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Wed
09
Dec

Kee girls basketball team remains undefeated with another pair of wins, both against UIC foes

The Kee girls basketball team kept its early-season record unblemished with another pair of victories, both of them coming in Upper Iowa Conference play. The Lady Hawks posted a 47-28 triumph at Central Elkader Monday, November 30 before handing MFL/MarMac a 62-34 loss in a Friday, December 4 home contest.
Improving to 4-0 on the season, the Lady Hawks were scheduled to remain within the Upper Iowa Conference, playing at Postville Tuesday, December 8 before hosting Turkey Valley Friday, December 11 in a game featuring a pair of top 10-rated Class 1A unbeatens. Kee will then play at South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 15 before hosting Starmont Friday, December 18 and DeSoto, WI Tuesday, December 22 before the holiday break.

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Wed
09
Dec

Waukon basketball girls defeat New Hampton, fall in back-to-back weekend pair


Three-point strike on way to 14 points ... Waukon girls basketball freshman Maddie Ahlstrom launches a three-point blast that hit home right before the end of the first quarter in the Indians’ 55-39 home win over New Hampton Tuesday, December 1. Ahlstrom finished the game with 14 points, as well as four rebounds and team highs of five steals and three assists. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

The Waukon girls basketball team posted a single win in a busy, three-game schedule this past week, getting its Northeast Iowa Conference season off to a positive start with a 55-39 home victory over New Hampton Tuesday, December 1. The week ended with a pair of back-to-back losses in non-conference play, the Indians falling to Caledonia, MN at home by a 49-39 count Friday, December 4 and then to Class 3A eighth-rated Union of La Porte City by a 38-25 count Saturday, December 5 in a multi-game setting at Wartburg College in Waverly.
Holding a 2-3 record in the season’s early-going, the Indians will have most of this week free before traveling to Oelwein Friday, December 11. Waukon will then host Crestwood Tuesday, December 15 before playing another pair of back-to-back games to end the pre-holiday portion of its schedule, traveling to Spring Grove, MN Thursday, December 17 and then to Class 4A 12th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 18.

Wed
09
Dec

Kee basketball boys open season with double OT triumph, fall to Waukon, MFL


Ripping down a rebound ... Kee boys basketball sophomore Eric Rud muscles down a rebound in the Hawks’ 63-52 home victory over Central Elkader in double overtime Tuesday, December 1. Rud grabbed seven rebounds in the victory, in addition to swiping a pair of steals and swatting two blocked shots. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

The Kee boys basketball team opened its 2015-2016 season with a single win in a busy, three-game opening week of the season under new head coach Patrick Sullivan. The Hawks made Sullivan’s debut at the Kee helm one to remember, as they pulled out a 63-52 triumph at home in double overtime over fellow Upper Iowa Conference squad Central Elkader, but then had its next two home games fall short of the win column with back-to-back losses of 68-33 and 73-36 against Waukon and MFL/MarMac Thursday and Friday, December 3 and 4.

Wed
02
Dec

Waukon basketball girls open 2015-2016 season with split of non-conference pair


Scoring and rebounding leader ... Waukon girls basketball junior Regan Wasson gets this shot off over a pair of Kee defenders in the Indians’ 56-38 home loss to open the season against the Hawks at home Monday, November 23. Wasson dropped in a team-high nine points and grabbed seven rebounds. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

The Waukon girls basketball team opened its 2015-2016 season with a split of two non-conference games against opponents from the Upper Iowa Conference. The Lady Indians began their season with a 56-38 home loss to Class 1A seventh-rated Kee Monday, November 23 in a game rescheduled from Friday, November 20 due to winter weather, and followed that with a 55-26 road victory at South Winneshiek Tuesday, November 24.
Off to a 1-1 start, the Indians are scheduled to play a pair of home games this week, hosting New Hampton to begin Northeast Iowa Conference play Tuesday, December 1 before doing likewise in a non-conference affair against Caledonia, MN Friday, December 4. The Tribe will then play Union at Wartburg College in Waverly Saturday, December 5 before traveling to Oelwein Friday, December 11.

Wed
02
Dec

Kee girls basketball team off to undefeated start with back-to-back wins


Double-double ... Kee girls basketball senior Mikayla Gavin drives strong to the basket in the Hawks’ 56-38 season-opening victory at Waukon Monday, November 23. Gavin finished the game with a double-double effort of 10 points and 11 rebounds while also swatting six blocked shots. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

The Kee girls basketball team has its 2015-2016 campaign off to a promising start with a pair of wins on back-to-back nights in early-season non-conference action. The Hawks have received a number-seven ranking in the first Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union poll, showing early evidence of that ranking with wins of 56-38 at Waukon Monday, November 23 and 50-7 (yes, just 7) at Coulee Christian in West Salem, WI Tuesday, November 24.
Off to a 2-0 start, the Lady Hawks were scheduled to open Upper Iowa Conference play at Central Elkader Monday, November 30 before hosting MFL/MarMac Friday, December 4. Kee will then play at Postville Tuesday, December 8 before hosting Turkey Valley Friday, December 11.

