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The Waukon boys cross country team was just a few individual placewinnings away from a team championship at the Crestwood Invitational Saturday, October 3, finishing second to South Winneshiek by a mere three points in the meet’s final varsity team scoring. The Indians placed all five of their team scoring runners within the meet’s top 22 competitors, but were without the services of senior Isaac Fink, a usual top-five finisher for the Tribe. The Indians were scheduled to wrap up their regular season schedule at the South Winneshiek Invitational Tuesday, October 6 before preparing for the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet Tuesday, October 13 at New Hampton. Waukon will then have its Class 2A State Qualifying Meet Thursday, October 22 at a site yet to be determined.

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The Kee cross country team competed in its largest meet so far this season, taking part in the Jesup Invitational Tuesday, September 29 that featured 30 teams, 25 of those being able to post team scores. The Hawks did not have enough runners in any of the evening’s races to compile a team score.
Sophomore Nicki Wood was the lone female competitor for the Hawks at the event. She clocked in at a time of 23:19 to finish 76th out of 156 runners in the varsity girls race.
The Kee varsity boys had just four runners competing at Jesup, not enough for a team score. Junior Evan Whalen continued to pace the Hawk effort, finishing 150th out of 179 runners in the varsity race with a clocking of 21:38. Sophomore Jack Mooney was next in line with his 161st-place finish in 22:28, with the freshman pair of Ryan Whalen and Jacob Berns rounding out Kee’s varsity effort in 163rd in 22:32 and 177th in 25:48, respectively.

The first two offensive possessions for the Kee football team in its Friday, October 2 home game with West Central looked as if it would be a happy Homecoming for the Purple and Silver, as the Hawks marched down the field for a pair of touchdowns and a 14-8 early advantage over the visiting Blue Devils. But, the final three quarters of the contest proved otherwise, as those first two Kee drives would end up accounting for a majority of the Hawk offensive production in the ballgame, while West Central established that same early pace but carried it over into the game’s remainder on the way to a 62-14 Kee defeat.
Falling to a 2-4 overall record, 2-2 in Eight-Player District 4, the Hawks hit the road this week, playing at Springville this Friday, October 9. The Orioles have a 2-5 record on the season, including a 1-3 mark in Eight-Player District 4 play after coming off their first district win, 47-30, at Central City this past Friday, October 2.

The Kee volleyball team swept through the two dual matches on its schedule this past week, taking care of business on the road in Upper Iowa Conference play. The Lady Hawks first pulled through an early awakening at MFL/MarMac Tuesday, September 29 to complete that first sweep of the week by scores of 25-23, 25-12 and 25-18, and then waged war at Clayton Ridge Thursday, October 1 to come away with that three-set victory as well, 25-22, 25-23 and 25-19.
Improving to a 10-7 overall record, including a 5-1 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Hawks were scheduled to wrap up their home regular season schedule this week, hosting West Central Tuesday, October 6 before a Thursday, October 8 home date with Edgewood-Colesburg. Kee will then play in the Hudson Tournament Saturday, October 10 before its final regular season dual match this fall at Starmont Tuesday, October 13.
 

The Waukon volleyball team battled through a busy week without a win, falling in a pair of dual matches before being swept in three additional matches at a weekend tournament. The Indians were swept at home by MFL/MarMac Monday, September 28, 23-25, 22-25 and 19-25, in a match rescheduled from September 8, and then fell at New Hampton Tuesday, September 29 by scores of 16-25, 17-25 and 7-25. The Tribe’s troubles continued against some formidable opponents at the Waterloo Columbus Tournament Saturday, October 3, the Indians being swept in three consecutive matches by BCLUW and Class 4A top-15 rated Independence and Marion to miss out on advancing out of the tournament’s pool play round.

The Waukon girls cross country team was a gracious host at its own Waukon Invitational held Tuesday, September 22 at the Waukon Golf & Country Club. The Lady Indians ran to an eighth-place finish out of nine teams at the meet, tallying 211 team points.
The Indians will next compete this Saturday, October 3 at the Crestwood Invitational in Cresco before wrapping up their regular season schedule at the South Winneshiek Invitational Tuesday, October 6.

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The Waukon boys cross country team ran to a second-place team finish at its own home invitational Tuesday, September 22. Led by a pair of top-10 individual finishes, the Indians tallied 82 team points to finish behind Decorah, who placed four runners within the meet’s overall top 10. The Indians will next compete this Saturday, October 3 at the Crestwood Invitational in Cresco before wrapping up their regular season schedule at the South Winneshiek Invitational Tuesday, October 6. Waukon will then prepare for the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet October 13.

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The Kee volleyball team had just one match on its schedule this past week and made the most of it by extending a current winning streak in Upper Iowa Conference play to three consecutive matches. The Hawks traveled to yet winless Postville Tuesday, September 22 and controlled the host Pirates in sweeping action by scores of 25-20, 25-18 and 25-18.
Sporting an 8-7 overall record, including a 3-1 mark in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks were scheduled to next play at MFL/MarMac Tuesday, September 29 and at Clayton Ridge Thursday, October 1. Kee will finally return home Tuesday, October 6 to host West Central and will then remain there for a Thursday, October 8 home date with Edgewood-Colesburg.

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The Waukon volleyball team had just a single match on its schedule this week, but that would be a big enough load to carry as Class 4A 11th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock came to town Tuesday, September 22. The perennial power Go-Hawks proved to be more than enough for the Indian netters, handing Waukon a three-set sweep by scores of 12-25, 14-25 and 13-25.
Holding a 5-11 season record, 0-3 in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians were next scheduled to host MFL/MarMac Monday, September 28 in a match rescheduled from September 8 before traveling to New Hampton Tuesday, September 29. Waukon will then play in the Waterloo Columbus Tournament Saturday, October 3 before hosting its final home match of the season Tuesday, October 6 against Class 4A seventh-rated Charles City.

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The Kee football team put together its first winning streak of the 2015 season, posting a second consecutive road victory in Eight-Player District 4 play Friday, September 25 at Cedar Valley Christian in Cedar Rapids. Posting just their second victory in the young, five-year history of their football program to start this season, the host Huskies were no match for the early Kee momentum that steamrolled the Hawks to a 40-0 headstart in the first quarter on the way to a 60-16 Kee triumph.

Improving to a 2-3 overall record, 2-1 in Eight-Player District 4, the Hawks return home this week for their annual Homecoming game. Kee will host West Central this Friday, October 2. The Blue Devils come off a 30-20 home loss to Central City this past Friday, September 25 and are still winless within Eight-Player District 4, sporting a 1-5 overall record on the season.