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Feb

Kee basketball girls split pair on back-to-back nights for just third loss of their season


Kee girls basketball junior Ellie Cooper takes the ball strong to the basket in the Hawks’ 59-42 loss at home to Clayton Ridge Friday, February 6. Cooper scored nine points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out two assists and swiped a steal for an all-around contributing effort in the ballgame. 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.

The Kee girls basketball team split its pair of games this past week, having its schedule rearranged a bit to end up with back-to-back nights of basketball. The Hawks’ Tuesday, February 3 game at North Fayette Valley was postponed by winter weather, but could only be worked into the host Hawks’ schedule Monday, February 9, which was supposed to be Kee’s regular season finale at De Soto, WI.
Instead, the De Soto game was moved to Thursday, February 5 and resulted in a 54-12 Kee rout of the host Pirates. The following night, however, the Lady Hawks were dealt just their third loss of the season, 59-42, by a Clayton Ridge team that is one of the other top teams in the Upper Iowa Conference.

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11
Feb

Waukon girls basketball team falls at Caledonia, wins at Oelwein

The Waukon girls basketball team split its pair of road contests this past week to bring its Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) season to a close with a fifth-place team finish in the final seven-team league standings. The Lady Indians first fell at Caledonia, MN Monday, February 2 by a 71-47 final result before bouncing back with a 60-42 NEIC win at Oelwein Friday, February 6.
Now holding a 7-13 overall record and completing a 4-8 season in the Northeast Iowa Conference, the Indians were scheduled to wrap up their regular season schedule at home against Prairie du Chien, WI Tuesday, February 10. The Indians will then open postseason tournament play Saturday, February 14 at Dyersville Beckman, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Wed
04
Feb

Kee girls basketball team gets back on winning track with two more victories


Kee girls basketball junior Mikayla Gavin launches this shot attempt in the Hawks’ 48-46 home win over Starmont Tuesday, January 27. Gavin led the Hawks in the contest with 12 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots, also posting one each of assists and steals. 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.

The Kee girls basketball team got back on the winning track this past week after just its second loss of the season in the week prior, starting up another winning streak with back-to-back wins at home. The Lady Hawks were able to pull out a 48-46 win over Starmont Tuesday, January 27 before running away from West Central Friday, January 30 by a 55-28 end result.
Improving to 16-2 overall, 11-2 in the Upper Iowa Conference, the Hawks were scheduled to travel to North Fayette Valley Tuesday, February 3 before hosting their final regular season home game Friday, February 6 against Clayton Ridge and then bringing the regular season schedule to a close with a Monday, February 9 non-conference road game at DeSoto, WI. The Kee girls will then begin postseason tournament play Thursday, February 12 at home against Central Elkader at 7 p.m. and will host a second-round game as well Tuesday, February 17.

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04
Feb

Kee boys basketball team falls in pair of Upper Iowa Conference home games


Kee boys basketball senior Marquise Phillips elevates to the basket in the Hawks’ 72-48 home loss to West Central Friday, January 30. Phillips scored four points, grabbed six rebounds and tallied one each of assists and steals to aid the Hawk cause in the ballgame. 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.

The Kee boys basketball team started a final regular season home stretch with a pair of losses this past week. The Hawks were handed a 61-57 loss by Starmont Tuesday, January 27 before also falling to Upper Iowa Conference-leading West Central, 72-48, Friday, January 30.
Holding a 2-16 overall season record, 1-12 in the Upper Iowa Conference, the Hawks were slated to host North Fayette Valley Tuesday, February 3 and Clayton Ridge Friday, February 6 before wrapping up their regular season schedule with a Tuesday, February 10 home date with Seneca, WI. Kee will then open postseason tournament play Monday, February 16 at a site and against an opponent yet to be determined as of press deadline.

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Wed
04
Feb

Waukon girls basketball team wins one of four during busiest week of the season


Waukon girls basketball junior Nicole Behrend launches a three-point blast in the Indians’ 68-52 home win over Spring Grove, MN Monday, January 26. Behrend fired away for a trio of the long distance bombs for a team-high 19 points in addition to dishing out two assists and posting three each of steals and rebounds in the contest. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

The Waukon girls basketball team battled through its busiest week of the season, playing four games in a matter of five nights this past week. The end results of that busy week started off well for the Indians with a 68-52 home win over Spring Grove, MN Monday, January 26, but got progressively worse, as the Tribe fell at New Hampton Tuesday, January 27, 54-48, suffered a 58-49 home loss to MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 29 in a game rescheduled from earlier in the month, and then surrendered a 52-31 loss at home to Class 3A sixth-rated Crestwood after playing the highly-regarded Cadettes to just a two-point halftime deficit.

