Kee girls basketball team’s sweep of three games this past week includes snapping of six-game losing streak to Turkey Valley with 40-38 home win


Team-high thievery ... Kee girls basketball senior Nicki Wood glides toward the basket ahead of her Turkey Valley defender in the Hawks’ 40-38 home triumph over the Trojans Tuesday, December 12. Wood swiped a team-high five steals and also posted two points and one each of rebounds and assists in the win. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

The Kee girls basketball team played through an undefeated week in its busiest week of the season so far, sweeping three games by varying degrees. That sweep began with a 40-38 home triumph Tuesday, December 12 over a Turkey Valley team the Lady Hawks have not beaten in any of the last three seasons before the Kee hoopsters hit the road to pummel South Winneshiek, 51-29, Friday, December 15 and then post a 33-22 victory over Grand Meadows, MN at the Iowa-Minnesota Border Battle hosted by Luther College in Decorah Saturday, December 16.

Kee was next scheduled to wrap up the pre-holiday portion of its schedule with a pair of final home games, hosting Mabel-Canton, MN Tuesday, December 19 and then De Soto, WI Thursday, December 21 before their schedule enters its holiday break. The Lady Hawks will then return to action Tuesday, January 2 at Clayton Ridge before hosting Starmont Tuesday, January 9.

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