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06
Nov

Waukon boys cross country team finishes seventh among Class 2A State Meet elite behind All-State finish from senior Isaac Reisinger


Reisinger runs to his first-ever All-State finish ... Waukon boys cross country senior Isaac Reisinger (in the individual photo below) raises his arms in celebration after his name is announced as one of the All-State honorees who finished among the top-15 individuals at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet held at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge Saturday, November 2. Reisinger is pictured above with this year’s Class 2A All-State top-15 individual finishers, including (left to right) Denver junior Myles Matthias, 15th in 16:31.1; Mid-Prairie Wellman senior Preston Yutzy, 14th in 16:28.7; Oelwein senior Caleb Schunk, 13th in 16:27.9; Pella Christian junior Sawyer Meinders, 12th in 16:27.2; Waukon senior Isaac Reisinger, 11th in a career-best 16:25.3; Spirit Lake senior Dietrich Dirks, 10th in 16:23.8; Jesup senior Nathan Pint, 9th in 16:23.0; Oelwein senior Conall Sauser, 8th in 16:19.7; Denver freshman Jesse Gomez, 7th in 16:19.7; Garner-Hayfield-Ventura senior Zach Flatebo, 6th in 16:10.1; Clarinda senior Kyle Wagoner, 5th in 16:09.2; Mid-Prairie Wellman senior Emmett Swartzentruber, 4th in 15:56.4; Spirit Lake senior Brandon Hughes, 3rd in 15:55.4; Vinton-Shellsburg junior Alex Torres, Runner-Up in 15:55.3; and Grundy Center junior Emerson Vokes, Champion in 15:37.5. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

Senior leadership one final time ... Waukon boys cross country seniors Isaac Reisinger (left in foreground) and Caleb Helgerson (right in background) provided one last dose of leadership for the distance Tribe at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge Saturday, November 2. Reisinger wrapped up his high school career with his first-ever All-State finish in the meet’s overall top-15 individuals in his fourth consecutive State Meet appearance for the Tribe, placing 11th overall, eighth for team scoring, in a personal-best time of 16:25.3. Helgerson also brought his high school career to a close with his third State Meet for the Indians, claiming a 53rd-place overall finish, 37th for team scoring, in a clocking of 17:27.3. 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 cross country team’s Saturday, November 2 participation in the Class 2A State Meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge was one of exceeding, extending and enhancing. Ranked 11th among Class 2A teams heading into that season grand finale, the distance Tribe exceeded those expectations by running to a seventh-place team finish that extended the Indians’ current streak of five consecutive top-10 State Meet team finishes, while further enhancing the Waukon legacy at that season grand finale with an All-State individual finish among the most elite of its distance colleagues.

Wed
06
Nov

Waukon girls cross country team finishes 12th among Class 2A elite at first State Cross Country Meet team appearance in five seasons


Leads the Lady Indian effort ... Waukon girls cross country freshman Miriam Downing leads this small pack at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge Saturday, November 2. Downing paced the Lady Indian effort at the season grand finale with her 36th-place overall finish in the meet field of 136 runners, 21st for team scoring, in a time of 20:25.6. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

Competing for the first time in five seasons as an entire team at the destination where all Iowa high school cross country teams strive to be, the Waukon girls cross country team exceeded the expectations of many in running to a 12th-place team finish at the Class 2A State Cross Country Meet held at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge Saturday, November 2. Ranked 13th among this year’s Class 2A distance elite heading into the season grand finale, the young Lady Indian squad without a senior on its State Meet crew finished one spot higher than that ranking, tallying 238 points to finish 12th in that 15-team Class 2A field, with that team total being just three points out of cracking the top-10 in those final team standings.

Wed
30
Oct

Waukon girls cross country team ends four-year team absence from State Meet, claims final third-place qualifying spot by just two points


All-District pacesetter in top-10 ... Waukon girls cross country freshman Miriam Downing maintains a lead over this fellow front-running individual at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Monticello Thursday, October 24. Downing led the Indian effort at the meet with her ninth-place individual finish, both overall and for team scoring, in a time of 20:20.7. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

It’s been a quest five years in the making, and the Waukon girls cross country team made it happen by nearly the narrowest of margins at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Monticello Thursday, October 24. Competing in a 14-team field that featured five teams ranked within the top-20 of all Class 2A squads in the state of Iowa, the 12th-rated Lady Indians were tied even with the 13th-rated Monticello squad hosting the event through four scored runners, with the distance Tribe’s number-five and final scored runner finishing just ahead of the host Panthers’ final two scored runners, helping provide the Indians’ 85 team points that edged out Monticello’s 87 points for the third and final State Meet qualifying team finish.

Wed
30
Oct

Waukon boys cross country team runs to runner-up finish at State Qualifying Meet to earn fifth consecutive State Meet qualification


Second-time All-District finisher ... Waukon boys cross country junior Brandon Leppert leads this small pack at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Monticello Thursday, October 24. Leppert ran to his second consecutive All-District finish in the top-15 with his 12th-place finish, both overall and for team scoring, in a time of 17:21.4. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

In a field of 15 teams featuring four rated within the top-15 of Class 2A, at least one of those four was going to have its 2024 season brought to a close at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet hosted by 15th-rated Monticello Thursday, October 24. Running in the lowest team scoring pack time spread of all four of those teams (1:11.8 between their first and fifth runners), the Waukon cross country boys made sure their string of State Meet qualification would extend to a fifth consecutive year, as the 10th-rated distance Tribe tallied 63 team points to finish in second place behind second-rated Denver and ahead of 12th-rated Tipton, with those host school Panthers missing that final qualification cut by a seven-point margin.

