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The Kee softball team posted an undefeated week on the diamond this week, recording a pair of road sweeps in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play before also sweeping its way to the Decorah Tournament title Saturday, June 27. The Lady Hawks opened the week with a Wednesday, June 24 UIC doubleheader at West Central, sweeping the June 15 make-up twinbill by scores of 12-1 in six innings and 9-1. Kee then did likewise at Turkey Valley Thursday, June 25, 4-0 and 6-2, before having a Friday, June 26 non-conference date at Tripoli canceled from the schedule. The Lady Hawks wrapped up their unblemished week with three straight wins at the Decorah Tournament Saturday, including a 1-0 first-round win over Osage, another 1-0 win, this time in extra innings, in the tournament semifinals over Class 4A Perry and a 5-1 championship triumph over St. Ansgar.

The Waukon baseball team won one of four games this past week but nearly claimed the team title at its own annual home tournament. The Indians opened the week with a 13-2 loss in five innings at Class 3A third-rated Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, June 22 before dropping a 10-0 decision at home against Charles City Friday, June 26 to remain in search of their first Northeast Iowa Conference win of the season. The baseball Tribe then hosted its annual Jeff Houg Memorial Tournament Saturday, June 27, finishing in second place after defeating Kee, 7-6, on the final play in the opening round and then falling victim to a late rally by Class 2A seventh-rated South Winneshiek, 5-3, in the tournament championship game.

The Waukon softball team brushed aside what had amounted to a 10-game losing streak during a recent three-week winless stretch, winning the final two games out of seven played this past week to finish fifth at the Decorah Tournament Saturday, June 27. The softball Tribe first suffered four more losses in Northeast Iowa Conference play during the week, giving away a 4-0 loss at home to Charles City Monday, June 22 before falling at Class 3A 10th-rated Crestwood, 12-2 in five innings, in a June 15 make-up game played Tuesday, June 23. The softball Tribe was then swept at Decorah Wednesday, June 24 by scores of 2-1 and 7-1 before winning two of three games at the Decorah Tournament that included a 2-0 first-round loss to Class 4A Perry and wins of 11-5 and 11-3 over Osage and Turkey Valley, respectively. A Thursday, June 25 home doubleheader with Oelwein was removed from the Indians’ schedule due to Oelwein not fielding a varsity softball team this season.

The Kee softball team split a total of six games this past week, winning its first three games but falling in the final three. The Lady Hawks swept South Winneshiek at home Tuesday, June 16, 2-1 and 1-0, before splitting at North Fayette Valley Thursday, June 18 with a 5-0 win followed by a 5-3 loss. Kee then traveled to Class 3A top-ranked Benton Community Friday, June 19 to suffer a doubleheader sweep of 9-0 and 8-3.
The Hawks are scheduled to play at West Central Wednesday, June 24 to make up a June 15 postponement before playing at Turkey Valley Thursday, June 25 and at Tripoli Friday, June 26 and then competing in the Decorah Tournament Saturday, June 27. Kee will then host MFL/MarMac Monday, June 29 before playing at Waukon Wednesday, July 1.

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The Kee baseball team evenly split six games this past week, wedging a doubleheader split in between two sweeps of opposite results. The Hawks first swept Postville at home, 3-2 and 7-1, Monday, June 15 before splitting a home twinbill with Clayton Ridge Tuesday, June 16 with a 13-1 loss and 7-3 victory. Kee then fell twice at North Fayette Valley Thursday, June 18, 17-7 and 12-0, and had its return to West Union for the North Fayette Valley Tournament rained out Saturday, June 20.
The baseball Hawks were scheduled to play a rescheduled home doubleheader with South Winneshiek Tuesday, June 23 and then travel to Turkey Valley Thursday, June 25 before playing in the annual Jeff Houg Tournament at Waukon Saturday, June 27. Kee will then host MFL/MarMac Monday, June 29 and Crestwood Thursday, July 2.
 

The Waukon softball team battled through a winless week this past week, but came to the very brink of recording what would have been its biggest win of the season. After having a Monday, June 15 game at Class 3A 14th-rated Crestwood postponed due to stormy weather, the Indians fell at North Fayette Valley by an 8-1 result Tuesday, June 16 before coming up just shy, 5-4, at Class 4A ninth-rated and Northeast Iowa Conference-leading Waverly-Shell Rock Wednesday, June 17.

The win column in the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) escaped the Waukon baseball team yet again this past week, as the Tribe diamond dwellers sandwiched another mercy-rule win out of the NEIC in between a pair of league losses at home. Following postponement of the Tribe’s Monday, June 16 game at Oelwein to Monday, June 29, the baseball Indians fell at home to New Hampton, 12-3, Wednesday, June 17 and to Crestwood, 16-4, Friday, June 19. The Indians’ lone victory of the week came by an 11-1 count in six innings at Postville Thursday, June 18.

The Waukon softball team let a pair of early leads slip away to two home losses this past week, falling to Decorah Monday, June 8 by a 9-5 count and to South Winneshiek Tuesday, June 9 by a 10-4 final result. Mother Nature also took her toll on the softball Indians this week, postponing the Tribe’s Thursday, June 11 home game against New Hampton to June 29 and canceling the Saturday, June 13 Anamosa Tournament. An originally scheduled June 10 home contest with Oelwein was also canceled, but that’s due to the Huskies not being able to field a varsity team this season.

The Waukon baseball team remained in search of its first win in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play, falling in its three NEIC games out of four contests this past week. After falling in a doubleheader at Charles City Tuesday, June 9 by scores of 9-4 and 5-1, the Indians stepped outside of the NEIC to record their biggest win of the season, 13-3 over Turkey Valley at home, Wednesday, June 10. The baseball Tribe finished out the week by falling at Decorah Friday, June 12 by a 6-2 result.

The Kee softball team suffered through a rarity of recent times this past week, coming up short of victory in every one of its games played during the week. The Lady Hawks suffered their worst loss of the season, 17-7 in six innings, to a nearly undefeated Class 3A Crestwood squad on the road Tuesday, June 9 before being swept at home Wednesday, June 10 by Sumner-Fredericksburg for two of their narrowest losses of the season by scores of 5-4 and 3-2. Kee also had its Thursday, June 11 home doubleheader with South Winneshiek postponed to Tuesday, June 16 by stormy weather.
“We had a few tough losses this past week, but we are playing better ball due to the difficult competition,” Kee softball coach Liz Hill said.