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The Waukon girls basketball team had both its regular season schedule and its 2021-2022 overall season brought to a close this past week, posting differing results in two games played by the Lady Indians. The Tribe first closed out its regular season and Northeast Iowa Conference slate with a 72-54 home triumph over Charles City at home Tuesday, February 8 before being dealt an end to its overall season with a first-round Class 3A Regional Tournament loss at home to West Delaware Saturday, February 12 by a 58-33 final result.

That first-round regional tournament loss ends the bucket Tribe’s 2021-2022 campaign with a 12-9 overall season record that includes a 6-4 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play that placed the Lady Indians third in the six-team final NEIC standings. West Delaware’s win advanced the Hawks on to a Wednesday, February 16 regional semifinals match-up at sixth-rated Center Point-Urbana.

The Waukon bowling teams had another busy week this past week, competing in another pair of events to close out their regular season dual meet schedule and recording a program sweep of both of their dual opponents in the process. The Indians first hosted Waterloo Columbus Tuesday, February 8 in a dual rescheduled from January 14, recording a sweep of the Sailors with a 2061-2008 victory for the girls followed by a 2771-1919 triumph for the Indian boys. The bowling Tribe then completed its regular season schedule with another sweep of North Iowa at home Friday, February 11, the Lady Indians starting things off with a 2075-1627 win and the Waukon boys doing likewise with a 2749-2665 victory.

The bowling Tribe was next scheduled to begin its postseason journey with the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet in Dubuque Tuesday, February 15. Details of that tournament route can be found on the Sports pages in the Wednesday, February 16, 2022 edition of The Standard.

Regan opens season grand finale in Des Moines this Thursday morning

The Waukon wrestling team had its largest representation in several seasons competing at the Class 2A District Tournament hosted by New Hampton High School, as four Indian grapplers took to the mat to try and extend their season to the final destination every high school wrestler strives for with a first- or second-place finish in their four-man weight bracket. Battling some of the top wrestlers in the area, and in some cases in the state of Iowa, only one of those four - the only one of that quartet who has ever advanced that far before in his career - was able to accomplish that task, as junior 126-pounder Jakob Regan wrestled his way to a runner-up finish to qualify for the Class 2A State Tournament for the second time in his career, having done so two seasons ago during his freshman year.

The Kee girls basketball team had both its regular season and its overall season come to a close within a few days of one another this past week, as the Lady Hawks ended their 2021-2022 campaign with a five-game streak outside the win column. The Kee girls first fell at home to Central Elkader, 37-29, Monday, February 7 in a game rescheduled from January 14 to bring their regular season schedule to completion. The Lady Hawks then both began and ended their Class 1A Regional Tournament trail Thursday, February 10 with a 45-24 loss at fellow Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) squad Turkey Valley in the opening round of postseason play.

Recently, Waukon High School 2014 graduate Parker Hesse (center of back row), now playing tight end for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL), spoke to the local huddle of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). Hesse shared what it takes to have success in football and in life. His message was that, first and foremost, faith in Jesus and in oneself is the key to success. He also answered several questions relating to life as an NFL football player. The FCA huddle meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the Waukon Wellness Center. Contact local FCA Coordinator Kim Welch for additional information.
 

A pair of Waukon football seniors signed their talents on to their respective collegiate programs during National Letter of Intent Signing Day Wednesday, February 2. Pictured at right are, left to right, Elliot Kooiker and Lincoln Snitker, both of whom helped lead the Indians to a 10-2 season record this past fall, along with the program’s fourth consecutive undefeated District Championship and its fifth consecutive advancement to the Class 2A State Play-Off Semifinals.

Junior Maggie Criswell breaks 12-year-old single-game assist record

The Waukon girls basketball team had a fairly busy week start out well before eroding to consecutive losses this past week, beginning with a 65-60 home win over North Fayette Valley Tuesday, February 1. That win to open the week gave way to consecutive weekend losses that included a 58-35 loss at Class 4A Decorah Friday, February 4 followed by a 72-36 loss at home to Class 5A second-rated Waterloo West Saturday, February 5.

Now holding an 11-8 season record that includes a 5-4 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play, the Indians were next scheduled to wrap up their regular season schedule hosting Charles City Tuesday, February 8 before beginning postseason tournament play Saturday, February 12 at home against West Delaware. Further details of that postseason path can be found elsewhere on the Sports pages in the February 9, 2022 edition of the Standard.

Regan crowned Sectional champ; Malone, Dickson and Dugan runner-up

The Waukon wrestling team began its postseason journey Saturday, February 5 at the Class 2A Sectional 9 Tournament hosted by Crestwood High School in Cresco, with four of the mat Tribe’s 13 competing wrestlers battling their way to top-two finishes in their respective weight classes to earn continuation of their season with advancement to the Class 2A District 5 Tournament at New Hampton this Saturday, February 12. Further details of the District Tournament path for those four advancing Indians can be found in the February 9, 2022 Sports pages in the Standard.

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The Kee girls basketball team picked up just one win in three games played this past week, but came well within striking distance of putting all three of those games in the win column. Beginning the week with a 38-35 home loss to MFL/MarMac Tuesday, January 25, the Lady Hawks then posted a 65-37 win at Postville Thursday, January 27 in a game rescheduled from January 18 before falling in another close battle at North Fayette Valley Friday, January 28 by a 52-47 end result.

Junior Jakob Regan crowned NEIC individual champion at 126 pounds

The Waukon wrestling team wrapped up its regular season this past week with one final dual event and a tournament. That final dual event proved to the mat Tribe’s best of the season as the Indians won two of four dual meets wrestled that night, defeating both Postville, 48-27, and Clayton Ridge, 60-4, while also falling to MFL/MarMac, 60-24, and to Nashua-Plainfield, 78-3. The Indians also wrestled in the annual Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Tournament Saturday, January 29 at New Hampton, finishing fourth in the final team standings and crowning their first NEIC Champion in over 15 seasons in junior 126-pounder Jakob Regan.

The Indians will now begin their postseason journey Saturday, February 5 at their Class 2A Sectional 9 Tournament at Crestwood High School in Cresco.