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The 2015 season turned out to be yet another in a recent string of success for the Waukon football program. For the third time in the past four seasons - starting with the 2012 season, the gridiron Tribe not only qualified for the Class 2A State Play-Offs, but also took that qualification to at least two postseason victories and advancement to the quarterfinal round of those Class 2A Play-Offs.

The Waukon wrestling team wrapped up its pre-holiday schedule with a busy latter half of the week, hosting another home double-dual before competing in a weekend tournament. The Indians were swept by both Class 2A fifth-rated Crestwood, 51-24, and by New Hampton, 57-18, in that home double-dual Thursday, December 17 before placing sixth in the 11-team Doug Guilford Tournament hosted by Starmont High School Saturday, December 19.
Sporting a 4-5 season record, 0-3 in Northeast Iowa Conference action, the Indians will now break for the holidays, returning to action Saturday, January 2 at the Central Elkader Tournament.
 

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The Kee girls basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season by starting another winning streak with a sweep of two Upper Iowa Conference games this past week. The Lady Hawks posted a 56-35 win at South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 15 before completing their undefeated week with a 58-39 home win over Starmont Friday, December 18.
Holding a 7-1 overall record on the season, 5-1 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Lady Hawks were scheduled to play host to DeSoto, WI Tuesday, December 22 before the holiday break. They will then return to the court January 5 at home against West Central.

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The Decorah High School swimming team hosted a double dual event Friday, December 18, falling to Waterloo by a 93-77 count but also defeating Vinton-Shellsburg, 126-34. Waterloo also defeated Vinton-Shellsburg by a 138-27 count in the other dual meet of the event. Waukon High School senior Mason McMillan competed for the Vikings in four events, including two individual races that saw him place fifth in the 500 Yard Freestyle in a time of 6:25.79 and also finish seventh in the 100 Yard Breaststroke with a clocking of 1:22.44. McMillan was also a part of two Decorah relay teams that competed, anchoring both the 200 Yard Freestyle Relay to a fifth-place finish in 1:54.51 and the 200 Yard Medley Relay to a fourth-place finish with a clocking of 2:03.29. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Bissell, Decorah Newspapers.
 

After starting off the 2015-2016 basketball season with a three-game undefeated streak, the Waukon boys basketball team had its fortune reversed in its two games from this past week against a pair of teams considered to be the frontrunners in this season’s Northeast Iowa Conference race and regarded among the high-end teams in their Iowa high school class this season. The Indians first fell at Class 3A ninth-rated Crestwood by a 56-36 final result Tuesday, December 15 before also falling at home by a 69-46 count against Class 3A fourth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 11.

The Kee boys basketball team split a pair of Upper Iowa Conference contests this past week, falling on the road before winning at home to snap what had amounted to a six-game losing skid since the Hawks’ season-opening victory. That road loss came by a 62-48 final result at South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 15 before the Hawks claimed a 59-51 win at home against Starmont Friday, December 18.
Playing to a 2-6 record, including a 2-4 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Hawks were scheduled to wrap up their pre-holiday schedule Monday, December 21 at De Soto, WI. They will then take a break for the holidays, returning to the court January 5 at home against West Central.

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The Waukon girls basketball team battled through its toughest week of the season, falling in three consecutive games during a busy, five-night stretch. The Lady Indians began the week by falling at home to Class 3A 14th-rated Crestwood by a 49-26 result Tuesday, December 15 before ending the week with a 60-33 loss at Class 4A 12th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 18. In between those two Northeast Iowa Conference losses, the Indians also came up just a bit shy, 58-52, in a non-conference battle at Spring Grove, MN Thursday, December 17.
Wrapping up the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with a 3-6 season record, including a 2-4 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians will now enter the holiday break. They are scheduled to return to the court January 5 with a Northeast Iowa Conference battle at Decorah before hosting MFL/MarMac January 7 and Charles City January 8.

In its only game on the schedule this past week, the Waukon boys basketball team jumped to a quick start and never really looked back in opening up both its home and Northeast Iowa Conference schedule Friday, December 11 against Oelwein. The hardcourt Indians raced to a 17-5 lead after just one quarter of play against the out-sized Huskies, pushing that lead to 30-13 by the halftime break before playing the visiting Huskies to a much closer second half in securing the 57-35 victory.

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The Kee girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the 2015-2016 with a split of two games in Upper Iowa Conference play this past week. The Lady Hawks manhandled Postville in a 61-33 road victory Tuesday, December 8 to improve their early-season undefeated streak to 5-0, but then had that winning streak brought to an end in a battle of Class 1A top 10-rated teams, falling by a 41-32 final result at home against Class 1A third-rated Turkey Valley Friday, December 11.
Holding a 5-1 overall record on the season, 3-1 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Lady Hawks were scheduled to remain within the Upper Iowa Conference again this week, playing at South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 15 before hosting Starmont Friday, December 18. The Kee girls will then play host to DeSoto, WI Tuesday, December 22 before the holiday break.

The Kee boys basketball team worked its way through another busy, three-game schedule this past week, coming out on the short end of three closely-fought battles. Just as they had a week earlier, the Hawks opened this week with another overtime battle, but this time ending up on the shallow end of a 63-59 final result at Postville Tuesday, December 8. The Kee boys then fell victim to Turkey Valley by a narrow, 48-45 margin at home Friday, December 11 before becoming a 61-52 casualty in a non-conference contest at Mabel-Canton, MN Saturday, December 12.
Falling to a 1-5 record, including a 1-3 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Hawks will remain in the UIC for this next week as well, traveling to South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 15 before hosting Starmont Friday, December 18. The Hawks will then wrap up their pre-holiday schedule Monday, December 21 at De Soto, WI.