Kee baseball senior Jared Donahue fires a pitch toward home plate in the Hawks’ 7-1 first-round district tournament win over Wapsie Valley at Postville Tuesday, July 15. In addition to picking up the pitching win with three hits allowed and six strike-outs, Donahue was one-for-four with a double and two RBI in that opening-round tournament victory, and was also two-for-five with a solo home run and a single in the Hawks’ 5-4 loss to Postville in nine innings in the district semifinals Thursday, July 17, the final high school game for Donahue and his five senior teammates. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link. Photo by Andrea Kerndt.

Kee eighth grade pitcher Kendra Cooper (#10) is swarmed by her teammates at home plate after crushing the first of two home runs she blasted in the Hawks’ Class 1A Region 2 championship triumph, 12-0 in five innings, over 12th-ranked Mason City Newman Monday, July 14 at Cresco. Cooper was four-for-four at the plate in the contest with a single, a double and a three-run and solo round-tripper to drive in six RBI and score four runs while also throwing a two-hit shut-out at Newman with seven strike-outs. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.