Kee softball team’s 3-3 week includes first UIC losses in addition to handing rated Turkey Valley its first UIC loss
A swinging start ... Kee softball eighth grade second baseman Summer Walleser starts her swing at a pitch in the Hawks’ home doubleheader with Turkey Valley Wednesday, June 16. The Hawks earned a split of that twinbill, scoring an 8-5 victory before falling in the nightcap by a 4-1 final result. Photo courtesy of Maggy Weymiller. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Recording a win and a loss in each of its four days of competition this past week, the Kee softball team’s even week of results included the Hawks’ first Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) losses of the season but also involved one of their UIC wins resulting in Class 1A 13th-rated Turkey Valley’s first UIC loss of the season as well. The Lady Hawks first split a doubleheader at Central Elkader Monday, June 14, winning game one by a 15-4 count before falling by a 15-5 result in the nightcap, and also split another UIC double-dip at home against that ranked Turkey Valley squad Wednesday, June 16, winning game one by an 8-5 tally before falling in game two by a 4-1 final result.
The Kee girls then played four games over two days in the West Delaware Tournament in Manchester Friday and Saturday, June 18-19, continuing their splitting ways with a 12-1 loss to West Delaware before defeating North Fayette Valley, 10-9, in Friday’s action. The Lady Hawks then wrapped up their busy week with another split of two more games at the West Delaware Tournament Saturday, falling to Dyersville Beckman by a 17-3 result in four innings and also claiming a 6-5 victory over Edgewood-Colesburg. The results of those four games over the two days placed the Lady Hawks in 11th place out of the 16 teams competing at the tournament.
Currently holding a 10-10 overall season record, including an 8-2 mark in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Kee girls were scheduled to play a doubleheader at West Central Monday, June 21 but had that Upper Iowa Conference twinbill canceled from their schedule. The Lady Hawks will next host Sumner-Fredericksburg Wednesday, June 23 before playing in the Don Bosco Tournament Friday and Saturday, June 25 and 26. The Kee diamond dwellers will then play a UIC doubleheader at South Winneshiek Monday, June 28 and host the same against North Fayette Valley Wednesday, June 30 to wrap up their regular season schedule.
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