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Wed
23
Jul

Kee baseball team splits first two district tournament games to bring season to a close


Kee baseball senior Jared Donahue fires a pitch toward home plate in the Hawks’ 7-1 first-round district tournament win over Wapsie Valley at Postville Tuesday, July 15. In addition to picking up the pitching win with three hits allowed and six strike-outs, Donahue was one-for-four with a double and two RBI in that opening-round tournament victory, and was also two-for-five with a solo home run and a single in the Hawks’ 5-4 loss to Postville in nine innings in the district semifinals Thursday, July 17, the final high school game for Donahue and his five senior teammates. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link. Photo by Andrea Kerndt.

The 2014 Kee baseball season came to a close this past week, as the Hawks had their postseason tournament journey cut short just two games into District Tournament play. Kee opened its postseason trail with a 7-1 win over Wapsie Valley at Postville Tuesday, July 15 but then had its season ended two days later with a 5-4 loss to the host Pirates of Postville in a nine-inning brawl in the District semifinals.
The Hawks wrapped up their 2014 campaign with an overall record of 23-17, including a mark of 10-6 in Upper Iowa Conference play that placed them fourth overall in the final 10-team standings. Postville went on to also have its season brought to completion in the very next round of the district tournament, losing by a 10-0 result in five innings against Denver in the Class 1A District District 7 championship game Saturday, July 19.

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Wed
23
Jul

Historic season marches on for Kee softball team!

The Kee softball team celebrates its 4-0 triumph in the opening round of the Class 1A State Tournament Tuesday, July 22 over second-rated Lynnville-Sully, who came into the tournament with a  34-1 record and returned as fifth-place finishers at the same season grand finale a year ago. With the first-round win, the Hawks will next face AGWSR (28-6)Thursday, July 24 at 11:30 a.m. at Harlan Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge, and will play again Friday morning at either 10 a.m. for the Class 1A State Championship or at 9:30 a.m. for a third-place tournament finish. Watch next week's Standard for full coverage of the softball Hawks' State Tournament run.

Wed
16
Jul

Kee softball team rips through three regional games to earn State berth


Kee eighth grade pitcher Kendra Cooper (#10) is swarmed by her teammates at home plate after crushing the first of two home runs she blasted in the Hawks’ Class 1A Region 2 championship triumph, 12-0 in five innings, over 12th-ranked Mason City Newman Monday, July 14 at Cresco. Cooper was four-for-four at the plate in the contest with a single, a double and a three-run and solo round-tripper to drive in six RBI and score four runs while also throwing a two-hit shut-out at Newman with seven strike-outs. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.

It’s happened just once before in program history, but never in such dominating fashion.
The Kee softball team mastered its way through three regional tournament games this past week by a scoring margin of 35-1 to earn just the second State Tournament berth in program history, the Hawks last making a trip to Fort Dodge during the 2002 season, placing sixth among that year’s Class 1A elite. Kee first blasted Central Elkader, 12-0 in three innings, Wednesday, July 9 before handing Turkey Valley an 11-1 rout Friday, July 11, both of those games played on Kee’s home field. The culmination of that eye-opening tournament run, however, was another 12-0 Kee pounding of 12th-rated Mason City Newman Monday, July 14 at Cresco that punched the Hawks’ ticket to next week’s Class 1A State Tournament in Fort Dodge.

Wed
16
Jul

Kee baseball team wraps up regular season with four wins in final five games


Kee baseball head coach Gene Schultz waves Kee junior Travis Colsch around third base on Colsch’s way to scoring one of his two runs in the Hawks’ 21-0 home rout of Edgewood-Colesburg Monday, July 7. Colsch stroked a double in two at-bats to drive in one run and also drew a walk to further aid Kee’s offensive efforts in the contest. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.

The Kee baseball team was one win away from an undefeated week in wrapping up its 2014 regular season. The Hawks posted extremes in recording a sweep of Edgewood-Colesburg at home Monday, July 7, routing the visiting Vikings, 21-0 in four innings, in game one before escaping with a 5-4 victory in the nightcap. The Hawks then traveled to Dubuque Wednesday, July 9 to earn a split of a non-conference doubleheader scheduled just this past week with Dubuque Senior, winning a 3-1 result but also falling by a 12-10 count, before wrapping up their regular season Thursday, July 10 by winning at Postville, 12-0 in five innings, in a game rescheduled from June 16.
Now holding a 22-16 overall record, 10-6 in Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) play, the Hawks were scheduled to open postseason tournament play Tuesday, July 15 at Postville against Wapsie Valley.

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Wed
16
Jul

Waukon baseball team wins one of four in pair of NEIC doubleheaders


Waukon baseball junior left fielder Marshall Lyons was just a homerun away from “hitting for the cycle” in the Indians’ 13-3 victory in five innings in the opening game of a home doubleheader split with New Hampton Tuesday, July 8. Lyons pounded out a single, a double and a triple to drive in six runs and score two of his own in the Indian triumph. Standard photo by Bob Beach. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.

