Sports

Wed
26
Jul

Selected to play in this weekend’s IHSBCA Senior All-Star Series in Carroll ...

Waukon High School baseball senior catcher Carter Schellsmidt has been chosen to play in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) Senior All-Star Series scheduled for this weekend, Thursday, July 27-Saturday, July 29, at Merchants Park in Carroll. Schellsmidt was selected to play catcher for the Small Schools East squad in the series, taking the field with another fellow player from northeast Iowa, South Winneshiek senior Keagen Streeter. He becomes just the third Waukon player to take part in the All-Star Series, joining 1999 Waukon High School graduate Josh Rissman and 1996 graduate Brian Curtin, whose career hits record Schellsmidt surpassed earlier this season.

Wed
26
Jul

Kee softball team plays to 15-18 season record, stays in contention for another UIC title share until the very end during 2023 campaign

The 2023 Kee softball team returned enough players with varsity letterwinning experience to more than fill a nine-player line-up, as all but two eighth graders on this season’s squad brought some veteran varsity experience to this summer’s campaign that ended up at a 15-18 season record. Having more than half of those letterwinners return with just a single year of high school softball experience as freshmen this year, and having that overall young squad play a stringent non-conference schedule that accounted for 14 of this season’s losses, kept the Lady Hawks hovering near an average result in the win-loss column for another season, but the effort they put forth this summer soared far above average and gives veteran Kee softball coach Liz Hill something to look forward to continuing to build upon.

Wed
19
Jul

Waukon High School Football Camp July 31-August 4 for freshmen-seniors

The Waukon High School football coaching staff is hosting its 2023 Waukon Indian Football Camp Monday through Friday, July 31-August 4. The camp, run by the Waukon coaching staff, is a non-contact camp aimed at teaching fundamental instruction in offensive/defensive techniques necessary for the execution of Waukon’s system of play.

Participants should plan to attend camp in shorts and a t-shirt, and should bring football cleats as well as shoes appropriate for the gym. Camp will take place behind Waukon High School on the practice football fields. In the event of lightning or inclement weather, the camp will be held indoors.

The high school camp is for students entering grades 9 through 12 this fall and will be held from 4:30-8 p.m. each evening. Friday, August 4 will last later because it will involve equipment check-out for the season.

Wed
19
Jul

WHS Cross Country Camp slated for July 31-August 3

There will be  a cross country camp Monday through Thursday, July 31-August 3 for boys and girls entering grades 7-12 in the Allamakee Community School District this fall. As always, there is no fee for the camp, which will start at 4 p.m. each day for girls and at 6 p.m. each day for boys. Both the girls and boys camps will be held at the cross country course behind Waukon High School.

Boys and girls entering seventh grade will need to have their completed athletic physical form turned in to the middle school office, or they must bring them to camp, before they will be allowed to participate. All other grades can use their physical exam from the last school year for camp. Participants should bring a completed registration form to the first day of camp, July 31.

 

Wed
12
Jul

Waukon baseball team rallies into extra innings but has season ended with 7-6 loss to MFL/MarMac in 2A district semifinals


Pair of hits to score and drive in a run ... Waukon baseball senior catcher Carter Schellsmidt connects with a pitch in the Indians’ 7-6 loss in nine innings to MFL/MarMac in the semifinal round of Class 2A District Tournament play at New Hampton Wednesday, July 5. Schellsmidt collected a double and a single in five at-bats in the contest to both drive in and score a run, while he also threw out an MFL/MarMac baserunner from behind the plate on a snap throw to first base. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

A major league effort of nine innings of baseball unfortunately resulted in the end of the 2023 Waukon baseball season in the diamond Tribe’s Class 2A District Tournament semifinals match-up Wednesday, July 5 played at New Hampton against MFL/MarMac. The Indians had just lost to those same Bulldogs one week earlier, 3-1, to wrap up their regular season. Finding themselves in a 6-1 hole in their postseason rematch, the Waukon boys rallied to a 6-6 knot in the seventh frame to force extra innings, ultimately having the game snatched away in the ninth frame for a 7-6 loss to end their season.

Wed
12
Jul

Waukon softball team pulls out 7-6 win in final inning of Regional Tournament opener with Crestwood, has season ended at third-rated Dubuque Wahlert


Hustles for the only hit ... Waukon softball senior center fielder Paige Hansmeier steps on the first base bag before a Dubuque Wahlert player covering the base can get her foot on it for an out in the Indians’ 12-0 loss to the third-rated Golden Eagles in the semifinal round of Class 3A District Tournament play Saturday, July 8. This play resulted in the only hit the Indians could muster in their regional tournament battle with the Golden Eagles. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon softball team had its 2023 season brought to a close this past week in regional tournament play, but not before taking an initial step down that postseason path to end up with a split of two Class 3A Region 7 games. The Indians opened their regional tournament schedule with a dramatic, 7-6 win pulled out on the last play of their Thursday, July 6 regional opener at home against Crestwood. Their reward was a regional semifinal match-up with Class 3A’s third-rated team, the Golden Eagles of Dubuque Wahlert, who brought the diamond Tribe’s 2023 campaign to a close with a 12-0 defeat in three innings in Dubuque Saturday, July 8.

