Kee girls basketball team wraps up regular season, begins postseason with convincing wins at home


Putting the “bound” in rebound ... Kee girls basketball junior Jada Mitchell soars for a rebound in the Hawks’ 52-18 home win over South Winneshiek in the opening round of Class 1A regional tournament play Thursday, February 13. Mitchell collected a team-high 15 rebounds in the contest in addition to scoring nine points. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Kee girls basketball team pieced together an undefeated week at a time when all teams want to, ending its regular season and beginning its postseason with decisive victories to keep its 2019-2020 campaign rolling along. The Lady Hawks wrapped up their regular season with a 63-28 win at home over non-conference opponent Spring Grove, MN Tuesday, February 11 before getting their Class 1A regional tournament underway with a 52-18 first-round win at home over fellow Upper Iowa Conference squad South Winneshiek Thursday, February 13.

The  Hawks wrapped up their regular season with a 14-7 overall record that includes a 10-6 Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) mark that placed them fourth in the final UIC standings. With their first-round win, the Kee girls were next scheduled to play another fellow UIC squad, Turkey Valley, in a quarterfinal match-up at Waukon Tuesday, February 18, beginning at 7 p.m. Details of Kee’s further postseason possibilities appear elsewhere on the Sports pages in the February 19, 2020 edition of The Standard.

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