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The Waukon boys golf team played through a very busy week this past week, playing in three different events over a four-night span. The golf Tribe came within five strokes of making that busy week an undefeated week, winning its lone dual of the week before finishing second and first in a pair of remaining triangular events. The Indians first edged Crestwood by a 171-177 result at home Monday, April 14 before finishing second in a triangular at Tri-City Golf Course in Luana Tuesday, April 15 and then winning another triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon boys were next scheduled to make up their April 1 non-conference date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the Crestwood Invitational Friday, April 25. The golf Tribe will then host Charles City Tuesday, April 29 before playing in a quadrangular event at New Hampton Thursday, May 1.

The Waukon girls golf team played through one of its busiest weeks of the season, playing against one, three and two teams in three different events over four nights this past week. The Lady Indians first fell at Crestwood by a 243-209 result Monday, April 14 before finishing third in a home quadrangular Tuesday, April 15 but rallying back to win a triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon girls were next scheduled to make up their April 1 road date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 24. They will then play at Charles City Monday, April 28 before playing in a non-conference triangular at South Winneshiek Thursday, May 1 and then competing in a Decorah quadrangular Saturday, May 3.

The Waukon girls track and field team put together another strong pair of meets this past week, continuing its season-long invitational trend of finishing in no worse than third place in either of its competitions again this week. The Lady Indians defended their home track and field complex by winning their own Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before claiming a third-place team finish at the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 17.

Winters joined by Mudderman, Strong and Mohn in continuing to break records

The Kee girls track team took part in another pair of meets this past week, although the second of those was brought to an early end by Mother Nature. The Lady Hawks ended up scoring in the 80-point range in both meets, with that result placing Kee sixth in the nine-team Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before the Lady Hawks elevated themselves to a second-place finish at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 17.

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Shawn Martin of Waukon displays his prizewinnings of $50 in Standard Bucks and his winning entry responsible for his championship effort in The Standard’s 2025 College Basketball Bracket Challenge. Martin was one of 37 of this year’s entries to choose Florida to defeat Houston in winning the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship. Much appreciation goes out to the entrants who took part in this year’s Bracket Challenge, as well as to all the loyal businesses who sponsored the contest to make it possible again this year.
 

In its only competition of this past week, the Waukon girls golf team got its 2025 season off to a promising start, posting its first victory in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) dual meet play since the 2021 season when they hosted Decorah Tuesday, April 8. Behind medalist honors and four scored golfers tallying rounds in the 50s, the Lady Indians recorded a 219-237 victory over the visiting Vikings.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to play at Crestwood Monday, April 14 before hosting MFL/MarMac, Oelwein and Postville Tuesday, April 15 and then playing a triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17. They will then make up their April 1 road date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 24.

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The Kee boys track and field team competed in a pair of meets this past week, with both of those invitationals featuring large team participation numbers. The Hawks finished in 11th place in the 14-team Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Tuesday, April 8 before placing seventh in the nine-team field of the Foster-Kiesau Relays at Postville Thursday, April 10.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete in Decorah Monday, April 14 before traveling to Monona for the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 17. They will then prepare for their own home invitational meet Thursday, April 24, beginning at 4:30 p.m. with field events.

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The Waukon boys track and field team was finally able to get its outdoor schedule underway, and did so at home Thursday, April 3 after having a Tuesday, April 1 outdoor opener at Sumner-Fredericksburg called off due to winter weather. In what ended up being its outdoor season-opener, its own Early Bird Invitational, the track Tribe didn’t win a varsity event but did record four runner-up finishes and five third-place event results to tally 89 team points and finish fourth in the meet’s eight-team field.

The Indians were next scheduled to take part in the Decorah Invitational Tuesday, April 8 before competing in Postville’s Foster-Kiesau Relays scheduled for Thursday, April 10. Another trip to Decorah Monday, April 14 will be followed by the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 17 with yet a third early-week trip to Decorah coming up Monday, April 21.

The Kee boys track and field team faced an extremely busy start to its outdoor schedule this past week but had it shortened just a bit early on, as a Tuesday, April 1 meet at Sumner-Fredericksburg was called off due to winter weather. However, two other meets remained yet for the track and field Hawks, with those meets being on back-to-back nights and resulting in an eighth-place finish at the Waukon Early Bird Invitational Thursday, April 3 before the Kee boys placed seventh at the North Fayette Valley Invitational Friday, April 4.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete at Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday, April 8 before taking part in Postville’s Foster-Kiesau Relays Thursday, April 10. Kee’s boys will then compete in Decorah Monday, April 14 before traveling to Monona for the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 17.

Lady Hawks’ shuttle hurdle relay of Winters, Mudderman, Strong and Mohn sets new record

The Kee girls track and field team got its outdoor competition schedule underway a little later than originally planned, as the Tuesday, April 1 Sumner-Fredericksburg Invitational the Kee girls were scheduled to compete in was called off due to winter weather. The Lady Hawks still had the Friday, April 4 North Fayette Invitational on their schedule for this past week and finished in the middle of that nine-team field, using six medal-winning efforts to headline a 57-point team result that produced a fifth-place team finish.

The Lady Hawks were next scheduled to compete at Postville Tuesday, April 8 before traveling to Decorah Thursday, April 10. Kee’s girls are then slated to take part in the Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before competing in the MFL/MarMac Invitational at Monona Thursday, April 17.