Wed
12
Jul

Kee baseball team has season ended with 4-1 loss at South Winn


Lone senior gets game’s final hit ... Kee baseball senior designated hitter Jacob Rolfs awaits his turn at the plate in the Hawks’ 4-1 Class 1A District Semifinals loss at South Winneshiek Wednesday, July 5. Rolfs went one-for-three at the plate in the ballgame, fittingly collecting the Hawks’ final hit of the season, a seventh-inning single with two outs that kept their hopes and his high school career in play for at least one more batter before both came to a close with the loss. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

For the fourth time this season, the Kee baseball team was facing off against a South Winneshiek team that has been its greatest rival in recent years, with this fourth match-up having much more riding on it than their previous three regular season contests when the two teams took to the field Wednesday, July 5 in Calmar in the Class 1A District 6 semifinals. That rivalry of recent years has produced some classic baseball battles between the two clubs, with this semifinals match-up further adding to that mix as the Hawks gave the host Warriors yet another close battle but ended up surrendering their fourth end result this season by three runs or less, this time by a 4-1 final score that brought Kee’s 2023 season to a close.

Wed
05
Jul

Undefeated week for Kee baseball team leads to runner-up UIC finish, advancement down 1A District Tournament trail


Sliding on by; Two hits are team high ... Kee baseball junior third baseman Cam Lind swipes home plate with his hand as he slides past the tag of the Turkey Valley catcher in the Hawks’ 6-1 win in Calmar over the Trojans in the opening round of Class 1A District Tournament play Saturday, July 1. Lind collected a double and single in three at-bats to pace Kee’s offense, also scoring a team-high two runs. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The regular season came to an end and postseason play began for the Kee baseball team this past week, all in victorious fashion as the Hawks wrapped up a runner-up team finish in the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) standings and earned advancement down the Class 1A District Tournament trail with their five wins in six days. Those five Kee wins included a doubleheader sweep of North Fayette Valley at home Monday June 26 by scores of 10-0 in six innings and 9-2, two non-conference wins at the Riverfront Stadium home of the Waterloo Bucks Wednesday, June 28, 8-2 over Iowa Valley and 3-1 in eight innings over Green Mountain-Garwin, and a 6-1 victory over Turkey Vally in the opening round of Class 1A District Tournament play at Calmar Saturday, July 1.

Wed
05
Jul

Kee softball team splits final UIC doubleheaders to end regular season, has campaign ended with eight-inning loss in first round of Regionals


Running down a rally ... Kee softball senior catcher Alison Wagner dives headlong toward third base to tag a West Central baserunner out during a rundown between third and home in the Hawks’ 2-0 loss in eight innings in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Friday, June 30. After catching a pitch from junior pitcher Kaylee Hawes, Wagner fired a throw to eighth grade third baseman Rylee Mudderman, who then executed the rundown with Wagner to ultimately tag out this baserunner and help keep the game scoreless through seven innings of regulation play. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Kee softball team had its regular season, and ultimately its overall 2023 campaign, brought to a close this past week, playing five final games and having the last three of those end up shy of the win column. The Lady Hawks first took a step toward Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) contention with a sweep of two games at West Central Monday, June 26 by scores of 16-2 in four innings and 11-1 in five frames, but had their UIC title hopes derailed Wednesday, June 28 with a doubleheader loss at South Winneshiek, 3-2 and 8-5. Kee’s diamond dwellers kicked off postseason tournament play at home Friday, June 30 with the same West Central team they started this past week with, but did not experience the same result as earlier in the week, battling the Blue Devils through seven innings of scoreless softball before having their season ended by a 2-0 loss in eight frames.

Wed
05
Jul

Waukon baseball team surrenders three final games of regular season, including 5-4 loss in 10-inning marathon at Charles City

The Waukon baseball team brought its regular season to a close this past week, playing three final games, all on the road. The Indians first wrapped up their Northeast Iowa Conference season with a doubleheader loss at Charles City by scores of 15-8 and 5-4 in 10 innings Monday, June 26 before bringing their overall regular season to a close with a 3-1 loss at MFL/MarMac in Monona Wednesday, June 28.

The Indians wrapped up their regular season with a 15-18 season record that includes a mark of 8-12 that placed them fifth in the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) team standings. They are next scheduled to begin Class 2A District Tournament play Wednesday, July 5 against MFL/MarMac at New Hampton.

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