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A return to action following the holiday break saw the Waukon boys basketball team play host to a Decorah squad that has its Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) season off to an opposite start (2-1) than the Indians’ 1-2 start thus far in NEIC play. That differing start tended to show itself on the court in this initial post-holiday affair for both squads, as the visiting Vikings handed the basketball Tribe a 94-59 defeat behind a three-point sharp-shooting effort that saw Decorah drop in 15 three-point blasts to account for nearly half the Viking point total in the ballgame.

The Kee boys basketball team split its pair of home games this past week, ending up on opposite ends of the results column against a pair of Upper Iowa Conference foes. The Hawks opened the week with a 53-34 win at home Tuesday, December 17 over winless Central Elkader before falling to a single-loss MFL/MarMac at home Friday, December 20 by an 84-41 final result.

Holding a 3-4 overall record, 2-3 in Upper Iowa Conference play, the Hawks are now on their holiday break. The Kee boys will return to the court in the new year with back-to-back days of competition, first hosting North Fayette Valley Friday, January 3 before playing Waterloo Columbus Saturday, January 4 at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.

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The Waukon wrestling team completed a busy latter half of this past week, hosting a pair of teams for a double dual before wrapping up its 2019 schedule with a final weekend tournament for the calendar year. The Indians played host to both Decorah and Caledonia, MN at that Thursday, December 19 double dual at home, falling by nearly equal team scores of 63-9 to the Vikings in a Northeast Iowa Conference dual and by a 62-9 count to the Warriors from north of the border in Minnesota. The mat Tribe wrapped up its week with an eighth-place finish at the annual Doug Guilford Tournament hosted by Starmont High School Saturday, December 21.

The wrestling Tribe is currently on its holiday break. The Indians will return to action Friday, January 3 for a multi-team dual event at South Winneshiek.

The Waukon boys basketball team hit the road to match up against two of the top teams in the Northeast Iowa Conference from last season this past week, falling to both after seeing strong early starts erode away later in each ballgame. The Indians suffered a 64-38 defeat at Crestwood Tuesday, December 17 before surrendering a 56-41 loss at Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 20.

Holding a 2-3 season record that includes a 1-2 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Indians are now on their holiday break. They will return to competition in the new year with back-to-back days of basketball, hosting Decorah Friday, January 3 before taking on Jesup Saturday, January 4 in a basketball showcase being hosted by Upper Iowa University in Fayette.

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The Kee girls basketball team battled through a rare winless week, falling to a pair of Upper Iowa Conference leaders at home in a pair of close battles this past week. The Lady Hawks first fell at home to Central Elkader by a 39-32 final result Tuesday, December 17 before coming up short against Class 2A sixth-rated MFL/MarMac, 51-41, Friday, December 20.

Holding a 6-3 season record that includes an even 3-3 Upper Iowa Conference mark, the Kee girls are now on their holiday break. The Lady Hawks will return to the court in the new year Friday, January 3 at home against North Fayette Valley.

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The Waukon girls basketball team faced the top two teams in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) this past week and had its early-season unblemished NEIC mark turned even, but not until after two close battles with those ranked league leaders. The Lady Indians first went toe-to-toe with Class 3A fifth-rated Crestwood before surrendering just a 57-56 defeat at home Tuesday, December 17 and then played Class 4A 11th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock nearly as close before falling by a 48-39 final result in Waverly Friday, December 20.

Falling to a 6-3 season record, including a 2-2 mark in Northeast Iowa Conference play, the Lady Indians are now on their holiday break. The Waukon girls will resume their schedule in the new year Friday, January 3 at Decorah.

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After opening its season with a loss, the Waukon boys basketball team bounced back this week with an undefeated stroll through its two home games that bookended the work week. The Indians opened this past week with a 59-50 home win over Sumner-Fredericksburg Monday, December 9 before starting their Northeast Iowa Conference schedule with a 73-52 home win over Oelwein Friday, December 13.

The Indians were next scheduled to hit the road to wrap up the pre-holiday portion of their schedule, traveling to Crestwood Tuesday, December 17 and then to Waverly-Shell Rock Friday, December 20. The bucket Tribe will then return to competition in the new year with back-to-back days of basketball, hosting Decorah Friday, January 3 before taking on Jesup Saturday, January 4 at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.

The Waukon wrestling team put on fewer miles in this past week’s competition schedule that included the mat Tribe’s first home dual meet of the season and another weekend tournament. That first home meet held the difficult task of hosting Class 3A sixth-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, who handed the Indians a 66-15 home defeat Thursday, December 12, before the Tribe competed at the South Winneshiek Invitational Saturday, December 14 and wrestled to an eighth-place team finish.

The wrestling Tribe will next host Decorah and Caledonia, MN Thursday, December 19 before wrestling in the Starmont Tournament Saturday, December 21 prior to the holiday break. The Indians will then return to action Friday, January 3 for a multi-team dual event at South Winneshiek.

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The Kee girls basketball team played another busy week of three games that included another consecutive pair of contests to wrap up the week, the Lady Hawks putting all three of those games in the win column. Kee’s bucket brigade opened the week with a 47-27 victory at a winless Clayton Ridge Tuesday, December 10 before sweeping back-to-back non-conference games, 43-35 at home over Mabel-Canton, MN Friday, December 13 and 49-35 at Seneca, WI Saturday, December 14.

Now holding a 6-1 season record that includes a 3-1 Upper Iowa Conference mark, the Kee girls were next scheduled to wrap up the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with a Tuesday, December 17 home date with Central Elkader before hosting MFL/MarMac Friday, December 20. The Lady Hawks will return to the court in the new year Friday, January 3 at home against North Fayette Valley.

The Waukon girls basketball team played to an undefeated week this past week, sandwiching some lopsided victories around its first real nail-biting finish of the season. The Lady Indians opened the week with a 57-18 triumph at winless Clayton Ridge Monday, December 9 before escaping with a 46-45 home win over Caledonia, MN the very next night, Tuesday, December 10. The basketball Tribe then rolled over another winless squad, 56-14, at Oelwein Friday, December 13.

Holding a 6-1 season record, including a 2-0 start to their Northeast Iowa Conference season, the Lady Indians were next scheduled to host Crestwood Tuesday, December 17 before wrapping up their pre-holiday schedule Friday, December 20 at Waverly-Shell Rock. The Waukon girls will resume their schedule in the new year Friday, January 3 at Decorah.