Split of two games this past week for Waukon girls basketball team includes record-setting defensive effort in 58-11 shut-down of Oelwein


Headband harassment ... Waukon girls basketball junior Grace Howe (left) and senior Carley Sweeney (right) match up their defensive efforts, as well as their headband choice, in trapping this Caledonia ballhandler in the Indians’ 36-57 home loss to the Warriors Thursday, December 7. Howe finished the game with three points, two steals and one assist, and Sweeney also added a steal to the Indian defensive effort in the game. 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 split its pair of games this past week played on back-to-back nights, falling to another strong non-conference opponent but remaining undefeated in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play. The Indians fell at home to Caledonia, MN Thursday, December 7 by a 36-57 final result but bounced back in record-setting fashion to dominate Oelwein, 58-11, in a Friday, December 8 road game that allowed the fewest points by an opponent in program history, rewriting the previous record of 14 points last allowed during the 2002-2003 season.

Waukon was next scheduled to face both of last season’s Northeast Iowa Conference co-champions this week, hosting Class 3A second-rated Crestwood Tuesday, December 12 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock in a rare girl-boy doubleheader for the Indians Friday, December 15. The Lady Indians will then wrap up the 2017 portion of this season’s schedule, playing at Clayton Ridge Monday, December 18 and at Decorah Thursday, December 21. The basketball Tribe will then return to action after the holidays with a pair of home games, Tuesday, January 2 against MFL/MarMac and Friday, January 5 against Charles City.

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