Waukon boys basketball team secures its first win, 60-41 over North Butler, denied another by late New Hampton comeback
Scoring and rebounding leader ... Waukon boys basketball senior Noah Hatlan soars to the hoop for a basket in the Indians’ 63-53 home loss to New Hampton Tuesday, December 13. Hatlan led the Indians in scoring and rebounding with a game-high 17 points and team-best eight rebounds, and he also dished out one assist in the victory. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season this past week, splitting the two games the Indians were able to play out of three scheduled. The bucket Tribe first surrendered a 63-53 defeat at home at the hands of New Hampton Tuesday, December 13 before claiming this season’s first victory, 60-41 over North Butler, at the Wapsie Valley Winter Classic held Saturday, December 17 at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. A Friday, December 16 home game with Waverly-Shell Rock was postponed due to winter weather.
The Indians were next scheduled to play back-to-back nights of competition to wrap up their pre-holiday schedule, traveling to Oelwein Monday, December 19 before playing at Decorah Tuesday, December 20 in another NEIC girl/boy match-up. The Waukon boys will return to action after the holidays with a January 3 non-conference date at Kee before hosting Charles City Friday, January 6.
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