A schools competing, with the Indians moving up to a fourth-place team finish among the 10 schools managing team scores in that largest class race.

The Indians were scheduled to host their own Waukon Invitational Tuesday, September 19. The cross country Tribe will then have more than a week to prepare for its next meet, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 30 at Cresco.

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Wed
20
Sep

Waukon girls cross country team finishes fourth at large Starmont Invitational


Waukon girls cross country sophomore Katelyn Benzing blasts off the starting line in leading the Indians to a fourth-place overall team finish at the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 12. Benzing’s pace-setting effort at the meet resulted in a 14th-place individual finish in a time of 21:42. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon girls cross country team entered this past week as the 11th-rated team in Class 2A, according to the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, and competed in, perhaps, the largest meet field they ever will prior to postseason possibilities. Within that large field were also some of the best teams the Indians will face this season, as several top-10 rated teams in their respective classes were also part of that mix at Cascade, with the Indians finishing right up in that mix with a fourth-place team finish in the 18-team overall field with 140 team points.

The Indians were scheduled to host their own Waukon Invitational Tuesday, September 19. The cross country Tribe will then have more than a week to prepare for its next meet, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 30 at Cresco.

Wed
20
Sep

Kee cross country teams pull double duty at Starmont and Central meets


Kee girls cross country sophomore Makayla Peters gets off to a strong start in helping the Hawks to a fifth-place overall team finish at the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 12. Peters finished 16th for the Hawks in 21:59. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

Top-rated Lady Hawks edge out two-time State Champion Central Elkader on Warriors’ home course

The Kee cross country teams had their busiest week of the season, competing in a pair of meets within three days of one another. One of those meets was likely the largest the Hawks will compete in during the regular season, the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 12, where the Kee girls slipped to fifth place out of 18 teams with a squad not quite at full strength, and the Kee boys placed 16th out of 19 squads. The Hawks then took part in the Central Elkader Invitational Thursday, September 14, the Lady Hawks returning to full strength to claim their third meet title in five chances so far this season and the Kee boys finishing in third place.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete at the Waukon Invitational Tuesday, September 19. Kee will then participate in the Jesup Invitational Tuesday, September 26.

Wed
20
Sep

Waukon High School cheerleaders among NCA Summer Camp All-American nominees and All-American Squad selections


WHS cheerleaders take part in NCA Summer Cheer Camp held locally ... Seven Waukon High School cheerleaders were among those who took part in the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) Summer Cheer Camp at Village Creek Bible Camp, rural Lansing in early August. Pictured above, left to right, are Michaela Dehli, a Mabel-Canton High School cheerleader and Ayonna McKithen. Pictured below, left to right, are Taya Duehr, Jasmyn Enyart, Oonagh Ahouse, Aleah Howes and Allie Bieber. Submitted photos.

Seven Waukon High School (WHS) cheerleaders were among those nominated or who made the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) All-American Cheer Squad by attending NCA Summer Cheer Camp that took place at Village Creek Bible Camp, rural Lansing in early August. WHS cheerleaders Michaela Dehli, Ayonna McKithen, Taya Duehr, Jasmyn Enyart, Oonagh Ahouse, Aleah Howes and Allie Bieber were among those nominated on motion, technique, stunting ability, and other qualities the NCA staff is looking for.

Of more than 800 high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country that will represent the camp brands of Varsity Spirit in the third annual Varsity Spirit Spectacular at the Walt Disney World® Resort in Orlando, FL from November 29-December 3 of this year, three WHS cheerleaders have chosen to attend this special event.

Wed
20
Sep

Kee football team falls hard in first District 3 road test, 50-6, at Tripoli

Hitting the road Friday, September 15 for the first time in its Eight-Player District 3 schedule this season, the Kee football team headed to the home of one of the District’s still unbeaten teams, Tripoli, a team that had outscored its first three opponents of this season by a combined 144-66 count and had racked up nearly 1,000 yards of combined offense in those first three games. Regardless of what had been accomplished by the high-powered Panthers in their previous games, the football Hawks had early opportunities to contend with Tripoli, but missed out on those opportunities and saw the game roll away to a 50-6 Kee defeat.

Wed
13
Sep

Waukon girls cross country team finishes seventh at unique Waverly-SR meet

The Waukon girls cross country team competed in the uniquely-scored Dick Pollitt Go-Hawk Classic hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, September 5, finishing seventh in the overall 15-team field. The meet is run in “grade” format, where seniors and juniors compete in one race and sophomores and freshmen in another, and team scores are then kept for each grade level as well as an overall team tally.

Meet guidelines for the overall team scoring take the top five individual finishes for a team from each grade race, but no more than two runners from each grade level can be used by a team to calculate its final overall team score. The Indians used at least one scorer from each of the four different grade races to calculate their team score of 55 points that placed them seventh in the final 15 scoring team overall standings.

Wed
13
Sep

Waukon boys cross country team runs to 10th-place overall finish at uniquely-scored Waverly-SR meet

The Waukon boys cross country team competed in the uniquely-scored Dick Pollitt Go-Hawk Classic hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, September 5, finishing 10th in the final overall 16 scoring team standings based on the meet’s grade competition format and unique scoring system. With the meet matching grade levels in two separate races - seniors and juniors competing against one another in one race and sophomores and freshmen doing likewise in another race, and the finishes of only two runners from each grade race being allowed to count in the overall team score made up of five runners from each squad, the Indians finished with 98 team points.

OVERALL TEAM SCORES
Decorah 17; Charles City 27; Mason City 34; Waverly-Shell Rock 44; Western Dubuque 45; Denver 54; Webster City 61; West Delaware 65; Aplington-Parkersburg 86; WAUKON 98; Starmont 118; Grundy Center/G-R 142; Crestwood 149; Jesup 178; Hampton-Dumont 214; Independence 253

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