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Wed
09
Aug

Waukon softball team plays to 7-25 record with overall young squad during 2017 season

Replacing nearly two-thirds of its starting line-up from graduation losses last season and bringing back just two seniors in a limited amount of four returning varsity veterans, the Waukon softball team battled through a 2017 season defined by overall youth and varsity inexperience. With so many holes to fill and not much varsity experience returning, second-year head coach Amanda Eggerichs worked throughout the season to try and find the right pieces to fit the puzzles of her offensive and defensive line-ups, that effort resulting in a 7-25 overall season record for the softball Tribe that included a mark of 3-15 that placed the Indians sixth in the final seven-team Northeast Iowa Conference standings.

Wed
26
Jul

A SWEET REPEAT!!! Kee softball team outscores three opponents by 33-5 margin to claim second consecutive Class 1A State Tournament Championship


The Kee softball team continued its reign over Class 1A after successfully defending its Class 1A State Tournament Championship won last year with three consecutive victories again this year at the season grand finale held this past week at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Ranked and seeded number-one going into the Class 1A State Tournament, the Hawks' title defense included an 18-1 first-round victory over unranked Montezuma Monday, July 17, a 7-3 semifinals win over seventh-rated Westwood Thursday, July 20 and an 8-1 championship triumph over sixth-rated Clarksville in the Friday, July 21 Class 1A State Championship game to repeat as Class 1A State Tournament Champions. Pictured above with their Class 1A State Tournament Championship trophy following their successful "crack at back-to-back" are the following Kee softball team members: Left to right - Front row: Katie Brennan, Kristina Dibert, Elena Rolfs, Meredith Gruber, Nicki Wood, Makayla Peters, Claudia Mathis, Laura Colsch, Sydney Strong, Annabelle Dibert. Second row: Alexis Johnson, Madelyn Gruber, Heather Mooney, Ashlyn Seitz, Macy Manning, McKenzie Hawes, Ella Strong, Makayla Walleser. Back row: Assistant Coaches Julie Welsh and Ellie Cooper, Jenna Rethwisch, Kendra Cooper, Chloe Severson, Courtney Cooper, Casey Welsh, Manager Emily Benzing, Head Coach Liz Hill.

Members of the Kee softball team hold the Class 1A State Tournament Championship trophy over their heads as they celebrate with fans in the stands after winning a second consecutive Class 1A State Tournament Championship. Kee outscored its three opponents by a margin of 33-5 to repeat as the best softball team in Iowa’s Class 1A, a position they earned at last season’s grand finale and maintained throughout this entire season’s team rankings. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more at the “Photo Galleries” link on this website.

Four Kee softball players, including the senior pair of pitcher/third baseman Courtney Cooper and right fielder Sydney Strong, along with junior third baseman/pitcher Kendra Cooper and sophomore catcher/first baseman Katie Brennan, were named to the Class 1A All-Tournament Team after the softball Hawks played to their second consecutive Class 1A State Championship at the season grand finale July 17-21 at Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. Kendra Cooper was named as Captain of that Class 1A All-Tournament Team. Pictured above, left to right, are members of this year’s Class 1A All-Tournament Team: senior Sydney Strong and sophomore Katie Brennan of State Champion Kee, junior Bethany Negen of State Runner-Up Clarksville, sophomore Katelyn Martian of third-place Westwood, senior Amy Russell of sixth-place Colfax-Mingo, junior Brynn VanEldik of fifth-place Akron-Westfield, junior Autum Barthelman of fourth-place Sigourney, senior Alyssa Mendenhall of third-place Westwood, senior Courtney Cooper of State Champion Kee, freshman Janet Borchardt of State Runner-Up Clarksville and Class 1A All-Tournament Team Captain junior Kendra Cooper of State Champion Kee. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link on this website.

Most return trips in consecutive years to the State Tournament at Fort Dodge would produce a message such as “We’re Back!”.

