Kee softball claims Upper Iowa Conference championship in full final week
Kee softball eighth grade pitcher Kendra Cooper leaps in the air in celebration as the umpire signals the “out” call in a play at home plate in the Hawks’ 8-0 home non-conference victory over Waukon Wednesday, July 2. After a passed ball with a Waukon runner on third base, Cooper raced in to cover the plate, taking a throw from senior catcher Ellie Heiderscheit in time to apply the tag and record the out to end the Indians’ at-bats in the third inning and keep Waukon scoreless. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link. Photo by Andrea Kerndt.
The Kee softball team wrapped up its regular season by winning a narrow majority of its final games played this past week, clinching top honors in the Upper Iowa Conference along the way. The Hawks played to a split in an Upper Iowa Conference doubleheader at MFL/MarMac Monday, June 30, falling in game one by a 3-2 result before bouncing back with a 5-0 triumph in the nightcap, before posting a home non-conference win against Waukon, 8-0, Wednesday, July 2. The Hawks swept their final Upper Iowa Conference doubleheader of the season at Clayton Ridge Thursday, July 3 by scores of 12-2 and 12-0 in just five frames before winning one of four games played at the Don Bosco Tournament Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5. That tournament run consisted of losses of 5-0 to Class 3A top-rated Benton Community and 7-4 to Class 5A Cedar Falls in Friday’s competition, before the Hawks suffered a 6-4 loss to Class 5A Waterloo West and then finished the tournament with a 13-0 triumph in just four innings over Class 2A Jesup.
Kee finished its regular season with an overall record of 29-9 that includes a mark of 20-2 in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, earning the Lady Hawks the UIC season championship.
Class 1A Regional Tournament play is scheduled to begin for the Hawks Wednesday, July 9 on their home field in New Albin.
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