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The Waukon wrestling team wrapped up its regular season at the annual Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Tournament hosted by Oelwein High School Saturday, January 30. The Indians followed up their seventh-place finish in the final regular season NEIC standings with the same placement in the NEIC Tournament, having just one wrestler make his way into the championship match at his respective weight, ultimately finishing second to lead the Indians to 76 team points.
Senior Joe Frieden wrestled his way to the 182-pound championship match, starting his day with a first-round bye and winning his semifinal match by decision to earn the championship berth. In that title bout, Frieden lost by major decision to top 10-rated Jamiir Moore of Waverly-Shell Rock to finish as the 182-pound NEIC runner-up, the Indians’ best finish of the tournament.

The Waukon girls basketball team came up just shy of posting a second consecutive undefeated week, instead splitting a pair of home Northeast Iowa Conference games. The Indians opened the week with a 52-48 triumph over Charles City Tuesday, January 19 before looking to be in the driver’s seat to do the same against Oelwein Friday, January 22 but, instead, having the visiting Huskies pull off a late comeback to leave the Indians with a 54-53 defeat.
The week’s split leaves the Indians at an even season record of 8-8, including a 4-4 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Indians were scheduled to play at Crestwood Tuesday, January 26 before hosting Class 4A 12th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 29. The basketball Tribe will then play at Prairie du Chien, WI Tuesday, February 2 before traveling to Charles City Friday, February 5.

The Kee boys basketball team put the skids on a five-game non-winning streak in dramatic fashion in splitting its two games played this past week. Mounting a furious fourth-quarter comeback, the Hawks pulled off a 45-42 Upper Iowa Conference victory at Turkey Valley Tuesday, January 19, but were then dealt a 68-37 non-conference blow at home by Houston, MN Thursday, January 21.
The week’s split runs the Hawks’ season record to 3-11 overall, including a 3-7 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play. The Hawks were scheduled to make up their postponed January 8 game at Central Elkader Monday, January 25 before playing at Starmont Tuesday, January 26 and then traveling to West Central Friday, January 29. Kee will then play at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, February 2 before playing at Clayton Ridge Friday, February 5.

The Waukon boys basketball team put together an undefeated week of competition, posting a pair of road victories in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Indians outlasted Charles City for a 71-64 win at the home of the Comets Tuesday, January 19 before posting a season-high regulation play point total in claiming a 73-44 victory at Oelwein Friday, January 22.
The Indians’ undefeated week evens their season record to 7-7, including a 4-3 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Tribe was scheduled to host Crestwood Tuesday, January 26 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 29. The Tribe will then have a week before taking the court again, hosting Charles City Friday, February 5.
“These two wins give us some momentum as we get into a big week for us,” said Waukon boys basketball coach Jed Hemann.

The Kee girls basketball team had another considerable win streak - eight games - brought to a halt, but it took one of the highest-regarded teams in Class 1A to again pull off that feat. The Lady Hawks suffered just their second loss of the season this past week, 52-38 in a Tuesday, January 19 road game, to the same undefeated and, this time, top-rated Turkey Valley team that also owns Kee’s only other loss of the season. On each side of that loss, it was business as usual for the seventh-rated Lady Hawks, as they posted double-digit wins of 56-41 at home over Seneca, WI Monday, January 18 and 50-38 at MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 21.

The Waukon wrestling team brought its dual meet season to a close this past week, falling to both Oelwein, 57-20, and Waverly-Shell Rock, 66-15, in a final double-dual event at Oelwein Thursday, January 21. Following completion of that dual meet season, the Indians then competed in their final invitational tournament of this winter campaign, finishing tied for second place at the Riceville Tournament Saturday, January 23.
Sporting a 7-16 season record, 0-6 in Northeast Iowa Conference action, the Indians will now prepare for the Northeast Iowa Conference Tournament to be wrestled at Oelwein Saturday, January 30 and then the Class 2A Sectional Tournament at Decorah Saturday, February 6.

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In addition to new district alignments, changes also made to play-off qualifying and postseason play.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) has released the new Iowa high school football districts for the 2016 and 2017 fall seasons. Both the Waukon and Kee football teams will be moving to different districts - at least by name, as several of the same teams both schools have faced in district play the last two seasons will also be moving with the Indians and Hawks.

Another three-game slate dealt the Waukon boys basketball team a mixed result this past week, as the Indians dropped two of the three contests. The basketball Tribe opened the week with a 51-36 handling of North Fayette Valley on the road Monday, January 11 but then fell in back-to-back days of competition, 56-52 at home to New Hampton Friday, January 15 and 84-57 at Waterloo East Saturday, January 16.
The Indians currently hold a 5-7 season record, including a 2-3 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Tribe was scheduled to make up its postponed January 8 game at Charles City Tuesday, January 19 before playing Friday, January 22 at Oelwein. The Indians will then host Crestwood Tuesday, January 26 before playing at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 29.

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The Kee girls basketball team added three victories this past week to a now seven-game winning streak, defeating two Upper Iowa Conference teams at home before doing likewise at Class 3A’s Crestwood from the Northeast Iowa Conference. Those home wins included a 69-40 triumph over Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday, January 12 and a 67-27 stomping of Postville Friday, January 15 before the Lady Hawks traveled to Cresco and posted a 45-37 win over Crestwood Saturday, January 16.

The Waukon girls basketball team played to an undefeated week of competition this past week, posting wins both on the road and at home, as well as in and out of Northeast Iowa Conference action. The basketball Tribe opened the week with a 50-38 triumph at home Monday, January 11 over North Fayette Valley before also handling New Hampton in convincing fashion on the road, 58-43, Friday, January 15 to complete the season sweep of the Chickasaws.
Improving to a 7-7 season record, including a 3-5 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians were scheduled to make up their January 8 Charles City postponement Tuesday, January 19 before also hosting Oelwein Friday, January 22. The Tribe will then play at Crestwood Tuesday, January 26 before hosting Class 4A 12th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 29.