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In what turned out to be its only competition of the week due to inclement weather claiming a second meet later in the week, the Kee track girls made the most of that lone opportunity, breaking a school record while competing at the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 26. That record-breaking effort was just part of seven top-three placewinnings that led the Hawks to 74 team points for a fifth-place team finish in the seven-team field.

Sophomores Kendra Cooper and Nicki Wood teamed up with freshmen Katie Brennan and Makayla Walleser for that new Kee standard in the 4x400 relay, clocking in at 4:27.60. That record was previously set at 4:28.01 by Allison Moritz, Arin Moritz, Alison Brennan and Jessica Ewing during the 2010 Kee girls track season.

In its only scheduled competition of the week, the Waukon boys track team competed at the Oelwein Invitational Tuesday, April 26. Cold, windy conditions greeted the small collection of just four teams, with the Indians winning five events to help themselves to a runner-up team finish with 75 team points scored.

The Indians were scheduled to compete at New Hampton Monday, May 2 before hosting the Northeast Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet Thursday, May 5, details of which appear in a shaded box elsewhere on these same Sports pages. The Indians will then vie for Class 2A State Meet qualification Thursday, May 12 at North Fayette Valley, details of which also appear elsewhere on these same Sports pages in a shaded box.

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In what turned out to be its only meet of the past week, the Waukon girls track team played host to six other teams in its own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 26. Cooler temperatures and a stiff breeze provided an even greater challenge for the Indians, as they managed five event finishes within the top three to compile 55 team points and place sixth in the meet’s final seven-team standings.

The Indians were scheduled to compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 28 but had that meet canceled due to cold, wet weather. The Tribe is scheduled to wrap up its regular season this week by competing at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, May 3 and then hosting the Northeast Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet Thursday, May 5, beginning at 5 p.m., details of which appear in a shaded

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The Waukon girls track team is the lone local squad to have any events qualified for the annual Drake Relays mid-season showcase this season. The Tribe’s 4x100 relay  team of juniors Regan Wasson and Lanci Bulman, and seniors Nicole Behrend and Madison Snitker - with senior Leah Riese serving as an alternate competitor - made its way in to the 80-team high school girls Drake Relays field in that event with ease with its season-best time of 52.04 seconds, which ranks them 56th among those 80 qualifying teams and just over a quarter-second under this year’s qualifying cut-off time of 52.41 seconds. The team from Cedar Rapids Jefferson holds this season’s best 4x100 relay mark so far, clocking in at 48.72 seconds.

The Waukon girls track team posted a pair of fourth-place team finishes in its two meets this past week, competing at both the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 19 and at the North Fayette Valley Invitational in West Union Thursday, April 21. In addition to their consistency in team finish this past week, an even greater consistency remained for the Indians in the 200 meter dash, an event senior Madison Snitker has yet to be beaten in this season.

The Waukon boys golf team turned in another busy, three-event week of competition this past week, coming up shy in all three events to remain at just a single dual meet victory so far this spring. The Indians fell by a 154-177 final result in a Monday, April 18 home Northeast Iowa Conference contest against Decorah before narrowly suffering a similar fate, 183-185, at Caledonia, MN Tuesday, April 19. The Tribe linksters rounded out the week with a 363-394 loss at Charles City Friday, April 22 in a rare 18-hole match postponed from its original April 5 date due to inclement weather.

The Indians were scheduled to host another three dual meets this week, including Crestwood Monday, April 25, Prairie du Chien, WI Tuesday, April 26 and New Hampton Friday, April 29. The golf Tribe will then have just a Monday, May 2 road date at Oelwein on its schedule for next week.

The Waukon boys track team didn’t have to travel too far this past week to compete, and turned in team finishes near the opposite ends of the spectrum. The Indians traveled to Decorah Monday, April 18 to post a sixth-place finish out of seven teams before hosting their own Indian Relays Friday, April 22 and finishing second out of six teams.

The Indians were scheduled to compete at Oelwein Tuesday, April 26. The Tribe will then wrap up its regular season the following week by competing at New Hampton Monday, May 2 and then hosting the Northeast Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet Thursday, May 5, beginning at 5 p.m. The Indians will then vie for State Meet qualification Thursday, May 12 at North Fayette Valley.

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The Kee girls track team competed in a pair of meets this past week, putting forth some of its best efforts of the season. The Lady Hawks claimed a fifth-place finish on a cold, wet night at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 19 before winning their own Kee Invitational Thursday, April 21.

“The girls took a big step forward this week,” Kee girls track coach Chad Winters said about his charges’ efforts. “Times are starting to drop and the weather is finally cooperating!”

The Lady Hawks were scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 26 before competing at MFL/MarMac Thursday, April 28. The Kee track girls will then compete at the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, May 2 before taking part in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet Thursday, May 5 at North Fayette Valley in West Union. Kee will then compete for State Meet qualification Thursday, May 12 at Edgewood-Colesburg.
 

The Kee boys track team wrapped up its busiest week of the season, competing in three meets this past week, including on back-to-back nights to end the week. The Hawks finished seventh in the large, 10-team Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, April 18 in a meet originally scheduled for April 5. Kee then placed sixth in both its own home invitational Thursday, April 21 and at the Waukon Invitational Friday, April 22.

The Kee track boys were scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 26 before taking part in the Starmont Invitational Friday, April 29. The Hawks will then compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, May 2 before taking part in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet Thursday, May 5 at North Fayette Valley in West Union. Kee will then compete for State Meet qualification Thursday, May 12 at Edgewood-Colesburg.

The Waukon girls golf team battled through a busy week on the links this past week, falling in all three of its dual meets to remain at just a single win at the varsity level so far this spring. The Lady Indians suffered back-to-back losses to open the week, falling at Decorah Monday, April 18 by a 205-213 result before doing likewise in a home non-conference battle with Caledonia, MN Tuesday, April 19 by a 198-235 final count. The Tribe lady linksters then also fell by a score of 205-224 in another non-conference home meet with Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday, April 22 in an event rescheduled from its original April 8 date due to less than ideal weather conditions for golfing.