Win in final seconds kicks off undefeated week for Waukon girls basketball team
Waukon girls basketball sophomore McKenzie Cooper puts up this shot attempt over a pair of Spring Grove, MN defenders in the Indians’ 45-44 home victory over the Lions Monday, January 30. Cooper scored a team-high 11 points in the contest, grabbed eight rebounds and posted one each of assists, steals and blocked shots. 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 basketball team posted an undefeated week, pulling out a non-conference thriller before handling the two teams that sit beneath the Indians in this season’s Northeast Iowa Conference standings. The Indians’ week began with a 45-44 home triumph over Spring Grove, MN secured in the game’s final seconds before downing both Charles City and Decorah on back-to-back nights at home, 38-28 Friday, February 3 and 47-19 Saturday, February 4 in a game rescheduled twice with the Vikings from its original January 3 date.
Evening its season record to 10-10, including a 4-7 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the basketball Tribe was scheduled to travel to Decorah Tuesday, February 7 to wrap up its regular season before beginning postseason tournament play Saturday, February 11 at third-rated Crestwood, details of which can be found in a shaded box elsewhere on this same page.
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