Sports

by Bob Beach

The Waukon baseball team saved its best for last in opening up its 2014 season with a 1-4 record this past week. The Indians suffered a 17-3 loss at home to North Fayette Valley in five innings to start the season Tuesday, May 27 before falling in a home doubleheader to Clayton Ridge/Central Elkader Friday, May 30 by identical scores of 6-1. The Tribe then played in Kee High School’s Shooky Fink Tournament in Lansing Saturday, May 31, falling in game one, 7-4, to Crestwood before posting its first win of the season, 13-6, over Nashua-Plainfield in the tournament’s consolation game.
The Indians were scheduled to play a Northeast Iowa Conference doubleheader at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, June 3 before hosting MFL/MarMac Wednesday, June 4 and Kee Friday, June 6. The Tribe will then play host to Charles City Tuesday, June 10 before playing at Turkey Valley Wednesday, June 11.

The Kee baseball team opened its 2014 season with rather balanced results, splitting each of its three dates scheduled for the opening week of the season. The Hawks first traded double-digit margins at Maquoketa Valley to open the season Wednesday, May 28, falling in game one, 12-2, before bouncing back with a 13-3 triumph in the nightcap, before splitting a traditional early-season doubleheader with Decorah Friday, May 30 - a 5-1 loss and a 15-9 win - at a non-traditional venue - the home field of the La Crosse Loggers baseball team of the Northwoods League.
Kee then wrapped up its initial week of the 2014 season with a split of two games Saturday, May 31 at its own Shooky Fink Tournament, which was played in Lansing this year due to field improvements being completed at the Hawks’ traditional home field in New Albin. The Hawks won a 13-4 tournament opener against Nashua-Plainfield before falling in the championship game by an 8-0 count to Crestwood.

The Waukon softball team got its 2014 season off to a victorious start, but slid in its final three games of a fairly busy opening week to play to a 1-3 start. The Lady Indians opened their season with an 11-2 victory at Central Elkader Tuesday, May 27 before beginning Northeast Iowa Conference with a pair of losses at Class 4A 14th-rated Waverly-Shell Rock, 2-0 and 12-0 in three innings Thursday, May 29, and then getting their home season underway with a 5-3 loss to North Fayette Valley Friday, May 30.

The Kee softball team got its 2014 season off to an undefeated start, sweeping its first three games of the season. The Lady Hawks fended off a late charge in securing a 5-4 win over Decorah to open the season Tuesday, May 27 before sweeping a doubleheader from Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 29 by scores of 4-1 and 12-2 in just six innings. All three of those “home” games for the Lady Hawks were played in Waukon, and will continue to be until Kee’s true home field in New Albin is completed later this season.
Kee was scheduled to host Clayton Ridge at Waukon Monday, June 2 before playing at Starmont Thursday, June 5 in another doubleheader and then competing in the North Fayette Valley Tournament Friday and Saturday, June 6 and 7. The Lady Hawks will then play at Sumner-Fredericksburg Monday, June 9 before hosting Crestwood at Waukon Tuesday, June 10 and then traveling to South Winneshiek Thursday, June 12, all of those contests being varsity doubleheaders as well.