Northeast Nodaway softball team's 2-1 win over DeKalb was their first over the Tigers since 2006. They beat DeKalb 10-1 that year. That was also the last Bluejay softball team that had a winning season, going 15-5 that year. The year before, they also beat DeKalb, winning 10-2. After that, Northeast didn't play softball in 2007, as they disbanded their team for that year due to lack of numbers. They started all over again in 2008. Meanwhile, DeKalb established themselves as a softball power.
Those teams in 2005 and 2006 had players like Emily Schmitz, Tiffany Wilmes, Amber Buholt, Sarah Bryant, Kelsey Sybert, Tiffany Schmitz, Terri Shaw, Jackie Runde, Shannon Wonderly, and Danielle Wilson. The 2006 squad had Hallie Oelze, Kenzie Waldeier, and Lauren Buholt. One of the coaches of the 2005 squad was Jamie (Meyer) Busby, mother of current Bluejay catcher Baylee Busby.
The Bluejays had an even longer drought against Jefferson before beating Platte Valley Thursday. They came tantalizingly close a few times. In 2015, the Bluejays came close against Jefferson, falling 4-1 to them in districts. In 2004, they got off to a 1-13 start, but then started winning games and threw a scare into Jefferson before falling 4-3. In 2001, they came close twice before falling 2-0 and 3-2 to the Eagles.
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