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The Hastings' football team lost at home to the South St. Paul Packers 26-0 Friday night in the wet and muddy conditions. The game was the exact opposite of last week's win versus Hill-Murray where the Raiders controlled the game and the tempo with their running attack. Against South...

Cross-Country The Hastings boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams ran in the Metro East Conference Preview at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park and then in the Mayo Invite at Eastwood Golf Club. At the conference preview the boys finished second out of nine teams and the girls finished...

Girls’ Soccer Hastings girls’ soccer players notched their first win this past week against Tartan 2-1, and tied earlier in the week against North St. Paul 1-1. North St. Paul Head coach Scott Meier said that the girls played their best match of the season against North St....

Girls’ Tennis The Hastings girls’ tennis team had a week of road trips as they traveled to Visitation, South St. Paul and Eagan. Their match at Tartan was cancelled due to weather. Visitation The Raiders took their lumps in their matches against Visitation, losing the match...

The Hastings Raiders beat the Hill-Murray Pioneers 23-7 amid pouring rain and a lightning delay. The Raiders were without starting quarterback Colin Kummer but their offense ran well under backup Jake Brown. Brown had a touchdown pass to wide receiver Nathaniel Wiese in the first...

Volleyball The Hastings Raiders’ volleyball team lost to the Rosemount Irish in straight sets on Tuesday, Sept. 6, in a match that certainly had its ups and downs for the Raiders. On Thursday they defeated Simley in five sets and then went 2-2 over Friday and Saturday in a tournament...

The Hastings girls’ tennis team won its conference opener in a close match against Henry Sibley on Thursday, Sept. 8. The Raiders won the dual 4-3 and the deciding match was second doubles by Rachel Weber and Ava Hernlem. They won 7-6(8), 5-7, 6-3. The Raiders split their singles...

The Hastings girls’ swimming and diving team hosted Mahtomedi on Thursday, Sept. 9, where they won 99-87. The Raiders varsity won nine events to Mahtomedi’s three, which included the diving event. Hastings’ Drew Gerlach and Natasha Girgen both won two events; Gerlach won the...

The Hastings cross-country team competed in the Minnaert Invitational at St. Croix Bluffs Regional Park on Sept. 8 in their second meet of the season. The invitational is one of the largest events the team competes in this season with 15 teams total being present, including Hastings. The...