The Waukon baseball team wrapped up its home schedule for the 2014 season this past week, winning one game out of a pair of home doubleheaders in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Indians split their first doubleheader of the week by extremes Tuesday, July 8, defeating New Hampton by a 13-3 count in five innings in game one but having those tables turned by an 18-1 count in five frames in the nightcap. The Tribe then finalized its home schedule with a sweep suffered at the hands of Crestwood Friday, July 11 by the narrow scores of 5-4 and 2-0.
The Indians currently hold a 5-24 record on the season that includes a mark of 3-14 in Northeast Iowa Conference play. The Tribe has just one regular season game remaining, traveling to Charles City Tuesday, July 15 for a game to be made up from Monday, June 30. The Indians will then open postseason tournament play this Friday, July 18 at Class 3A second-rated Waverly-Shell Rock.

Wed
16
Jul

Waukon softball team has season ended by Crestwood in opening round of Regionals


Waukon softball senior catcher Jenna Jones tries to put a tag on this sliding Crestwood baserunner in the Indians’ 9-1 first-round regional tournament loss at the home of the Cadettes Tuesday, July 8. Jones joined fellow seniors Kiersten Christianson and McKayla Stock in playing their final games in a Waukon softball uniform with the loss. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link.

The 2014 Waukon softball season was brought to a close Tuesday, July 8 in the opening round of Class 3A Regional Tournament play at Cresco. The softball Indians matched the host Crestwood Cadettes fairly well with their bats, collecting six hits to just eight for Crestwood, but committed a total of eight errors to allow seven unearned runs in falling by a 9-1 final result.
The Indians finished up their 2014 season with a 7-25 overall record that includes a 2-16 mark that placed them seventh in the final Northeast Iowa Conference standings. Crestwood went on to fall to New Hampton in the regional semifinal round of postseason tournament play Friday, July 11 by an 11-7 final result.

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Wed
09
Jul

Waukon baseball team wins one of four in pair of NEIC doubleheaders

The Waukon baseball team worked to snap what had become a 13-game losing streak this past week, picking up a single win in four games played as the regular season begins to wind down. The Indians opened the week suffering a doubleheader road sweep in Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) play at Decorah by scores of 3-0 and 11-0 in five innings Tuesday, July 1 before splitting another NEIC doubleheader at Oelwein Thursday, July 3, falling by a 13-3 result in six innings and pulling out an 11-6 victory.
The Indians currently hold a 4-21 record on the season that includes a mark of 2-11 in Northeast Iowa Conference play.

Wed
09
Jul

Waukon softball team closes out regular season falling short in five games

The Waukon softball team wrapped up its regular season in less than desirable fashion, sliding in each of its final five regular season games this past week to finish the season on a seven-game skid. The Indians dropped a Northeast Iowa Conference doubleheader to New Hampton in their final home contest of the season by scores of 7-3 and 13-5 Tuesday, July 1 before suffering an 8-0 loss at Class 1A 15th-rated Kee Wednesday, July 2. The softball Tribe then brought its regular season to a close with another Northeast Iowa Conference doubleheader sweep suffered at Crestwood Thursday, July 3 by scores of 5-1 and 10-0 in six innings.
The Indians finished up their regular season with a 7-24 overall record that includes a 2-16 mark that placed them seventh in the final Northeast Iowa Conference standings.
The Indians are scheduled to return to Crestwood Tuesday, July 8 for the first round of Class 3A Regional Tournament play.

Wed
09
Jul

Kee softball claims Upper Iowa Conference championship in full final week


Kee softball eighth grade pitcher Kendra Cooper leaps in the air in celebration as the umpire signals the “out” call in a play at home plate in the Hawks’ 8-0 home non-conference victory over Waukon Wednesday, July 2. After a passed ball with a Waukon runner on third base, Cooper raced in to cover the plate, taking a throw from senior catcher Ellie Heiderscheit in time to apply the tag and record the out to end the Indians’ at-bats in the third inning and keep Waukon scoreless. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link. Photo by Andrea Kerndt.

The Kee softball team wrapped up its regular season by winning a narrow majority of its final games played this past week, clinching top honors in the Upper Iowa Conference along the way. The Hawks played to a split in an Upper Iowa Conference doubleheader at MFL/MarMac Monday, June 30, falling in game one by a 3-2 result before bouncing back with a 5-0 triumph in the nightcap, before posting a home non-conference win against Waukon, 8-0, Wednesday, July 2. The Hawks swept their final Upper Iowa Conference doubleheader of the season at Clayton Ridge Thursday, July 3 by scores of 12-2 and 12-0 in just five frames before winning one of four games played at the Don Bosco Tournament Friday and Saturday, July 4 and 5.

Wed
09
Jul

Kee baseball team splits with NFV in UIC play, sweeps pair from Crestwood


Kee baseball senior Chris Carroll concentrates on the pitcher as he grabs a lead off of first base in the Hawks’ 11-1 home loss to North Fayette Valley Tuesday, July 1. View and find out how to purchase this photo and much more by clicking on the “Photo Galleries” link. Photo by Andrea Kerndt.

The Kee baseball team had a total of six games scheduled for this past week, but had half of those impacted by weather. The Hawks had a Monday, June 30 Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) doubleheader at MFL/MarMac called off because of stormy weather, and only got through half of a home UIC double-dip with North Fayette Valley Tuesday, July 1 - falling by an 11-1 result in five innings - before having the second game postponed by weather to Saturday, July 5, where the Hawks bounced back with a 5-1 victory. Kee also swept a non-conference doubleheader at Crestwood Thursday, July 3 by scores of 5-0 and 8-5.

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