Hawks split pair, but still alive at state tournament
The Hastings Hawks are still alive at the state amateur baseball tournament, but making it back into the winner’s bracket will be no easy feat.
RELATED CONTENTGirls tennis team off to 4-2 start
Through two weeks of the Hastings High School girls tennis season, the Raiders have a solid 4-2 record.
RELATED CONTENTHastings begins cross country season at extreme meet in River Falls
There’s nothing like a 3-mile race through streams and mud to kick off the season. For the Hastings Raiders cross country teams, that’s exactly what they faced last week in River Falls at the annual extreme meet held there. The long course and wild conditions showed Hastings coach John Dewall one very important thing: just how fit his athletes are, or aren’t.
RELATED CONTENTSwimming preview: Small Hastings team ready to improve
When the Hastings girls swim team takes to the pool deck this fall, there will be plenty of room left for the opposing team.
RELATED CONTENTTennis preview: Raiders bring back top 10 players for 2009 team
This year’s Hastings High School girls tennis team will look a lot like last year’s. And that’s a good thing. All 10 of Hastings’ top players from last fall’s very competitive team return this year.
Football preview: Raiders return 8 of 22 starters
This time of year, as football fans begin forecasting how their favorite teams will fare in 2010, one key stat is used: How many returning starters does their team have?
RELATED CONTENTVolleyball preview: Raiders bring balanced attack in 2010
Balance. For Hastings coach Rita Girgen, that word will have all kinds of meaning, and all kinds of importance, for her 2010 Hastings girls volleyball team.
Cross country preview: New faces mark Raiders' team in 2010
New faces are the norm this fall for Hastings cross country coach John Dewall. The longtime Hastings coach saw the graduation last summer of many decorated runners for both the girls and the boys, leaving him looking high and low this fall for enough athletes to field competitive teams for the boys and the girls.
RELATED CONTENTBoys soccer preview: Raiders have new leader for 2010
As the Hastings boys soccer team takes the field this fall, they are being led by their third coach in as many seasons. Thankfully for many of the players, their new coach is anything but a new face. Shane Lanning, a HHS graduate, returns to his alma mater to lead the Raiders.
RELATED CONTENTGirls soccer preview: It’s a new year and a fresh start for Raiders
It’s a whole new year, a whole new team, a whole new season and a fresh start for the Hastings girls soccer team. Head coach Joanne Teigland is determined to make this season a fun one and one in which the Raiders are more successful.
RELATED CONTENTMini mite hockey registration runs from Sept. 1 to Sept. 20
Hastings Hockey Boosters (HHB) registration for the 2010-2011 winter season for all boys and girls mite teams (kindergarten through third grade) will be online September 1-20.
Tee It Up For the Troops planned
Four Hastings-area golf courses are teaming up to offer free golf to soldiers and discounted golf to their family members. With Sept. 10 being National Day of Golf for the troops, the courses will be offering the special rates between Sept. 10-12.
Raider tennis team opens season with two wins in Duluth
The fall sports season is officially under way at Hastings High School. The girls tennis team from Hastings kicked things off over the weekend, traveling to Duluth for a tournament organized by Duluth East.
Hawks, Cardinals advance
The summer season continues for two area amateur baseball teams.
RELATED CONTENTHampton Cardinals win seeding game in 11th inning 
The Hampton Cardinals are heading into the state tournament in style. The Cardinals earned their section’s No. 1 seed by beating New Prague on Sunday, 13-12.
