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The Kee boys track and field team brought its regular season schedule to a close this past week, its final competition preparations before pursuit of its postseason possibilities taking place this week. The Hawks claimed a sixth-place team finish at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, April 29 before finishing in seventh place at the annual Upper Iowa Conference Meet hosted by South Winneshiek in Calmar Thursday, May 2.

The Kee boys are next scheduled to compete in their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet to be hosted by Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 9.

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Senior Wyatt Gulla wins 400m NEIC crown, helps 4x800 repeat as NEIC Champion

The final week of the regular season for the Waukon boys track and field team saw the Indians claim a pair of third-place finishes this past week as they now prepare for possible postseason extension. The track Tribe opened this past week with a third-place team finish at the New Hampton Invitational Monday, April 29 before doing likewise at the annual Northeast Iowa Conference Meet at Charles City Thursday, May 2, where the Indians claimed a pair of NEIC event championships, one of them by senior Wyatt Gulla in the 400 meter dash and the other being anchored by Gulla, as he joined forces with sophomore Brandon Leppert and fellow seniors Skyler Dugan and Jack O’Neill for repeat NEIC supremacy in the 4x800 relay.

The Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Denver Thursday, May 9.

Senior Kloe Hemmersbach wins discus NEIC Championship

The Waukon girls track and field team took part in its final meets prior to the postseason this past week. The Lady Indians brought home a second-place team finish from the large Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, April 29 before ending up in sixth place at the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet hosted by Charles City Thursday, May 2, with senior Kloe Hemmersbach being crowned the NEIC Champion in the discus for the track Tribe’s lone league title collected on the night.

The Lady Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet to be hosted by Denver Thursday, May 9.

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The Waukon girls golf team played in a busy week this past week that would have been even busier if not for the postponement of a Friday, April 26 home date with Charles City and North Fayette Valley to a Monday, April 29 make-up date. The remainder of the Lady Indians’ week included a pair of multiple team competitions and one dual event, with the golf Tribe finishing third behind two larger schools at the Waverly-Shell Rock triangular Monday, April 22 before falling at home to South Winneshiek, 217-252, Tuesday, April 23 and then finishing fourth in an 18-hole tournament at Decorah Saturday, April 27.

The Waukon girls track team pulled double duty this past week, competing in a pair of meets and vaulting from a middle-of-the-pack finish to a dominating team win as the week played out. The Lady Indians finished in the middle of the seven-team pack at their own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 23 before throwing, jumping and running away with the team title at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 25.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to take part in the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet, which will be hosted by Charles City Thursday, May 2. They will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet to be hosted by Denver Thursday, May 9.

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The Kee girls track team competed in a pair of meets hosted by fellow Upper Iowa Conference teams this past week. Both competitions resulted in third-place team finishes for the Lady Hawks, as they finished in that bronze-medal position out of seven teams at the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 23 before doing likewise at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 25 and just missing out on a second-place team finish by merely a single point.

The Kee girls were next scheduled to compete in the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet to be hosted by South Winneshiek this Thursday, May 2. They will then prepare for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet to be hosted by Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 9.

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In a second consecutive week with just one meet on its schedule, the Kee boys track team traveled to Guttenberg to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Thursday, April 25. Behind the lead of one each of first- and second-place finishes, as well as four third-place results, the Hawks tallied 70.5 team points to finish in fourth place, just a single point behind the host school’s third-place finish.

The Kee boys were next scheduled to compete in the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet to be hosted by South Winneshiek Thursday, May 2. They will then prepare for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet to be hosted by Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 9.

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The Waukon girls track team ended up with just one night of competition this past week but was represented on that one night at two different locations. A majority of the Lady Indians’ squad competed in the Gary Bottorff Invitational hosted by Kee High School in Lansing Thursday, April 18, where they finished second in the final seven-team standings in a close battle with the host squad, while several Waukon competitors also traveled to Manchester to compete in the West Delaware Invitational that same evening as well, taking part in just four events but scoring well in three of them to finish 11th in that 14-team field.

Avoiding the worst of the weather systems that plagued the middle of this past week, the Waukon boys track and field team was able to book-end this past week with a pair of competitions. The Indians placed fourth at the Decorah Invitational held Monday, April 15 before claiming a runner-up finish at their own Indian Relays held Friday, April 19.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete at the Crestwood Invitational Thursday, April 25 and will then make a trip to New Hampton Monday, April 29. They will then prepare for the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet Thursday, May 2 at Charles City.

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In what was its only competition scheduled for this past week, the Kee boys track team hosted its only home meet of the season, welcoming six other teams to the Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 18 after a wet, cool start to that day. The Hawks posted four event victories on the night to lead their way to 74 team points and a runner-up finish in the seven-team field.

The Kee boys are next scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Thursday, April 25. They will then take part in the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, April 29 before competing in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet to be hosted by South Winneshiek Thursday, May 2.

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