Class 1A State Tournament Runner-Up ...

Members of the Kee baseball team stand with the State Runner-Up trophy and banner they were presented after having a late comeback rally end up a bit shy for a 7-5 loss to second-seeded and fourth-rated Council Bluffs St. Albert in the Class 1A State Tournament Championship game played Thursday, July 29 at Merchants Park in Carroll. Having been unranked and awarded a number-four seed heading into their first State Tournament appearance since the 2011 season, the baseball Hawks opened the tournament with a 4-3 opening-round win over fifth-seeded and seventh-rated New London Monday, July 26 before upsetting top-seeded and third-rated Remsen-St. Mary’s, 5-3, in a nine-inning marathon in the semifinal round Wednesday, July 28 for a state of Iowa record 17th trip to a summer State Tournament championship game, where the Hawks had a four-run sixth inning rally end up short of a complete comeback to claim another state of Iowa best eighth State Tournament Runner-Up finish. Full coverage, including photos and game reports, of all three of Kee’s State Tournament battles can be found on special pull-out pages (13-16) inside this edition. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.