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04
Feb

Waukon wrestling team finishes seventh at Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament

The Waukon wrestling team competed in its final event prior to postseason tournament competition Saturday, January 31 at the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament hosted by New Hampton High School. The Indians had wrestlers competing in just nine of the possible 14 weight classes, with a couple of those weight classes missing their regular wrestlers. The end result was just a pair of fourth-place finishes headlining the mat Tribe’s individual placewinnings on the way to 65 team points and a seventh-place team finish. The Indians will now prepare for postseason tournament competition at their Class 2A Sectional Tournament being hosted by North Fayette Valley in West Union this Saturday, February 7.

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Wed
04
Feb

Waukon boys basketball team falls to pair of NEIC opponents


Waukon boys basketball sophomore Tanner Mathis glides underneath the basket for this shot attempt in the Indians’ 80-53 home loss to Class 2A top-five rated New Hampton Tuesday, January 27. Mathis finished the game with four points, two steals and one rebound. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

For the first time this season, the Waukon boys basketball team lost consecutive games within the same week, battling through a pair of losses this past week against Northeast Iowa Conference opponents. The Indians were dealt an 80-53 loss at home by Class 2A top-five rated New Hampton Tuesday, January 27 before having the tables turned on them from a previous match-up against Crestwood, suffering a 57-46 loss at the home of the Cadets Friday, January 30.

Wed
28
Jan

Waukon wrestling team falls in final home duals, finishes third at Riceville Tourney


The Waukon wrestling senior pair of Gunnar Grangaard (pictured above) at 152 pounds and Adam Benzing at 145 pounds wrapped up the final home dual meet of their high school wrestling careers in victorious fashion, book-ending the Indians’ 52-20 home loss to Oelwein Thursday, January 22 with half of the four Indian wins in the dual. Grangaard opened the dual getting a leg up on Oelwein junior Alexander Hepperle before pinning him in a time of 2:22 and Benzing’s result was right on the nose as he finished off the dual with a 10-0 major decision over Oelwein junior Elliott Phillips. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

The Waukon wrestling team brought its regular season to a close this past week, completing its dual meet season with a pair of losses before wrestling to a third-place finish at the Riceville Tournament. The wrestling Tribe fell to both Class 3A 10th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, 56-18, and Oelwein, 52-20, in its final dual meet event of the regular season Thursday, January 22 before claiming five individual runner-up finishes on the way to finishing third in the eight-team Riceville Tournament Saturday, January 24.
The Indians finished the regular season with an overall record of 7-17, 0-6 in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC). They will now prepare for the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament to be held at New Hampton Saturday, January 31 before opening postseason tournament competition at their Class 2A Sectional Tournament being hosted by North Fayette Valley in West Union Saturday, February 7.

Wed
28
Jan

Waukon boys basketball team wins OT thriller at Charles City, falls to Decorah

The Waukon boys basketball team split its pair of Northeast Iowa Conference contests this past week, fighting back from late deficits in both games but only being able to finish off one of those comeback efforts. The Indians overcame a double-digit halftime deficit to pull out a 63-58 overtime victory at Charles City Tuesday, January 20 before having Decorah fend off another late Indian comeback effort to suffer a 71-60 loss at home to the Vikings Friday, January 23.
Currently holding a 9-5 overall record, 3-4 in the Northeast Iowa Conference, the Indians were slated to continue their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule this week with a Tuesday, January 27 home game against New Hampton before traveling to Crestwood Friday, January 30. The Tribe will then play host to Caledonia, MN Tuesday, February 3 and Oelwein Thursday, February 6.

Wed
28
Jan

Waukon basketball girls avenge loss to Decorah, just miss same feat against Charles City

The Waukon girls basketball team split a pair of Northeast Iowa Conference games this week, showing improvement by avenging one sizable early-season loss and nearly pulling off that feat twice. The Indians came up just shy of paying back an earlier 15-point loss to Charles City, but fell short, 47-42, in a home battle with the Comets Tuesday, January 20. The Tribe did, however, avenge an initial 33-point loss to Decorah by pulling out a 59-56 road win over the host Vikings Friday, January 23.

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