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The Waukon boys cross country team got its busiest stretch of the season underway this past week with some book-end lowest and highest team finishes so far this season, competing in the first two of what will be three meets within a week’s time. The Indians finished seventh overall out of 18 scoring teams at the uniquely-scored Dick Pollitt Go-Hawk Classic hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, September 8, before edging out a team victory in the 10-team field at the TigerHawk Invitational hosted by North Fayette Valley Saturday, September 12.
The Indians were scheduled to compete at the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 15 and will then prepare to host their own Waukon Invitational the following Tuesday, September 22.

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The Waukon Indian home football game this Friday, September 18 will feature much more than the hosting of a highly-regarded Dyersville Beckman team, as the stadium at Waukon High School will also host members and friends of the Dave and Nancy Einck family, who will be gathered there to dedicate a new press box overlooking the stadium in honor of their late son, brother and friend, 2004 Waukon High School graduate Mitch Einck.
In a seemingly fitting full circle, the football field and track and field complex where those family members and friends once watched Mitch perform as a student-athlete at Waukon High School will now, in turn, be kept watch over by that new, larger press box that will be formally dedicated in Mitch’s memory at halftime of this Friday’s varsity football game, just over three years to the day that an accidental fall claimed his life September 16, 2012 at the tender age of 26.

The Waukon volleyball team got its 2015 season off to a very busy start with two dual matches and a weekend tournament in the Tribe’s opening week of competition this past week. Just one of those first eight matches of the Indians’ season ended up in the win column, however, as the Tribe netters opened the season with a match victory at home over Postville Tuesday, September 1 by scores of 23-25, 25-21, 25-16 and 25-16. The Indians then opened Northeast Iowa Conference play with a sweeping home loss to Crestwood Thursday, September 3 by scores of 26-28, 21-25 and 24-26 before splitting two matches and being swept in four others at the Mabel-Canton Tournament played Saturday, September 5 in Minnesota.

The Kee football team opened its home schedule Friday, September 4 and was a more than gracious host in suffering a 44-12 loss to the visiting Rockford Warriors. The host Hawks gave up two fumbles and four interceptions, four of those turnovers being capitalized on by the visiting Warriors for a majority of their touchdown total on the night, including a pair of fumbles that fueled a 30-6 outscoring of the Hawks in a fateful second quarter. The Hawks are scheduled to remain at home this Friday, September 11 to begin their Eight-Player District 3 schedule against Turkey Valley. The Trojans come off a 64-28 home loss to Riceville this past Friday but have an even, 1-1 record on the season with a season-opening win over Rockford, 58-20.

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The Kee volleyball team got its home schedule underway Thursday, September 3 by hosting both Turkey Valley and New Hampton. Both opposing teams featured a heavy dose of senior leadership that proved fateful for the host Hawks, as they won just one of six sets played in being swept in both dual matches.
The Hawks will next play host to South Winneshiek Thursday, September 10 before playing in the Kepros Tournament hosted by Crestwood High School in Cresco Saturday, September 12. Kee will then play at Central Elkader Thursday, September 17 and then the Waukon Tournament Saturday, September 19.

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The Waukon football team opened its 2015 home schedule with another air show, throwing for more than 200 yards and three touchdowns in defeating long-time rival Decorah Friday, September 4 by a 28-17 final result. The Indians defeated the visiting Vikings on the grid iron for the first time since the 2007 season, which was also the last time the Vikings started a football season 0-2 and ultimately ended up with a losing season record. The game was played under warm, humid conditions that proved troublesome for both squads.
The Indians will wrap up their non-district schedule for this season with a trip to Cresco this Friday, September 11 to take on a 1-1 Crestwood Cadet team that comes off a 34-19 road victory at Hampton-Dumont this past Friday. The Cadets suffered a 14-6 home loss to New Hampton to open the season.

The Waukon girls cross country team got its 2015 season underway with a team finish near the middle of the 16-team final scoring at the Oelwein Invitational Tuesday, September 1. The Lady Indians racked up 239 points to finish ninth out of 16 teams scoring at the meet in their first-ever 5K race under the new Iowa high school distance for girls this season. The Indians were scheduled to compete in the Waverly-Shell Rock Invitational Tuesday, September 8 before taking part in the North Fayette Invitational Saturday, September 12. The Tribe will then take part in the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 15.

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The Waukon boys cross country team got its 2015 season off to a strong start, finishing third among 18 scoring teams at the Oelwein Invitational Tuesday, September 1. The Indians scored 116 team points to finish behind a pair of larger schools, including Class 4A Western Dubuque and Class 3A sixth-rated Decorah.
The Indians were scheduled to compete in the Waverly-Shell Rock Invitational Tuesday, September 8 before taking part in the North Fayette Invitational Saturday, September 12. The Tribe will then take part in the Starmont Invitational Tuesday, September 15.

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The Waukon football team opened its season facing one of three State semifinalists on its early-season schedule when the Indians traveled to Calmar to take on South Winneshiek Friday, August 28, a team that lost to eventual Class 1A State Champion Iowa City Regina in the state semifinals last fall but graduated a majority of its offensive and defensive leadership from that squad. Returning a majority of their own squad from last season as seniors this year, the Indians used a strong defensive effort and rattled off 24 unanswered points in the second quarter to pull away to a 30-6 season-opening victory.
The Indians will open their home season this Friday, September 4 against Decorah to continue their non-district schedule. The Vikings come off a 22-7 home loss against defending Class 2A State Champion North Fayette Valley.

The Kee football team got its 2015 season off to a rough start, falling in a rain-soaked non-district match-up at Riceville Friday, August 28 by a 60-12 end result. The host Wildcats already had a 36-12 win under their belts from a Week Zero match-up against West Central a week earlier, and the Hawks were without a third of their returning letterwinning core for this season opener and lost several other players to injury just before or during the game.
The Hawks are scheduled to open their home schedule this Friday, September 4 against Rockford in another non-district early-season match-up. The Rockets come off a 58-20 home loss to Turkey Valley this past Friday and also suffered a 42-0 defeat at home against Central City Friday, August 21.

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