Sports

Wed
18
Mar

Kee boys track team returns single letterwinner for 2015 season


2015 Kee boys track team: Left to right - Front row: Brock Flack, Marquise Phillips, Hunter Otto. Second row: Danny Brennan, Tucker Colsch, William Mitchell, Jacob Walleser. Third row: Brandon Conway, Cody Rosendahl, Johnathon Mooney. Back row: Logan Flack, Brock Colsch, Ethan Walleser. Not pictured: Nate Wood, Marshall Johnson. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook.

The 2015 Kee boys track team includes a pleasantly surprising larger number of participants than what third-year coach Nick Mooney was anticipating, as 15 young men have reported for early-season duty. Somewhat alarming, however, is the fact that just one veteran with varsity letterwinning experience returns for the Hawks this season.
“A great surprise is the amount of guys that came out this year, especially the first-year guys,” Coach Mooney said. “I was expecting a team half the size of what we ended up with. (Senior) Marquise Phillips is the only returning letter winner. As a coach, it is tough to provide individual feedback when I am trying to work with multiple athletes at the same time. Grouping the less experienced guys with the more experienced guys is critical for feedback and success.”

Wed
18
Mar

Waukon boys track team returns State Meet experience in long jump, middle distance within 13 letterwinners


2015 Waukon boys track returning letterwinners: Left to right - Front row: Adam Benzing, Jake Ronan, Landon Sivesind, Travis Herman, Marshall Lyons. Second row: Wyatt Wille, T.J. Treptau, Isaac Fink, Tanner Manning, Peyton Hesse. Back row: Tyler O’Neill, Chris Miller. Not pictured: Hunter Jensen.

The Waukon boys track team will benefit from a good number of 55 young men making up its 2015 roster this spring, including a collection of 13 varsity letterwinners who return with veteran experience. Not only do those returnees bring back veteran experience, but nearly all of those Indian letterwinners also come back with some sort of state-level experience at the highest season-end level of competition.
Among that high-level experience is the 4x800 relay foursome of junior Peyton Hesse and seniors Adam Benzing, Marshall Lyons and Landon Sivesind that qualified for last season’s State Track Meet, along with fellow senior Travis Herman, who did likewise in the long jump. Additionally, juniors Tanner Manning, T.J. Treptau and Isaac Fink, along with sophomores Tyler O’Neill and Hunter Jensen, all bring not only veteran experience but the added value of competing at this past fall’s State Cross Country Meet.

Wed
11
Mar

Waukon boys basketball team plays to best regular season record in seven years during 12-10 campaign of 2014-2015

The Waukon boys basketball team put together one of its most successful regular seasons in recent history, posting a 12-9 regular season record before having its 2014-2015 campaign brought to a close. The Tribe’s 12-10 final season record included a mark of 5-7 in Northeast Iowa Conference play that left the Indians in a tie for fourth place with a Crestwood team the Tribe split with during the regular season but that ultimately ended the Indians’ season in the opening round of district play.
“This year, we were able to finish the regular season 12-9, which was the best regular season record that a Waukon team has had since the 2007-2008 season,” Waukon boys basketball coach Jed Hemann said of his team’s highlights this season. “We will have five letterwinners returning for next season and expectations should be even higher for our team.”

Wed
11
Mar

Waukon wrestling program takes another step forward with a 7-17 record during 2014-2015 season

The Waukon wrestling program took another step forward during the recently completed 2014-2015 season, as this year’s matmen improved their overall season dual meet record to 7-17, up from just five wins last season. A combination of seasoned veterans and skilled underclassmen helped fuel that latest forward step.
“I would have to say that we, as a team, have made huge strides,” Waukon wrestling coach Matt Pladsen said. ‘We had a lot of underclassmen that finished up with 20 or more wins, which is huge as you look down the road for the years to come. Once again, we had a super group of kids out this year. I think the kids, as well as myself, would tell you they had a lot of fun but yet they came to the room ready to buckle down and push each other to make each other better.”