Wed
30
Oct

Waukon football team takes upset bid of eighth-rated Anamosa to game’s final couple minutes, has season ended with 46-40 defeat


Making him miss ... Waukon football senior Jaxon Brinkman makes an Anamosa defender miss on a tackle attempt in the Indians’ 46-40 loss in the opening round of the Class 2A State Play-Offs at the home of the eighth-rated Blue Raiders Friday, October 25. Brinkman completed five of 12 pass attempts for 95 yards and one touchdown and also ran for 130 yards and two touchdowns on 30 carries while also wrapping up five solo tackles and three assisted stops in the season-ending loss. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

For all but the final 1:19 of its Friday, October 25 first-round State Play-Off match-up at eighth-rated Anamosa, the Waukon football team looked to be on its way to shaking up the Class 2A State Play-Off picture with a rare four-seed upset of a top-seeded team. However, after - literally - running away to a 32-12 halftime lead behind a strong ground game and holding a 40-18 lead as the third quarter neared its halfway point, the 3-5 Indian grid squad watched that upset bid of 7-1 Anamosa erode away to a 28-0 outscoring of the Tribe over the game’s final quarter-and-a-half, including the final dagger that came with 1:19 left to play that gave the host Blue Raiders their first lead of the game that would stand as a 46-40 end to the football Tribe’s 2024 campaign.

Wed
30
Oct

Kee volleyball team has season ended with three-set loss at Turkey Valley in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play


Diggin’ the effort ... Kee volleyball senior Violet Nehman reaches out to dig up this bump in the Hawks’ three-set loss at Turkey Valley in the opening round of Class 1A Regional Tournament play Monday, October 21. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Kee volleyball team had its 2024 campaign brought to a close Monday, October 21 in the opening round of its Class 1A Regional Tournament at the home of a fellow Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) net squad. The Lady Hawks traveled to Turkey Valley for that opening postseason match-up, taking on a Trojan squad that had swept them by scores of 25-7, 25-9 and 25-10 earlier this season. Although Kee’s net squad opened the match with a much stronger effort against its fellow UIC foe, the Hawks still fell victim to a three-set sweep by Turkey Valley by scores of 25-16, 25-7 and 25-9.

Wed
23
Oct

PLAY-OFF BOUND! Waukon football team blasts its way into the Class 2A State Play-Offs with 52-21 home win over New Hampton


Following the front line to a career-high ... Waukon football senior Graine Curtin (left) follows the blocking lead of fellow seniors Preston Dietrich and Ethan Baker (left to right at right) on his way toward the end zone in the Indians’ 52-21 home win over New Hampton Friday, October 18. Behind the blocking efforts of his front line and some tough yards after contact, Curtin racked up a career-best 138 yards and four touchdowns on 13 carries in the win. Baker also led Waukon’s defense with six solo tackles, while Curtin and Dietrich each added two solo stops. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

Indians to open Class 2A State Play-Offs at 10th-rated Anamosa this Friday

Much more was at stake in the Waukon football team’s Friday, October 18 final regular season game at home against New Hampton than just another win or loss in the two teams’ recent rivalry of close games late in the season, as the game winner would earn qualification for the Class 2A State Play-Offs, while the losing team would see its season come to a close at the end of its regular season schedule.

Wed
23
Oct

Kee volleyball team wraps up regular season with UIC home loss to Clayton Ridge


Double digs ... Kee volleyball freshman Alexus Rowan (photo above) and sophomore Alicia Colsch (photo below) hustle for digs in the Hawks’ three-set loss at home to Clayton Ridge Tuesday, October 15. Photos by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Kee volleyball team brought its regular season schedule to a close this past week with one final opportunity to secure its first Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) match win of the season when the Lady Hawks hosted Clayton Ridge Tuesday, October 15. With five of the visiting Eagles’ seven match wins this season being in UIC action, the match ended up continuing each squad’s conference fate in league play, as the Hawks fell in three consecutive sets.

The volleyball Hawks were next scheduled to begin their Class 1A regional tournament trail Monday, October 21 at and against fellow UIC squad Turkey Valley.

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Wed
23
Oct

Kee football team brings regular season to a close with 49-6 non-district loss at undefeated Edgewood-Colesburg; State Play-Offs start this Friday

Hawks travel to fifth-rated Gladbrook-Reinbeck to start Eight-Player postseason

The Kee football team knew it was going to have its hands full in wrapping up its regular season at undefeated Edgewood-Colesburg (Ed-Co) in a non-district clash Friday, October 18. Unfortunately, the Hawks made the host Vikings’ hands full as well early in the contest, as four of Kee’s first five drives of the contest filled Ed-Co’s hands with three interceptions and a fumble recovery that gave an already potent Viking offense many more opportunities the host squad didn’t miss out on in scoring on all but two of its nine possessions on the night while the Hawks were held to their lowest scoring total of the season in suffering a 49-6 defeat.

Wed
23
Oct

Waukon volleyball team comes up shy of any match wins at NEIC Tournament to claim another fifth-place finish among league foes

The Waukon volleyball team played in its final competition event prior to postseason tournament action, taking part in what is destined to be the last-ever Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Tournament Saturday, October 19 hosted by Crestwood High School in Cresco. Having played through the NEIC dual match season without a match win and just a single set win against their four fellow NEIC foes, the Indian netters remained without a match win in their four matches at Saturday’s NEIC finale, being swept by Charles City, Crestwood, Decorah and New Hampton in two sets each to end up in fifth place in the final tournament team results.

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