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Getting the opportunity to defend the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) team championship in front of their hometown fans that they won last year, the Waukon cross country boys did just that Tuesday, October 10 at their Waukon Golf & Country Club home course. Placing four of their five scored runners within the All-Conference top-15 and their final scorer just outside of that accolade, the distance Tribe tallied 43 points to successfully repeat its NEIC Championship by an eight-point margin over second-place Decorah.

The Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet that is slated for this Thursday, October 19, beginning at 4 p.m. at Monticello. Details about the distance Tribe’s postseason possibilities can be found in the Wednesday, October 18, 2023 print and e-edition of the Standard.

Michelle Dynes, daughter of Lynn Williams of Waukon and the late Dale Williams, won the Paratriathlon National Championships held in Williamsburg, VA September 10. Dynes competed in the PTS5 Women division and won the event by 10 minutes over her nearest competitor in a time of 1:39:14. Dynes competed in the sprint triathlon race, which consisted of a 750-meter swim, followed by a 20-kilometer bike ride, and a 7-kilometer run.

The win boosted Dynes to elite status and secured her a spot on the U.S. Elite Paratriathlon National Team. As a member of that team, Dynes represented the United States in the World Triathlon Para Cup held in Alhandra, Portugal this past Saturday, October 7, where she finished fifth in a time of 1:16.48. At the age of 48, she was the oldest competitor in her division in that World Triathlon Para Cup.

The Waukon girls cross country team brought its regular season invitational schedule to a close, competing at the South Winneshiek Invitational at Calmar Tuesday, October 3. Behind a close one-two battle between the host school and its fellow Winneshiek County squad, the Lady Indians ran to a third-place team finish with 84 team points.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to host the annual Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet Tuesday, October 10. They will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet that is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, beginning at 4 p.m., with no location officially announced as of yet but the closest hosting sites available being either Monticello or Dike-New Hartford.

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The wins keep coming for the Waukon boys cross country team, and at just the right time as the distance Tribe wrapped up its invitational season this past week and begins to prepare for its postseason. The latest victory claimed by the Indian boys came at the South Winneshiek Invitational at Calmar Tuesday, October 3, where the Tribe placed all five of its scored runners in the meet’s top 11 individual finishers of the 135-runner high school field to finish as the team champion for a fourth consecutive meet.

The Indians were next scheduled to host the annual Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet Tuesday, October 10. They will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet that is scheduled for Thursday, October 19, beginning at 4 p.m., with the closest hosting sites available being either Monticello or Dike-New Hartford.

Playing for a chance to solidify a seventh consecutive berth in the Class 2A State Play-Offs, the Waukon football team ground out 20 unanswered points and a second-half shut-out against an Osage team battling for its own play-off life in a Friday, October 6 District 3 home match-up. After slugging out a scoreless tie late into the second quarter, the two 3-3 teams with reversed district records traded late tallies to form an 8-8 halftime tie before the Indians put two final touchdowns on the board in the fourth period to untie that scoreboard knot and secure their 20-8 victory that extended the Tribe’s postseason qualification streak and also brought Osage’s play-off hopes to an abrupt halt.

The Kee football team had some business to take care of when the Hawks traveled to Central Elkader Friday, October 6 for their final Eight-Player District 3 ballgame of this season. Wanting to do all they can to take care of their own State Play-Off possibilities, the Hawks did just that against the host Warrior squad that was yet winless on this season, scoring on their first seven possessions of the contest to bolt to a 50-0 halftime lead and coming away with five turnovers to help stifle Central on the way to a 64-2 victory that further solidified Kee’s grip on a third-place district finish and would force only the most rare of situations that would keep the Hawks from earning qualification for this season’s State Play-Offs.

The Waukon football team took a step forward toward possibly continuing its recent trend of district championships when the grid Tribe traveled to Oelwein Friday, September 29. That step was, perhaps, the easiest of the Indians’ district journey, as they jumped to a 14-0 lead over the yet winless host Huskies on the way to a 49-20 triumph and the Tribe’s first win streak of the season with a second consecutive victory.

“We started out with a good kick-off return to set up a short field, and we knew we needed to be aggressive offensively, as we have had trouble stopping Oelwein in the past,” Waukon football head coach Chad Beermann said. “So, we wanted to take the ball and get points right away.”

Following back-to-back losses to the two front-running teams in its Eight-Player District 3, the Kee football team was looking to turn the corner when it hosted West Central Friday, September 29 for its annual Homecoming game. Taking that corner at full speed to jump to a 40-0 headstart after just one quarter of play, the grid Hawks not only turned that corner but also turned their recent fortune into the happiest of Homecomings with a 60-8 triumph over the single-win Blue Devils.

The Hawks will now hit the road this Friday, October 6, traveling to the home of a Central Elkader squad that has yet to win a game this season. The Warriors have allowed 68 or more points in four of their six games this season, including a 79-0 loss at Riceville this Friday, September 29.

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The Waukon volleyball team played through one of its busiest weeks of the season this past week, first competing on back-to-back nights to start the week before wrapping it up with a weekend tournament. The Lady Indians played to opposite results on each end of that week’s worth of competition, as they first swept MFL/MarMac in three straight sets at home Monday, September 25 before waging war against Decorah through a five-set marathon to defeat the Vikings and secure their first dual match win in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play in two years.

Another week of pulling double duty in the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) left the Kee volleyball team facing a formidable task this past week of matching up against the only two teams still undefeated in UIC play at this point in the season. Although battling strong throughout, the Lady Hawks couldn’t quite come up with the first UIC blemishes for either team, falling at North Fayette Valley Tuesday, September 26 and at home to Central Elkader Thursday, September 28.

Now holding a 2-11 season record that includes a 1-6 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, Kee’s net squad is next scheduled for one final week of UIC double duty this week, playing at West Central Tuesday, October 3 and then also traveling to Clayton Ridge Thursday, October 5. The Lady Hawks will then play in the Riceville Tournament Saturday, October 7 before wrapping up their regular season Tuesday, October 10 at home against MFL/MarMac.