Kee softball team wins one of four games in opening week of 2022 season


A hit and high defensive help ... Kee softball sophomore first baseman Kaylee Hawes looks to make a throw in the Hawks’ 11-0 season-opening loss at home to Class 3A Crestwood Monday, May 23. Hawes collected one of just two hits the Kee girls managed against All-State Cadet pitcher Kyleigh Foster in the ballgame, a second inning single, and she also recorded a team-high nine put-outs for the Hawk defense. Photo by Anissa Stanley.

The Kee softball team got its 2022 season underway with a four-game slate this past week, being able to put one of those four games in the win column. A pair of home match-ups against area Class 3A opponents resulted in a split for the Lady Hawks, as they opened the season with an 11-0 loss in five innings to Crestwood Monday, May 23 but posted a 4-2 win over Waukon Friday, May 27. The Kee girls then played in the Jesup Softball Classic Saturday, May 28, falling in a pair of contests, 6-3 to Springville and 12-4 to Sumner-Fredericksburg.

Kee’s diamond dwellers were next scheduled to begin Upper Iowa Conference play with a home doubleheader with Clayton Ridge Wednesday, June 1 before playing back-to-back days in the North Fayette Valley Tournament June 3-4. The Lady Hawks will then play a varsity doubleheader at North Fayette Valley Monday, June 6 before hosting Turkey Valley for the same Wednesday, June 8 and then playing in the Vinton-Shellsburg Tournament Saturday, June 11.

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