Wed
11
Mar

Benzing and Grangaard wrestle in Iowa-Minnesota “Border Battle”


Adam Benzing

Gunnar Grangaard

Waukon wrestling 145-pound senior Adam Benzing (who wrestled to a 36-13 season record and a sixth-place finish in this year’s Class 2A 145-pound State Tournament bracket) tries to turn Brady Keefe (who compiled a 26-10 season record and also earned State Tournament qualification this year) of Stewartville, MN to his back in their match as part of the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle Friday, March 6 hosted by the Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame at Crestwood High School in Cresco. Benzing scored first on a takedown but allowed Keefe to escape to hold a 2-1 lead after one period, and then allowed Keefe a reversal in the second period to trail by a 3-2 count heading into the third period before he suffered a fall with 34 seconds remaining in that third period.

Wed
11
Mar

What's up at the FSA Office?

by Joyce Davidshofer, Allamakee County Executive Director

The Allamakee County Committee meeting will be held Thursday, March 26 in the Allamakee County FSA Office conference room at 9 a.m.

USDA Provides One-Time Extension of Deadline to Update Base Acres or Yield History for ARC/PLC
The final day to update yield history or reallocate base acres has been extended one additional month, from February 27 until March 31.  The final day for farm owners and producers to choose ARC or PLC coverage also remains March 31.  
If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by March 31, 2015, the farm’s current yield and base will be used. A program choice of ARC or PLC coverage also must be made by March 31 or there will be no 2014 payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage through the 2018 crop year.

Wed
04
Mar

Kee boys basketball team battles through the ups and downs of 3-20 season

The 2014-2015 Kee boys basketball team faced its share of adversity in playing to a 3-20 overall season record this winter, but ultimately left its own mark in recording this season’s final win. After playing to a 2-19 regular season, a mark that included a 1-14 record in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks banded together at the most ideal moment of the season to record the first postseason tournament win for the program since the 2011 season.

Wed
04
Mar

Benzing, Grangaard to wrestle in Iowa-Minnesota “Border Battle” this Friday in Cresco

Top senior wrestlers from northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota who have completed outstanding high school careers will face off in the 14th annual all-star “Border Battle” dual meet at 7 p.m. this Friday, March 6 at Crestwood High School in Cresco. Among this year’s Border Battle wrestlers competing for the Iowa team will be the Waukon High School senior pair of 145-pounder Adam Benzing and 152-pounder Gunnar Grangaard.
“Things are still up in the air as far as who will be wrestling for Minnesota,” stated Dennis Meirick, president of the hosting Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame. “Minnesota just finished their state tournament this weekend and will be putting their team together in the next few days.”

Wed
25
Feb

Kee basketball girls have postseason run ended by third-time State qualifier


Kee girls basketball junior Ellie Cooper puts up this shot attempt in the Hawks’ 48-46 home win over Tripoli in the quarterfinals of Class 1A regional tournament play Tuesday, February 17. Cooper finished the game with 12 points, two rebounds and team highs of five assists and three steals. 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.

The Kee girls basketball team had its 2014-2015 season brought to a halt, but not before battling as deep into the postseason as a team can go without reaching every team’s ultimate destination, and providing an abundance of excitement along the way. The Lady Hawks played a total of three Class 1A regional tournament games within a six-day period, winning a pair of them by just two points each before letting the one that mattered most edge away in the closing moments to just a five-point loss.

Wed
25
Feb

Waukon boys basketball team has season ended by Crestwood in first round


Waukon boys basketball senior Jake Ronan takes flight to the basket in the Indians’ 58-35 loss to Crestwood in the opening round of Class 3A district tournament play at Decorah Monday, February 23. Ronan led the Indian scoring with 10 points and also grabbed three rebounds and dished out one assist. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link.

The Waukon boys basketball team had its 2014-2015 season brought to completion with a split of what turned out to be its final two games of the season played within this past week. The Indians first ended their regular season with a 57-47 home win over Charles City Tuesday, February 17 to finish in a fourth-place tie with Crestwood in the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) team standings with a 5-7 NEIC record. That same Crestwood team, however, would stand for nothing even close to a tie when they faced off against the Indians in the opening round of Class 3A district tournament play Monday, February 23 at Decorah, ending the Indians’ season with a 58-35 defeat. The loss completes the Indians’ season with an overall record of 12-10. Crestwood advances on to the district championship game this Thursday, February 26 to play Decorah in the Waukon High School gym beginning at 7 p.m., with that winner advancing on to the substate championship game Monday, March 2 at the U.S.

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