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Wed
26
Mar

Waukon girls track team returns half of its 2025 squad with letterwinning experience, including some multi-year State Meet qualifiers in relay events


2025 Waukon girls track team ... Left to right - Front row: Mallory Berns, Reese McCormick, Mari Delaney; Second row: Braelyn Zuercher, Kara Helgerson, Bryiah Stewart, Allison Dehli, Nora Davis, Brynn Weymiller, Moriah Downing, Miriam Downing, Sophia Palmer; Third row: Reegan Benzing, Blythe Bucknell, Jenna Goltz, Willa Troendle, Emma O’Neill, Elle Wilkins, Claire Johnson, Makenna Kurth, Kayler Hanson, Addie Olson; Back row: Emily Reinhardt, Tanner Burrichter, Cora Miller, Sophia Stone, Addisyn Berns, Callie O’Neill, Nalia Benda. Not pictured: Molly Peake, Jaelyn Johanningmeier, Kaylin Regan, Savannah Burns, Adelle Clarke, Tegan Dahlstrom, Addison Donahue, Ruin Mathis, Marissa Schullo, Harper Winter.

The Waukon girls track and field team of 2025 will benefit from more than half of its squad returning with varsity letterwinning experience from previous seasons. Within that collection of 20 returning veterans this spring lies seven young ladies who bring back that veteran experience from the ultimate level of competition, the State Track & Field Meet.

Wed
26
Mar

Kee boys and girls track teams open seasons at Upper Iowa Conference Indoor Meet; Lady Hawks finish as UIC runner-up

Junior Addison Winters breaks 20-year-old long jump record with victorious leap of 17’1”

The Kee girls and boys track teams got their competition season underway indoors at the annual Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) Indoor Meet held Friday, March 21 at Luther College in Decorah, scoring some event victories and already setting a new school record. In their respective team races, the Lady Hawks battled to a runner-up finish in their nine-team field and the Hawk boys finished in sixth place.

Both Kee teams are next scheduled to start their outdoor season at the Tuesday, April 1 Sumner-Fredericksburg Invitational. The Hawk boys will then compete in the Waukon Early Bird Invitational Thursday, April 3, with the girls to compete in the North Fayette Invitational Friday, April 4.

Wed
19
Mar

Keira McCormick commits basketball abilities to Simpson College ...

Waukon girls basketball senior Keira McCormick signed a letter of commitment to play basketball for Simpson College in Indianola at a Thursday morning, March 13 signing event in the Waukon High School gym. Pictured above at that signing event are, left to right seated in the front row, Keith, Keira and Amy McCormick, and in the back are Keira’s siblings, Kennedy and Kole McCormick.

“It just felt like family to me; the school setting, the coaches, the team atmosphere, and then I got my basketball offer from them,” McCormick said of making her decision to attend Simpson College and play basketball for the Lady Storm.

Wed
19
Mar

Waukon girls track team kicks off 2025 season competing in pair of indoor meets, claims top-15 relay finishes at Dickinson Relays and IATC Indoor Championships

The Waukon girls track and field team got its 2025 season off to a relatively busy start for early in the season, competing at a couple indoor venues this past week at different degrees of multiple events. The Lady Indians had multiple athletes compete in seven events at the Dickinson Relays hosted by the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) in Cedar Falls Tuesday, March 11 before having a pair of relay events compete in the Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) Indoor Championships hosted by Iowa State University in Ames Thursday-Friday, March 13-14.

The Waukon girls had more than a dozen athletes compete in seven different events at the girls Dickinson Relays in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls March 11. The Lady Indians recorded a pair of top-25 event finishes in their respective fields among teams and individual competitors from all class sizes throughout the state of Iowa.

Wed
19
Mar

Ava Hooten signs gymnastic talents on with University of Pennsylvania ...

Waukon High School senior Ava Hooten signed a National Letter of Intent Thursday morning, March 13 to commit her gymnastics talents to the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) in Philadelphia, PA. Pictured at right at the signing event with Ava (seated in front) are (left to right standing in the back) her grandmother, Terry Hooten, and her parents, Adam and Jennifer Hooten of Waterville. Although gymnastics is not an extracurricular activity offered at Waukon High School, Hooten has been training and competing with TNT Gymnastics out of Richland Center, WI throughout her high school career, ultimately attaining Level 10 gymnast status, which is the highest level within the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympics program, representing the final and most challenging stage before potentially progressing to the Elite level eligible to compete in the Olympics.

