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In what turned out to be its only competition of the week due to icy conditions that postponed a Tuesday, January 17 game at North Fayette Valley, the Kee girls basketball team coupled a double-digit scoring effort in each of its four quarters at Central Elkader Friday, January 20 with a single-digit defensive effort in three of those four quarters to come away with a 55-31 Upper Iowa Conference victory. The Lady Hawks nearly doubled-up the host Warriors in each of the game’s three first quarters to build as much as a nearly 30-point lead before having the fourth quarter play out nearly even.

Having played the Oelwein Huskies to just an eight-point road victory in early December during a back-and-forth battle through alternating quarters, the Waukon boys basketball team, instead, used a dominating third quarter to pull away from an otherwise much tighter contest when they hosted the Huskies in their second match-up of the season Friday, January 20. In a swing of momentum that actually began with a 5-0 run to end the second frame, the Indians furthered that momentum with a 24-8 outscoring of the visiting Huskies in that third period to distance themselves on the way to their highest point total of the season and an 81-57 victory.

The Waukon wrestling team prepared for its final tournament run of the season by wrapping up its dual meet season and then bringing its regular season tournament schedule to a season-best finish this past week. The Indians matched up in their final dual meets of the season in a double-dual at Charles City Thursday, January 19, falling to both the host Comets, 46-34, and then Class 3A fifth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, 78-5. The mat Tribe bounced back from that double-dual sweep with its first tournament championship of the season, winning the six-team Cat Invitational hosted by Riceville High School Saturday, January 21.

The Indians wrapped up their dual meet season with a 9-16 overall record, including a 1-5 mark in the Northeast Iowa Conference that placed them in a tie for sixth place with Charles City. The wrestling Tribe will now prepare to host the Northeast Iowa Conference Wrestling Tournament Saturday, January 28, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Waukon High School gym.

The Waukon girls basketball team looked to be riding a post-holiday wave of momentum, adding a third consecutive win early in this past week before building a double-digit second half lead in its fourth game since the new year began. That early win was a 46-43 comeback triumph over North Fayette Valley Monday, January 9 before the Tribe had that comeback table turned in suffering a 62-55 loss at home to New Hampton Friday, January 13.

The Waukon boys basketball team started out its busy three-game slate pretty well this past week, but couldn’t maintain that success rate as the week came to a close. The basketball Tribe opened the week with a 76-45 manhandling of North Fayette Valley at home Monday, January 9 before falling in back-to-back contests that included an 81-46 Northeast Iowa Conference loss at New Hampton Friday, January 13 followed by a 63-58 loss at home to Waterloo East Saturday, January 14.

Now holding a 3-6 season record, 1-4 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the basketball Tribe was scheduled to make up its postponed January 3 game at Decorah Monday, January 16 before hosting Oelwein Friday, January 20. The Indians will then play at Spring Grove, MN Monday, January 23 before traveling to Crestwood Tuesday, January 24 and then playing at Class 3A top-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 27.

After ending the previous week with rare back-to-back losses, the Kee girls basketball team remedied that ailment quickly with an undefeated effort this past week. The Lady Hawks swept two Upper Iowa Conference opponents on consecutive nights, downing Edgewood-Colesburg, 47-25, in a Thursday, January 12 road contest that had been postponed from Tuesday, January 10 before posting a 53-41 victory at home over MFL/MarMac Friday, January 13.

Now holding an 8-3 overall season record, including a 6-2 effort in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Class 1A sixth-rated Kee basketballers were scheduled to play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 and then at Central Elkader Friday, January 20. The Lady Hawks will then host Starmont Tuesday, January 24 before playing at Clayton Ridge Thursday, January 26 and then hosting Postville Friday, January 27.

The Kee boys basketball team played through one of its toughest weeks of the season, not only having to play three games on consecutive nights but having to do so against some high-powered offenses in falling in all three of those contests. The Hawks first fell at Edgewood-Colesburg, 67-44, Thursday, January 12 in a game postponed from Tuesday, January 10 due to winter weather. Returning home didn’t change Kee’s fortune much, as they then fell in back-to-back home contests, 74-46 to MFL/MarMac Friday, January 13 and 76-48 Saturday, January 14.

Now holding a 2-10 overall record, 2-7 in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Hawks were scheduled to host North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 before playing at Central Elkader Friday, January 20 in another UIC pair. Kee will then host Starmont Tuesday, January 24 before hosting Postville Friday, January 27.

The Waukon girls basketball team hit the hardcourt after the holiday break with a pair of back-to-back road games, putting both in the win column to double its win total for the season. The Indians used a fourth quarter surge to pull out a 67-58 victory at MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 5 before traveling to Charles City Friday, January 6 to battle a yet winless Comet squad to a 39-27 victory with another strong second half effort.

The basketball Indians also had a Tuesday, January 3 home game scheduled with Decorah postponed due to icy conditions. That game is now scheduled to be made up Monday, January 16.

The Kee girls basketball team was scheduled to return to the hardcourt following the holiday break with its busiest week of the season, slated to play four games in a matter of six nights. However, a Tuesday, January 3 game at Seneca, WI was called off due to icy weather conditions and has not been rescheduled as of yet.

The Kee boys basketball team returned to the hardcourt following the holiday break to play to a split of two home games against Upper Iowa Conference opponents. The Hawks began 2017 with a 56-53 comeback victory over South Winneshiek Monday, January 2 in a game rescheduled from December 16, and then battled Clayton Ridge to another close UIC contest before letting the game get away in the final quarter to suffer a 56-39 home defeat to the Eagles Friday, January 6.

Now holding a 2-7 overall record, 2-5 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks were scheduled to play at Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday, January 10 before returning home to host MFL/MarMac Friday, January 13 and then Seneca, WI Saturday, January 14. The basketball Hawks will then play host to North Fayette Valley Tuesday, January 17 before playing at Central Elkader Friday, January 20.