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Hastings High School will be represented in eight weight classes at this weekend’s state meet in St. Paul. The eight wrestlers will attempt to advance in the tournament, which begins for individuals at 9 a.m. Friday at the Xcel Energy Center. The quarterfinal round begins at 4:30...

Longtime Hastings High School boys hockey coach Russ Welch has decided to retire from coaching. He has been the head coach at Hastings for the past 21 years. “It’s just time,” Welch said. “I’ve been thinking about it for quite a while. The timing just seemed right. There’s...

The Hastings girls basketball team has a big game here Tuesday night. The Raiders play host to the Hill-Murray Pioneers. If Hastings can win the game, they'll share the Metro East Conference title with Hill-Murray. Hastings has a 19-5 overall record on the season, which is a far...

The Hastings boys hockey season came to an end on Tuesday night here with a 5-2 loss to Apple Valley. Hastings was the No. 8 seed. Apple Valley was the No. 9. The Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the first period, but Austin Houska got Hastings on the scoreboard in the second period...

For some Hastings High School sports, making the state tournament is a dream. In fact, there are longtime sports at HHS that have never qualified for the state tournament as a team, including the boys basketball team. For one team, though, earning a trip to the state meet is something...

The Hastings girls basketball team has won all kinds of games this year. None, though, was bigger than Fridays’ 56-54 win over Mahtomedi. “Without a doubt, that was our biggest win of the year,” coach Padrick Judd said. “The game was played very well by both teams. It’s...

For just the third time in school history, the Hastings basketball team has won a conference championship. Hastings had clinched at least a share of the title going into Tuesday night, but when the Tartan Titans lost to Simley, that gave the Raiders the title outright. The only...

There were extremes across the board at the state Nordic ski meet last week at Giants Ridge in Biwabik. Hastings had one skier competing in her fourth straight state tournament. Hastings had two skiers who didn’t even begin competing in the sport until two years ago. And everyone...

On the surface, this season looks like quite the accomplishment for the Hastings boys and girls Alpine ski teams. The boys won the conference title, the section title and placed seventh at the state meet. The girls placed second in the conference, second in the section and fifth...

After a loss on Jan. 20, the Hastings girls basketball team got right back to its winning ways and the team is now riding a five-game winning streak. That streak grew on Monday night with a 74-61 win over St. Paul Como Park. Hastings is now 16-5 on the season. The Raiders were...

For many Hastings High School sports, the move to the Metro East Conference was a welcomed change. For the Hastings wrestling team, the move presented one big challenge – the Simley Spartans. On Friday night, Simley showed just how strong they were, beating Hastings here in a close...