Wed
12
Mar

McCormick to play in Senior All-Star game

Waukon girls basketball senior Keira McCormick has been selected to play in the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Larry Niemeyer Senior All-Star series this coming weekend at the new Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls. McCormick will be playing in the Class 3A White/Gray game this Saturday, March 15, beginning at approximately 11:45 a.m.

The day-long series begins at 9:15 a.m. with the Class 3A/4A/5A Select game, followed by the Class 4A/5A White/Gray game at 10:30 a.m. and McCormick’s Class 3A White/Gray game at 11:45 a.m. The Class 1A/2A Select game will tip off at 1 p.m. followed by the 2A White/Gray game at 2:15 p.m. and the Class 1A White/Gray game scheduled for 3:30 p.m. to wrap up the day’s competition.
 

Wed
12
Mar

Waukon bowling teams experience opposite ends of various spectrums and have some history made during 2024-2025 campaign

The Waukon girls and boys bowling teams fielded teams on each end of the experience spectrum and also ended up experiencing results on each end of the win-loss spectrum during their 2024-2025 winter campaigns. Ultimately, however, there was some history made for the program at the end of the season, as the Lady Indians had their first-ever qualification for every bowler’s ultimate destination - the State Tournament.

Fielding a team headlined by three seniors, one junior and two freshmen in most competitions, the Waukon girls bowled to a 6-2 dual meet record this winter. In their squad of nine bowlers on the roster, the Waukon bowling boys fielded just one each of senior, junior and sophomore bowlers, along with six freshmen, with sometimes as many as four of those freshmen taking to the lanes at various competitions throughout the year to roll their way to a 0-8 season record in dual meet competitions.

Wed
05
Mar

Kee girls basketball team has season brought to a close with 37-30 loss in tough Region 5 championship game battle against Dunkerton


Leads with double-digit scoring ... Kee girls basketball junior Addison Winters pulls up for a shot in the lane in the Lady Hawks’ 37-30 loss to Dunkerton in the Class 1A Region 5 championship game played Wednesday, February 26 at New Hampton. Winters led the Lady Hawks with her 12 points. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Class 1A Region 5 championship game was the only Class 1A “Sweet Sixteen” match-up this season not to feature any of the small schools’ top-15 ranked teams, as the Kee girls basketball team and the Dunkerton Raiders were two of just four unranked teams remaining in the championship round of each of Class 1A’s eight regional tournaments when they took to the court Wednesday, February 26 at New Hampton High School. In addition to their unranked status, the two teams also brought other similarities into that Region 5 title tilt, including nearly identical win-loss records, nearly equal winning streaks over the past month and the fact that each of them had defeated another of Class 1A’s top-10 ranked teams to advance to this match-up - the Lady Hawks picking off fifth-rated Riceville, 51-42, and the Lady Raiders doing likewise to 10th-rated East Buchanan, 50-40.

Wed
05
Mar

WHS graduate Carter Schellsmidt commits to furthering his collegiate baseball career at Valparaiso University

Carter Schellsmidt ...  Submitted photo.
Carter Schellsmidt ... Submitted photo.

Waukon High School 2023 graduate Carter Schellsmidt recently committed to furthering his collegiate baseball career by signing a letter of agreement with Valparaiso University located in Valparaiso, IN. The Crusader baseball program competes in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and is also a member of the Missouri Valley Conference.

A five-year varsity mainstay during his high school baseball career for the Indians, Schellsmidt etched his name among the best players in the history of the program. During his senior season at the catcher position, Schellsmidt set a new single-season record for runners thrown out caught stealing with 21 such denials that also led all Class 2A catchers and ranked second among all high school catchers in the state of Iowa during that 2023 season.

Wed
26
Feb

Waukon boys basketball team splits pair of District 5 Tournament games to have season brought to a close


Heading to the hoop ... Waukon boys basketball sophomore Vaughn Stegen flies toward the basket in the Indians’ 59-50 home win over New Hampton in the opening round of Class 2A District 5 Tournament play Monday, February 17. Stegen finished the game with 21 points, and also recorded five rebounds and two assists. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon boys basketball team both began and ended its postseason tournament journey this past week, ultimately having its 2024-2025 campaign brought to a close in the process. The Indians opened their Class 2A District 5 Tournament road with a 59-50 home win over New Hampton Monday, February 17 but then fell victim to a 70-50 loss at ninth-rated Aplington-Parkersburg in the District 5 Semifinals Thursday, February 20 to have their season brought to completion.

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