Sports

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May

Kee boys track team seventh at UIC meet

Flack is UIC discus champ

The Kee boys track team had its regular season brought to a close this past week in limited fashion, as the Hawks had a final invitational meet canceled Monday, May 1 at MFL/MarMac due to cold, rainy weather but were able to compete in the annual Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) Meet Thursday, May 4 at Edgewood-Colesburg. Behind four top-five finishes at the meet, the Kee tracksters tallied 37 team points to finish seventh in the final 11-team standings.

TEAM SCORES
North Fayette Valley 163; South Winneshiek 109; Turkey Valley 78; Starmont 76; Edgewood-Colesburg 68; Clayton Ridge 58.5; KEE 37; Central Elkader 31.5; MFL/MarMac 31; Postville 25; West Central 23

Wed
10
May

Waukon girls golf team fourth at quadrangular, third at NEIC Tournament

Caitlin Shelton, Carley Sweeney, Kylee Hager and Whitney Cota play to All-Conference honors

The Waukon girls golf team had just one date of competition last week, but opened this week with a third-place finish at the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament hosted by Charles City Monday, May 8. The Indians were finally able to make up a postponed April 4 date at Charles City, but ended up competing against more than just the host Comets in what turned out to be a Tuesday, May 2 quadrangular event. The Indian lady linksters also had a Monday, May 1 road dual at Oelwein postponed to a make-up date of Thursday, May 11 to be played, instead, at Waverly-Shell Rock.

Wed
03
May

Kee track girls win Clayton Ridge Invitational; Severson rewrites shot put record for third time

The Kee girls track team ended up having just one meet to compete in as a team this week, winning the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 25. The track Hawks had their Thursday, April 27 meet at MFL/MarMac canceled due to weather. Kee junior Kendra Cooper did compete in the Drake Relays Thursday, April 27 in the discus event, with details of that showcase effort being highlighted in a shaded box in the Sports pages of the print e-dition and e-edition of The Standard.

The Lady Hawks took the Clayton Ridge Invitational team title by a narrow margin, topping the eight-team field once the final team score dust settled. The Kee track girls racked up six event victories and three runner-up finishes to compile 128 points, a championship total just five points ahead of second-place Sumner-Fredericksburg.

Wed
03
May

Waukon boys track team finishes second at Oelwein Invitational

The Waukon boys track team competed in its only meet of this past week when the track Tribe traveled to Oelwein Tuesday, April 25. Despite winning four events and finishing second in three more to help rack up 77 team points, the Indians could not keep pace with Decorah’s 11 event victories and 148 team points in finishing second to the Vikings in the five-team meet field.

TEAM SCORES
Decorah 148; WAUKON 77; Wapsie Valley 69; Dunkerton 45; Oelwein 42

Wed
03
May

Waukon girls track team finishes fifth at own Indian Relays home invitational


Waukon girls track senior Erika Johnson soars through the air on her way to a win in the long jump at the track Tribe’s own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 25. Johnson flew a season-best 16’7” to win the event by a mere quarter inch over New Hampton’s Darian Wegner, and also finished seventh in the 100 meter hurdles and helped the Tribe’s shuttle hurdle relay to third place in her final home track meet. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

Waukon girls track freshman Ellec Armstead elevates over the high jump bar on her way to victory in the event at the track Tribe’s own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 25. Armstead cleared 4’10” to win the high jump, finished seventh in the 200 meter dash and also helped the Indians’ sprint medley and 4x200 relays to third-place finishes. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Indian track girls hosted a near Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet, as all teams but Waverly-Shell Rock visited Waukon Tuesday, April 25 for the Indian Relays. The track Tribe was a fairly gracious host, finishing fifth in the final seven-team standings with 70 points fueled by just a pair of Indian event victories.

The Indians were also scheduled to compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 27 and at the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, May 1 but had both of those meets canceled due to cold and rainy weather. The track Tribe will now battle for conference supremacy at the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet to be hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday, May 4. The Lady Indians will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet to be held at North Fayette Valley in West Union Thursday, May 11, details of which can be found in a shaded box on this week’s Sports pages in the print edition and e-edition of The Standard.