But, in its first-ever return trip to the season grand finale in consecutive seasons, the Kee softball team’s message once all was said and done in Fort Dodge was “We’re Back-to-Back!” as the softball Hawks not only returned to every team’s ultimate destination for a second consecutive season, but also returned home with a second consecutive Class 1A State Tournament Championship.

“This is an unbelievable feeling,” Kee softball coach Liz Hill said of her team’s repeat accomplishment as the best team in Iowa high school softball’s Class 1A. “I am so beyond excited, happy and proud of these girls and what they’ve accomplished. It’s really impressive, as far as what one might expect out of high school girls. They have worked so hard for a long time to accomplish what very few teams have been able to.”

Wed
26
Jul

Kee baseball team has postseason run and 2017 campaign brought to a close with 10-6 Substate loss to postseason Cinderella Hudson


Kee baseball senior catcher Danny Brennan puts down a bunt in the Hawks’ 10-6 Class 1A Substate 3 loss to Hudson at Waverly Tuesday, July 18. Brennan was one for three with a sacrifice in his final game in a Hawk uniform. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

Cinderella was dressed as a Pirate for this year’s ball (tournament), as the Hudson Pirates entered Class 1A postseason play with a losing record of 14-16, but played their way all the way to the Class 1A State Tournament with four straight postseason victories. Unfortunately for the Kee baseball Hawks, they were the last team on Hudson’s postseason dance card, suffering a 10-6 defeat Tuesday, July 18 in the Class 1A Substate 3 championship game played at Hertl Field on the Wartburg College campus in Waverly.

Wed
19
Jul

Waukon baseball team has 2017 season brought to a close with delayed district semifinal loss at seventh-rated Dyersville Beckman


Waukon baseball senior designated hitter Brandon Regan takes a cut at a pitch in the Indians’ 12-2 district semifinal loss at seventh-rated Dyersville Beckman Wednesday, July 12. Regan is one of four Indians this season who had their high school athletic careers ended by the loss. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon baseball team had its 2017 season brought to a close by one of the highest regarded teams in the state, as the seventh-rated Dyersville Beckman Trailblazers disposed of the Indians by a mercy-rule final of 12-2 in five innings in the district semifinal round of Class 2A tournament play. The game began Tuesday, July 11 at the home of the Blazers and played through a single full inning with the score tied at 2-2, but a lightning delay eventually turned into a postponement to Wednesday, July 12 after more than an hour wait for a storm to pass through. That postponement proved to be troublesome for the Indians, as after that 2-2 first inning the Indians were turned away in order in each of the next four innings, the Tribe being outscored by a 10-0 margin after play resumed a day later to lead to the 12-2 Indian defeat.

Wed
19
Jul

Kee baseball team earns first Substate berth in five seasons with sweep of three district tournament opponents, two of them by single run in late innings


Kee baseball senior right fielder Evan Whalen chases down a fly ball in the Hawks’ 9-2 home win over Nashua-Plainfield Tuesday, July 11. Photo by Jordyn Burroughs. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

Postseason tournament play is supposed to be the most exciting time of the season, and the Kee baseball team took that excitement level even higher as the Hawks played to a Class 1A District 5 championship and substate berth with three consecutive victories at home this past week, including a pair of one-run triumphs earned in dramatic late-inning fashion in their final two district tournament games. The baseball Hawks opened their postseason tournament road with a 9-2 win over Nashua-Plainfield at home Tuesday, July 11 before pulling out one of those one-run triumphs, 9-8, over Turkey Valley with a five-run sixth inning Thursday, July 13. Kee then clinched its first substate berth since the 2012 season with even further dramatics, scoring the game-winning run on the last play of a 5-4 victory over St. Ansgar Saturday, July 15.

Wed
19
Jul

Girls on Fire win gold medal for third consecutive year ...

June 23, eight ladies from the Harpers Ferry Fireflies team traveled to Des Moines to partake in the Iowa Senior Games, participating in the free throw shooting contest, Around the World, and in the afternoon they participated in the 3-on-3 basketball tournament under the name of Girls on Fire. In the morning contests, Judy Kelly of Prairie du Chien, WI won a bronze medal in the free throw contest for her age group. Sherry Adney of McGregor won the gold medal for her age group in the free throw contest, and Georgia Jones of McGregor won a gold medal in the free throw contest and a silver medal in the Around the World contest in her age group. In the afternoon event, the Girls on Fire placed first in a hotly-contested 3-on-3 tournament. The three teams placing in the medals each won two games and lost one.

