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The Kee boys basketball team suffered from some slow starts it could never quite recover from in falling in all three of its contests this past week. The Hawks fell in back-to-back nights of road games, 70-39 at Waukon Monday, January 5 and 76-42 at West Central Tuesday, January 6, before suffering a similar fate at Central Elkader, 64-52, Friday, January 9.
“It was a tough week in a variety of ways,” Kee boys basketball coach Pat Wagner said. “Our schedule was strong. We played arguably the two best teams on our schedule on back-to-back nights and then traveled to Elkader Friday after weather problems kept us out of the gym on Wednesday and Thursday. And we cannot afford to not be in a gym.  However, we can’t and won’t make any excuses; we simply  have to get better.”

The Waukon girls basketball team returned to competition following the holiday break, but came up short in a non-conference contest at home against Clayton Ridge Friday, January 2. The visiting Eagles featured the shuffling rotation of a trio of six-foot-plus players in the paint combined with some sharp-shooting guard play to eventually pull away from just a four-point halftime advantage and hand the Indians a 65-43 defeat.
The Indians were next scheduled to play at Class 3A ninth-rated Crestwood Tuesday, January 6 before hosting MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 8. The basketball Tribe will then play back-to-back nights, at North Fayette Valley Monday, January 12 and at home against Oelwein Tuesday, January 13, before traveling to Class 4A ninth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 16.

The Waukon wrestling team returned to action following the holiday break with a full evening of competition, wrestling at the Crestwood Duals in Cresco Saturday, January 3. The Indians won two of the four dual meets they wrestled at the event, claiming victories over a short-handed Fillmore Central squad out of Minnesota, 54-12, and St. Ansgar, 42-24. The two losses came to South Winneshiek, 45-25, and to the host Crestwood Cadets, 53-16.
The Indians now hold an overall record of 4-6, 0-3 in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC). The Indians will next wrestle in a NEIC double dual at Decorah against the host Vikings and Charles City Thursday, January 8 before competing in the New Hampton Tournament Saturday, January 10. The Tribe will then host Decorah Thursday, January 15.

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The Kee boys basketball team returned to action following the holidays with a Saturday, January 3 home game against Wapsie Valley. The Hawks turned in a consistent offensive effort of mid-teen scoring throughout all four quarters of the contest, that effort being good enough to outscore the visiting Warriors in the second and third frames but not quite keeping pace with Wapsie Valley’s first and third frame production of nearly two dozen points in each on the way to a 71-64 Kee defeat.
Holding a 1-7 overall season record, the Hawks were scheduled to hit the road for a busy week this week, playing at Waukon Monday, January 5, at West Central Tuesday, January 6 and at Central Elkader Friday, January 9. Kee will remain on the road for the following week, playing at Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday, January 13 before doing likewise at Postville Friday, January 16.
 

The Waukon boys basketball team returned from its holiday break to pour in its highest point total so far this season on the way to an 80-72 home triumph over Clayton Ridge Friday, January 2. The Indians used a 50% shooting efficiency, both overall and in racking up 10 three-point blasts, to build as much as a 24-point lead before holding off a late Clayton Ridge comeback effort to secure the non-conference victory.
Improving their overall season record to 4-3, the Indians were slated to begin this week at home with back-to-back games, Monday, January 5 against Kee and Tuesday, January 6 against Crestwood, before also hosting a Saturday, January 10 game against Prairie du Chien, WI. Another full slate awaits the Tribe next week with back-to-back road games to begin the week, Monday, January 12 at Spring Grove, MN and Tuesday, January 13 at Oelwein, followed by a home contest against top-five rated Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, January 16.

The Kee girls basketball team book-ended its recent holiday break from school with a pair of trips to Wisconsin, returning home victorious in both journeys to improve the Lady Hawks’ overall season record to 9-1. The Hawks first defeated North Crawford by a 63-22 end result Monday, December 22 prior to the break before returning to action Friday, January 2 to pull out a 48-46 triumph at Seneca.
The Hawks were scheduled to play at West Central Tuesday, January 6 before hosting Central Elkader Thursday, January 8. Kee will then play at Edgewood-Colesburg Tuesday, January 13 before hosting MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 15 and then traveling to Postville Friday, January 16.

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The Kee boys basketball team put up some of its highest point totals of the season in its two games this past week, but also allowed some of its highest point totals in having its recent losing streak extended to six games. The Hawks suffered a 71-52 loss at home to South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 16 before falling at Starmont Friday, December 19 by an 80-54 final result.
“We need to have a good Christmas break,” Kee boys basketball coach Pat Wagner said. “We need to get back to basics and become better fundamentally, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. We must identify our opponents’ key personnel better and we have to maintain better stances, positioning and vision on defense.”

The Kee girls basketball team returned to its sweeping ways with back-to-back victories this past week over Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) foes. The Lady Hawks improved their season record to 7-1 overall, 4-1 in the UIC with a 49-40 win at home over South Winneshiek Tuesday, December 16 followed by a 60-51 victory at Starmont Friday, December 19.
The Hawks were scheduled to wrap up their pre-holiday schedule with a Monday, December 22 game at North Crawford rescheduled from Monday, December 8. The Hawks will return to action after the holiday break Friday, January 2 at Seneca, WI.

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The Waukon wrestling team fell to a pair of Northeast Iowa Conference opponents in its only dual meet action of the week, prior to securing a fourth-place tournament finish over the weekend. The wrestling Tribe fell to both New Hampton, 54-24, and Crestwood, 63-15, in a double dual at New Hampton Thursday, December 18 before crowning a single champion on the way to a fourth-place team finish at the Starmont Tournament Saturday, December 20.
The Indians enter the holiday break with an overall record of 2-4, 0-3 in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC). Following the break, the Indians will return to action with a Saturday, January 3 multi-team dual event at Crestwood featuring the host Cadets, Saint Ansgar, South Winneshiek and Fillmore Central. The wrestling Tribe will then compete in another NEIC double dual at Decorah against the host Vikings and Charles City Thursday, January 8.

The Waukon girls basketball team split its two games this past week, snapping what had become a four-game losing streak. The Lady Indians first fell at home to undefeated and Class 4A ninth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, 55-31, Tuesday, December 16 but bounced back to secure a 58-51 triumph at home over New Hampton Friday, December 19 to result in a 2-5 overall record, 1-3 in the Northeast Iowa Conference prior to the holiday break.
The Indians will resume action after the holiday break Friday, January 2 at home against Clayton Ridge. The Tribe will then play at Crestwood Tuesday, January 6 before hosting MFL/MarMac Thursday, January 8.

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