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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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The Kee volleyball team got its 2015 season underway across the river in De Soto, WI and returned with a split of its first two matches of its fall campaign Thursday, August 27. The Lady Hawks won three of four sets to defeat the host school, 25-22, 25-17, 19-25 and 25-4, but fell to the other Wisconsin school competing, Seneca, in a full five sets by scores of 17-25, 21-25, 25-22, 29-27 and 12-15. Seneca also went on to sweep De Soto in three straight sets in their match. The Hawks have had a week to prepare for their first home matches of the season, hosting both Turkey Valley and New Hampton in a double-dual this Thursday, September 3. Kee will then have another week of preparation prior to its Thursday, September 10 home match with South Winneshiek.

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The Kee cross country team got its 2015 season underway at the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Tuesday, August 25. The Hawk boys scored 191 team points to place seventh in the meet’s seven-team field, with the Lady Hawks having just a single runner competing, sophomore Nicki Wood finishing 16th out of 40 runners in the 5K girls race with a time of 23:33.
The Hawks will next compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, September 3. Two meets await the Kee distance dandies the following week, at Clayton Ridge Tuesday, September 8 and at North Fayette Valley Saturday, September 12.

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The Waukon girls cross country team will return enough varsity letterwinning experience in 2015, five runners, to field a team score, but will face the challenge of combining those veteran returnees with a larger group of underclassmen to move those team scorers up into a more competitive position this season. Adding to that challenge will be the transition to a five kilometer (5K) distance for Iowa high school girls this season, up from the 4K distance from previous years.
“It is going to take a few races to get the girls adjusted to the 5k distance,” second-year Waukon girls cross country coach Brett Egan said. “The girls will need to have some patience as they get comfortable with the change. There was a handful of girls who decided to put in some substantial summer mileage, and I see that paying off for them early. With the transition to a 5k this fall, the strength gained from summer mileage is going to pay off in the long run.”