Mon
17
Jul

Kee softball girls tie State Tournament records in 18-1 first-round win over Montezuma to advance to Thursday semifinal

The Kee softball team tied State Tournament all-time records with 23 hits and 18 runs in opening up their Class 1A State Tournament championship defense with an 18-1 victory over Montezuma Monday, July 17 at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. The Hawks scored in just three innings, but did so with five runs in the second, four more in the fifth, and doubled that total with nine in the seventh inning to take a considerable first step toward repeating as Class 1A State Tournament champions. The Hawks will now advance to the Thursday, July 20 Class 1A semifinals, beginning at 7 p.m., and will play Westwood, 11-9 first-round winners over Colfax-Mingo.

Complete details, including photos, of the Hawks' State Tournament run will appear in the July 26 issue of The Standard. You can subscribe to The Standard's print edition or e-edition by clicking here.

Sat
15
Jul

Kee baseball boys pull off dramatic 5-4 win to advance to Substate!

The Kee baseball team used some final inning dramatics to earn advancement to the Class 1A Substate 3 championship game with a 5-4 triumph at home over St. Ansgar Saturday, July 15 in District 5 championship play. Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the seventh inning, senior Danny Brennan scored from third base on a squeeze bunt by sophomore Josh Walleser to plate the winning run and advance the Hawks further down the postseason road. The Hawks will now play Hudson Tuesday, July 18 at Wartburg College baseball field in Waverly, beginning at 7 p.m. Winner of that substate contest will earn the right to play in the Class 1A State Tournament. Full coverage of Kee's district tournament championship run can be found in the July 19 issue of The Standard.

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Wed
12
Jul

Back-to-back State Champions ...

The Harpers Ferry Fireflies struck gold for the second consecutive year at the Iowa State Granny Basketball Tournament held in Des Moines during the Iowa Senior Games Friday through Sunday, June 23-25. The Fireflies, coached by Bill Nation and assisted by Ron Steege, both of Harpers Ferry, played five games in two days. Saturday, they played in Pool Play to decide who would get a bye in Sunday’s single elimination tournament. The Fireflies defeated the Monroe Mustangs, 63-39, and then played the Lansing Great Dames and beat them, 46-29, to win their pool and advance into championship bracket play. The State Championship was decided during Sunday’s tournament. Harpers Ferry was given a bye for the first round then won its next three games. They defeated the Cedar Rapids Sizzlers by a score of 55-44, followed by a win over the Lady Redbirds from Carlisle, 52-31, to advance to the tournament’s championship game.

Wed
12
Jul

Waukon baseball team ends regular season with four final losses, begins postseason tournament with 8-3 home win over Starmont


Waukon baseball sophomore pitcher Levi McGeough lets loose with a pitch in the Indians’ first-round Class 2A District Tournament victory at home over Starmont, 8-3, Saturday, July 8. McGeough secured the pitching win with 10 strikeouts and just one walk while also going two-for-four at the plate with a bases-loaded triple that drove in a team-high three runs in the contest. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Waukon baseball team played the spectrum this week, ending its regular season with four final losses this past week before beginning postseason tournament play with a victory. That final four-game slide began with a pair of mercy-rule losses at Class 2A top-rated New Hampton by scores of 11-1 and 13-3, both in five innings, Monday, July 3. That trend continued at Crestwood Wednesday, July 5 with a 9-2 loss before the Tribe’s regular season came to a close with a 13-7 defeat at home against South Winneshiek Thursday, July 6 in a rescheduled championship game from the Jeff Houg Tournament that was rained out from June 24. Completion of the regular season gave way to a first-round Indian victory, 8-3, at home Saturday, July 8 over Starmont in the first round of Class 2A District Tournament play.

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