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The Waukon girls golf team played through a busy past week, playing in three different events over the course of the final three days of the week. After being idle the first half of the week due to weather, the Lady Indians finished second at the South Winneshiek Triangular Thursday, May 1 before falling at Charles City, 232-226, Friday, May 2 in a dual meet rescheduled from Monday, April 28. The Waukon lady linksters wrapped up their week finishing fourth at the 18-hole Decorah Quadrangular Saturday, May 3.

Level 10 gymnast Ava Hooten of rural Waterville has once again earned her place among the nation’s best, qualifying for the 2025 USA Gymnastics Development Program Level 10 National Championships, set to take place May 8-11 in Salt Lake City, UT. Hooten secured her spot by achieving the qualification score and finishing within the top seven individuals all-around at the USA Gymnastics Region 4 Championships held April 11-13 in Minneapolis, MN.

Region 4 is comprised of gymnasts from seven states, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, and Nebraska. Hooten competes for TNT Gymnastics out of Richland Center, WI and this is her second consecutive year qualifying for Nationals.

The Waukon boys track and field team competed in a pair of meets this past week, finishing near the middle of the pack at each of those invitationals. The track Tribe first claimed a fifth-place finish at the Decorah Relays Monday, April 21 before finishing third by just one point at its own Indian Relays Thursday, April 24.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete at Crestwood Thursday, May 1 for their only competition scheduled at this point for this week before wrapping up their regular season schedule with a Monday, May 5 meet at New Hampton and then hosting the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Track Meet ever Thursday, May 8. They will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at Crestwood High School.

The Kee girls track and field team participated in a pair of invitational meets as a team this past week, finishing near the middle of the pack in both while one of their own also competed in three of her event specialties among the state of Iowa high school elite. The Lady Hawks claimed a sixth-place team finish at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 22 before hosting their own Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 24 and finishing third in those final team standings.

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In its only meet on the schedule for this past week, the Kee boys track and field team hosted its own Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 24. Battling some rainy, cooler conditions, in addition to four other teams, the Hawks tallied six medal-winning finishes in the top three of their respective events, including three event victories, to fuel themselves to 32 team points and a fourth-place finish in the final five-team standings.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Thursday, May 1 before wrapping up their regular season schedule with the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, May 5 followed by the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) Meet Thursday, May 8 hosted by MFL/MarMac. Kee will then prepare for its Class 1A State Qualifying Meet scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at Edgewood-Colesburg.

The Waukon boys golf team played through a very busy week this past week, playing in three different events over a four-night span. The golf Tribe came within five strokes of making that busy week an undefeated week, winning its lone dual of the week before finishing second and first in a pair of remaining triangular events. The Indians first edged Crestwood by a 171-177 result at home Monday, April 14 before finishing second in a triangular at Tri-City Golf Course in Luana Tuesday, April 15 and then winning another triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon boys were next scheduled to make up their April 1 non-conference date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the Crestwood Invitational Friday, April 25. The golf Tribe will then host Charles City Tuesday, April 29 before playing in a quadrangular event at New Hampton Thursday, May 1.

The Waukon girls golf team played through one of its busiest weeks of the season, playing against one, three and two teams in three different events over four nights this past week. The Lady Indians first fell at Crestwood by a 243-209 result Monday, April 14 before finishing third in a home quadrangular Tuesday, April 15 but rallying back to win a triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon girls were next scheduled to make up their April 1 road date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 24. They will then play at Charles City Monday, April 28 before playing in a non-conference triangular at South Winneshiek Thursday, May 1 and then competing in a Decorah quadrangular Saturday, May 3.

The Waukon girls track and field team put together another strong pair of meets this past week, continuing its season-long invitational trend of finishing in no worse than third place in either of its competitions again this week. The Lady Indians defended their home track and field complex by winning their own Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before claiming a third-place team finish at the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 17.

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The Kee girls track team took part in another pair of meets this past week, although the second of those was brought to an early end by Mother Nature. The Lady Hawks ended up scoring in the 80-point range in both meets, with that result placing Kee sixth in the nine-team Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before the Lady Hawks elevated themselves to a second-place finish at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 17.

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Shawn Martin of Waukon displays his prizewinnings of $50 in Standard Bucks and his winning entry responsible for his championship effort in The Standard’s 2025 College Basketball Bracket Challenge. Martin was one of 37 of this year’s entries to choose Florida to defeat Houston in winning the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Much appreciation goes out to the entrants who took part in this year’s Bracket Challenge, as well as to all the loyal businesses who sponsored the contest to make it possible again this year.