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Wed
02
Dec

Waukon wrestling team returns seven letterwinners for 2015-2016 season


2015-2016 Waukon wrestling team ... Left to right - Front row: Kyle Gordon, Andrew Dickson, Miles Hansmeier, Levi Fish, Miles Ramsey, Thomas Byrnes, Lars Larson, manager Brooke Leiran. Middle row: Nathan Benzing, Chance Cota, Max Swartz, Levi McGeough, Brenan Folsom, manager Keara Dahlstrom. Back row: Managers Riley Nagel and Matti Pladsen, Tanner Peterson, Joe Frieden, Dawston Regan, Blain Swenson, Landon Berns, Collin Cota, manager Cassie Carson. Not pictured: Carter Fuhrman, Hunter Jensen, Alex Brink, Tristan Hansmeier, Lukas Larson, Blake Stortz.

The Waukon wrestling team will return seven varsity letterwinners for third-year head coach Matt Pladsen and the 2015-2016 Indian mat campaign. Those veteran returnees come back from a squad that compiled a 7-17 dual meet record last season but remained in search of a Northeast Iowa Conference dual meet victory for the fourth consecutive season.
Five seniors dominate that list of seven returnees, including Collin Cota, Joe Frieden, Carter Fuhrman, Miles Ramsey and Dawston Regan. Junior Blain Swenson and sophomore Tristan Hansmeier round out that list of experienced veterans.

Wed
25
Nov

Waukon boys basketball team returns five letterwinners for 2015-2016


2015-2016 Waukon boys basketball juniors and seniors ... Left to right - Front row: Kyle Jones, Logan Sullivan, Peyton Hesse, Aaron Sherman. Back row: Brandon Regan, Tanner Mathis, Wyatt Wille, Brock Berns, Haden Hammel, Kayden Cahalan. Not pictured: Michael Schulte.

The Waukon boys basketball team returns enough varsity letterwinners to fill the court come game time this 2015-2016 season, as five veterans come back from a squad that compiled a 12-10 record last season and finished in a tie for fourth place in the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) standings with a 5-7 league mark. Seniors Brock Berns, Haden Hammel, Peyton Hesse and Wyatt Wille headline that returning veteran group, with junior Tanner Mathis also returning to round out that list of varsity veterans.
“These guys have put in a lot of time in the gym and they have some high expectations this season,” Waukon boys basketball coach Jed Hemann said. “They have had success in other sports and they know what it takes to win. I have a lot of confidence in these guys, and I know they will set the standard for our expectations this season.”

Wed
25
Nov

Kee boys basketball team returns seven letterwinners for new head coach


2015-2016 Kee boys basketball returning letterwinners ... Left to right - Front row: Danny Brennan, Evan Whalen, Nate Wood. Back row: Logan Flack, Eric Rud, Kyle Hitchins, Clay Olson. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook.

A mix of seven varsity veterans from last season will combine with a brand new face at the head coaching helm for the 2015-2016 Kee boys basketball program, but a face that brings its own share of experience. Patrick Sullivan will take over the reins for the Hawks on the hardcourt this season, and boasts a resume fairly rich in basketball coaching and playing experience.
“This is my 18th year coaching basketball, with 12 years at the high school level, and eight years as a varsity head coach,” Sullivan said. “I played basketball for two-time Wisconsin State Championship (1988, 1992) basketball coach John Shelton at Onalaska High School from 1992-1994 and was a co-captain my senior year.”

Wed
25
Nov

Waukon boys cross country program takes another step forward during 2015 campaign, says farewell to one of largest senior groups

The Waukon boys cross country team took another step or two forward this season in the recent resurgence of the program, using the return of every one of its runners from last season’s State qualifying accomplishment to not only repeat that same fate this fall but improve on it and many other team finishes throughout this season. Among those improvement steps forward was a 12th-place finish at the Class 2A State Meet, a second-place finish in the State Qualifying Meet that boosted them to that season grand finale, and the distance Tribe’s first invitational meet victory in half a dozen seasons.
Waukon boys cross country coach Tara Stein placed those season accomplishments among her team’s greatest achievements this fall. “Top of the list would be qualifying for and making a return trip to the State Meet,” she said, adding, “Winning the North Fayette Valley meet, which was our first team victory in six seasons.”

Wed
25
Nov

Blaine Snitker named IIAC Football Defensive MVP


Blaine Snitker, IIAC Defensive MVP... Photo courtesy of University of Dubuque.

The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced its major football awards Thursday, November 19 for the 2015 season, and Waukon High School 2012 graduate Blaine Snitker won this season’s highest defensive honor. Snitker, a senior linebacker for the University of Dubuque (UD) football team, was named the 2015 IIAC Football Defensive Most Valuable Player (MVP).
Snitker was joined in this season’s top honors by Wartburg College senior quarterback Logan Schrader, who was named the IIAC Football Offensive Most Valuable Player. Snitker’s head coach, Stan Zweifel, earned the honor of IIAC Football Coach of the Year after coaching the Spartans to the Iowa Conference Championship with a 7-0 record in IIAC play and an NCAA Division Play-Off berth, where the University of Dubuque’s season ended this past Saturday, November 21 with a 51-7 loss to 10th-rated St. John’s University.

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