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18
May

Kee girls track team wraps up team season at Postville Invite, Class 1A State Qualifier


Kee girls track freshman Katie Brennan battles Starmont senior Sarah McMurtry during the 3000 meter run at the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 12. Brennan edged out McMurtry by less than three seconds to win the 3000 meter championship in a new school record time of 11:17.12, earning automatic qualification to compete among the distance elite in the Class 1A State Track Meet this Thursday afternoon, May 19. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

The Kee girls track team had its overall 2016 team season brought to a close this past week, but for a pair of Lady Hawks that season continued on to this week’s season grand finale, the Class 1A State Track Meet in Des Moines. Freshman Katie Brennan and sophomore Kendra Cooper each earned a spot among the Class 1A track and field elite in their respective specialties, Brennan with a championship effort in the 3000 meter run and Cooper with a third-place discus effort at the Hawks’ Class 1A State Qualifying Meet at Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 12.

Wed
18
May

Waukon boys golf team brings season to a close at Northeast Iowa Conference and Class 3A Sectional Tournaments

The Waukon boys golf team wrapped up its 2016 season with a pair of season-ending tournaments on each side of the past weekend, both of those events being played at Decorah. The Indian linksters finished seventh out of eight teams in their Class 3A Sectional Tournament Friday, May 13 at Decorah before returning there Monday, May 16 to finish sixth out seven teams in the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament and bring the season to an official close.

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Wed
18
May

Waukon girls golf team ends season with NEIC and Regional Tournaments

The Waukon girls golf team wrapped up its 2016 season with two final tournaments this past week, finishing near the middle of the pack in both of those 18-hole events. The Indian lady linksters placed fifth in the seven-team field of the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament Tuesday, May 10 hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock after that event was postponed from Monday, May 9, with senior Leslie Sivesind earning All-Conference honors for the Indians. The Tribe then closed out its season with a fourth-place team finish at its Class 3A Regional Tournament at Oelwein Monday, May 16, just a couple places shy of earning further team advancement. Sivesind once again led the Indian charge, falling just one stroke shy of earning regional advancement in the tournament’s individual competition.

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Wed
11
May

Waukon boys track team wins at New Hampton, runner-up at NEIC

The Waukon boys track team wrapped up its regular season with a pair of high-end finishes, winning the New Hampton Invitational Monday, May 2 before finishing as the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet runner-up at home Thursday, May 5. That team runner-up finish was fueled by four Northeast Iowa Conference event championships, two of those won by junior Tyler O’Neill, in the 3200 meter and 1600 meter runs, and one each won by seniors Peyton Hesse, in the 800 meter run, and Wyatt Wille, in the 400 meter hurdles.

The Indians are next scheduled to vie for State Meet qualification this Thursday, May 12 at North Fayette Valley.

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Wed
11
May

Kee girls track team competes in large Ed-Co and UIC meets

The Kee girls track team competed in two of its largest meet fields this past week within two nights of one another, most of the opponents being Upper Iowa Conference colleagues at each meet. The Lady Hawks finished 10th out of 14 teams at the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Tuesday, May 3. Kee then placed ninth out of 11 teams at the annual Upper Iowa Conference Meet hosted by North Fayette Valley in West Union Thursday, May 5, that team finish being fueled by a pair of Upper Iowa Conference event championships won by sophomore Nicki Wood in the long jump and by freshman Katie Brennan in the 3000 meter run.

The Lady Hawks will next compete for State Meet qualification, returning to Edgewood-Colesburg this Thursday, May 12.

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Wed
11
May

Waukon girls track team places fourth at Waverly-SR, fifth at NEIC Meet

The Waukon girls track team competed in a pair of final regular season meets this past week, taking the track a couple final times before vying for State Meet qualification later this week. The Lady Indians finished fourth at the Waverly-Shell Rock Invitational Tuesday, May 3 before placing fifth on their home track at the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet Thursday, May 5. Senior sprinter Madison Snitker paced that Indian NEIC effort, winning her own Northeast Iowa Conference championship by topping Thursday’s 200 meter dash.

The Indians are next scheduled to vie for State Meet qualification this Thursday, May 12 at North Fayette Valley.

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Wed
11
May

Kee track boys compete at MFL/MarMac and annual Upper Iowa Conference meets

The Kee boys track team wrapped up its regular season with a final pair of meets this past week. The Hawks finished eighth at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, May 2 before placing 11th in the annual Upper Iowa Conference Meet hosted by North Fayette Valley at West Union Thursday, May 5.

The Kee track boys will now compete for State Meet qualification this Thursday, May 12 at Edgewood-Colesburg.

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Wed
11
May

Waukon boys golf team picks up first NEIC win at Oelwein

In its only competition of the week, the Waukon boys golf team played at Oelwein Monday, May 2 to complete its regular season dual meet schedule. That schedule completion came with great success, as the Indians secured their only victory of the Northeast Iowa Conference season with a 189-208 win over the host Huskies.

The Indians will now prepare for their Friday, May 13 Class 3A Sectional Tournament at Decorah. The golf boys’ Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament is scheduled to be played Monday, May 16 at Decorah as well.

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Wed
11
May

Waukon girls golf team defeats Oelwein, falls to Charles City to post NEIC home split

The Waukon girls golf team wrapped up its dual meet schedule with a split of two final home meets against a pair of Northeast Iowa Conference opponents to start this past week. The Lady Indians began the week with their third win of the season, defeating Oelwein, 212-247, Monday, May 2 before falling to Charles City by a 205-233 result

Tuesday, May 3 in a dual rescheduled from nearly a month earlier, April 5.

The Indians were scheduled to play in the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament Monday, May 9, but that tournament was postponed to Tuesday, May 10 due to rainy weather. The lady linksters will now prepare for their Class 3A Regional Golf Tournament scheduled for next Monday, May 16 at Oelwein.

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Wed
04
May

Waukon girls track 4x100 competes at Drake Relays

The Waukon girls track team’s 4x100 relay crew competed among the state of Iowa elite Friday, April 29 at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, being one of 80 Iowa high school girls teams to qualify in that event. The Waukon crew of seniors Nicole Behrend and Madison Snitker, and juniors Regan Wasson and Lanci Bulman finished seventh out of eight teams in one of 10 preliminary heats in the event, clocking in at 52.18 seconds.

That time placed them 57th overall out of the 80 teams competing, with just the top eight overall teams from Friday’s preliminary round qualifying for the event finals. Dubuque Wahlert posted the top preliminary time of 48.64 seconds, but ended up third in the Saturday, April 30 event finals with a time of 48.72 seconds. Cedar Rapids Jefferson repeated as the event champion in a time of 48.16 seconds.

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