This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend my first Iowa Hawkeye game, and I was even lucky enough to have it come on an unofficial state holiday, the day of Cy-Hawk Football. I have grown up a Hawks fan for most of my life and it was a team I chose. My parents were both born out of the state so I was not born or raised in […]
The Hawkeye Restaurant will play host to a special reunion on Saturday to celebrate the Keokuk Community College 1958 Basketball Junior College State Championship. One of the group organizers, Gene Weber, said members of the team have met off and on over the years, but they decided they needed to have at least one last get together. “The former teammates, we've been in touch and everything, you know. Donnie Romes, […]
Information courtesy of press release from Keokuk High School Activities Director Zach Summers: On Friday, August 24th at our football game vs Davis County, Keokuk had a kid play that fell under the scholarship rule by failing a class the 2nd semester of last year. The Iowa High School Athletic Association penalty for the use of an ineligible athlete in the sport of football is forfeiture of contest. The administrative […]
Keokuk Chiefs football gets started on Friday night and they will be hosting a green out in support of Let's Cure CP, a group that helps raise money for finding a cure for Cerebral Palsy, and K-Play. They are asking anyone who attends the game to wear a green shirt in support and there will also be a silent auction with items that have been donated from throughout the community. […]
West Hancock and Central Lee join the team Radio Keokuk has always been the home for your Keokuk Chiefs. This season we are excited to announce we will not only be bringing you your Chiefs, but West Hancock and Central Lee football. It is going to be an exciting night Friday, August 24th as all three teams kick off with their season openers. The Keokuk Chiefs, brought to you on […]
Mancountry has struck again. The Keokuk based non profit group hosted a music trivia night at the Keokuk Labor Temple on Sunday night bringing in 104 people for a night of fun for a good cause. Music trivia is a popular past time in the Tri-States, with the entry fee costing an average of $10 per person. However with Mancountry, the entry was something much more meaningful, a toy to […]
3 Keokuk Chiefs volleyball players were honored on all- Southeast Conference teams. Monday it was announced that senior libero Michaela Davis was named to the 2nd team all-conference after a senior season that saw her finish 3rd in the conference with 297 digs. Senior Jakala Hall and Sophomores Cassidy Koeber and Isabel Vandenberg were named to the honorable mention team in the southeast. Hall led the Chiefs with 156 assists […]
Two Tri-States area football teams continued their push through the playoffs over the weekend. The West Hancock Titans remained unbeaten on the season after a 2nd round victory over the Bismarck-Henning Rossville Alvin Blue Devils Saturday in Hamilton. The two teams met for the 2nd time in a 2 week span and the Titans came away with another double-digit victory, this time by a score of 28-12. The two teams […]
Another exciting weekend of playoff football is set for this weekend. Only one team still remains in the state class 3A football playoffs from District 5 and that is the undefeated and 2nd ranked Solon Spartans. The Spartans will host their 4th consecutive home game Friday night when 8 and West Delaware/Manchester visits Spartan Stadium in the Class 3A Quarterfinals. District 5 placed 3 teams in the Class 3A playoffs […]