Wed
03
May

Waukon girls golf team splits home pair for first NEIC loss of the season


Waukon girls golf senior Annika Anderson takes a swing in the Indians’ 205-221 home victory over Crestwood Monday, April 24. Anderson shot a 50 to earn runner-up medalist honors in the match. 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 golf team split its two meets at home this past week to suffer its first loss of the season in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play. The Lady Indians first extended their NEIC undefeated streak to three straight matches with a 205-221 win over Crestwood Monday, April 24 before falling for the first time this season to a NEIC foe, a 170-205 home loss to Class 3A second-rated New Hampton Friday, April 28.

Wed
26
Apr

Waukon boys track team finishes fifth at Decorah, second at own Indian Relays


Waukon boys track junior Mitchell Snitker leans for the finish line on his way to victory in the 100 meter dash in 11.65 seconds at the Tribe’s own Indian Relays Friday, April 21. In addition to his 100 meter dash win, Snitker also won the 400 meter hurdles in 56.53 seconds and also teamed up with fellow junior Evan Armstead and the senior tandem of Brandon Regan and Blain Swenson to win the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:03.94. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon boys track team competed in another pair of meets this past week. The track Tribe finished fifth out of seven teams at the Decorah Invitational Monday, April 17 before battling to a second-place team finish at its own Indian Relays Friday, April 21.
The Indians were next scheduled to compete at the Oelwein Invitational Tuesday, April 25 for their only meet this week. The track Tribe will then compete at New Hampton Monday, May 1 before taking part in the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet to be hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday, May 4 and then preparing for its Class 2A State Qualifying Meet to be held at North Fayette Valley Thursday, May 11, details of which can be found in a shaded box on this week’s Sports pages in the print edition and e-edition.

Wed
26
Apr

Kee girls track team dominates its own home invitational, finishes fifth at Crestwood


Kee girls track senior Sydney Strong blasts out of the starting blocks during one of her relay races at the Hawks’ home invitational meet Thursday, April 20. Strong was in on three of the four Kee relay event victories at the meet, teaming up with the junior trio of Kendra Cooper, Ashley Schwartzhoff and Nicki Wood for a win in the sprint medley relay in 2:05.01, doing likewise with Schwartzhoff, Kendra Cooper and sophomore Katie Brennan in the distance medley for a winning time of 4:51.49, and also joining forces with Wood, Schwartzhoff and junior Chloe Severson for victory in the 4x200 relay with a time of 2:04.52. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook.

Kendra Cooper makes more history with first-ever Drake Relays qualification in the discus, Chloe Severson just misses Drake Relays but shatters her own school record in the shot put

The Kee girls track team continued one of its strongest seasons in the existence of the program with another solid week of competition that added more entries to the team’s history book. The Lady Hawks posted a fifth-place finish in the larger, 10-team field at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 18, where junior Chloe Severson unleashed another school record shot put effort. The Kee girls then dominated their own home invitational meet Thursday, April 20, winning 12 of 19 events to claim the meet’s team championship as well.

Wed
26
Apr

Kee boys track team finishes third at home invitational, sixth at Waukon meet


Kee boys track senior Danny Brennan takes a hand-off from junior Tucker Colsch during the final legs of the sprint medley relay at the Hawks’ home invitational meet Thursday, April 20. The pair teamed up with the senior tandem of Clay Olson and Jacob Walleser to finish second in the event in a time of 1:47.41. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook.

The Kee boys track team had a busy latter half of this past week, competing on back-to-back nights but not having to travel far at all to do so. The Hawks first hosted their own home invitational meet for the only time this season, finishing third in that five-team event Thursday, April 20. Kee’s tracksters then stayed within the county to travel to the Waukon Invitational the very next night, finishing sixth in those final six-team standings in a limited participation effort against mainly larger schools Friday, April 21.

Wed
26
Apr

Waukon boys golf team picks up season’s second win between pair of losses

The Waukon boys golf team picked up its second win of the season in a busy week of three matches this past week. The Indians first fell at Decorah by a 215-170 count Monday, April 17 before picking up the week’s lone victory, a 190-203 home triumph over Caledonia, MN Tuesday, April 18. The golf Tribe then fell at home to South Winneshiek by a 195-184 end result Friday, April 21 in a match rescheduled from April 3 due to winter weather.

The Indians were next scheduled to play at Crestwood Monday, April 24 before playing at New Hampton Friday, April 28. An April 25 match at Prairie du Chien, WI has been canceled. The Tribe linksters will then host back-to-back nights to start next week, Oelwein coming to town Monday, May 1 and Postville doing likewise Tuesday, May 2.

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