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    July 23, 2017
    Jens Lantz will begin his third year at UW in the fall. Lantz was a four-time state champion at Ellsworth. Photo courtesy of UW Athletics
    Local athletes shed light on the college grind
    Editor’s note: This is the second article in a three-part series about the recruiting process and college athletics.Working on a college degree...
    sports/amateurJuly 23, 2017 - 6:15pm
    August 14, 2016
    Christopher Nelson of the St. Croix pitches to Nathan Berry of the Rum River Rovers during an old-time base ball exhibition on Saturday morning at Pioneer Park in Hastings. (Star Gazette photo by Chad Richardson)
    1860s base ball exhibition held at Pioneer Park
    Pioneer Park sure lived up to its name on Saturday, Aug. 6. In front of a nice crowd of people relaxing on lawn chairs in the shade, players...
    sportsAugust 14, 2016 - 8:00am
    August 12, 2016
    Mudhens win opening round playoff game, 14-3
    The top of the first inning didn’t go the way the Miesville Mudhens had intended when they opened the playoffs on Sunday, Aug. 7, against the Northfield Knights. The heavily favored Mudhens surrendered two first inning runs and fell behind, 2-0, before they even got to the plate....
    sports/amateurAugust 12, 2016 - 2:55pm
    Mueller said the crowds at the Miesville field are always enthusiastic. (Submitted photo)
    Miesville baseball field featured in book on Minnesota ballparks
    “It’s got that Field of Dreams touch.” That is how first-time author Todd Mueller described the Miesville Mudhens home field. Mueller just...
    News/regionAugust 12, 2016 - 8:24am
    July 8, 2016
    Hastings’ Nick Horsch slides into home for the Hawks’ first run in the first inning of Sunday’s CCVL game against Red Wing at Veteran’s Park. (RiverTown Multimedia photo by Joe Brown)
    Hawks lose early lead to Aces in CCVL matchup
    Even while watching a six-run fourth inning for Hastings, Red Wing had to make sure the team wasn’t frazzled. There were still five innings...
    sports/amateurJuly 8, 2016 - 3:49pm
    July 4, 2016
    Amateur Baseball: Red Wing storms back against Hastings
    HASTINGS – Even while watching a six-run fourth inning for Hastings, Red Wing had to make sure the team wasn't frazzled. There was still five innings to chip away at the Hawks. “You like to fight. It's something to hang your hat on,” said Red Wing second baseman Adam Thygesen....
    sports/amateurJuly 4, 2016 - 5:24pm
    May 12, 2016
    Hawks win home opener over Ellsworth, 5-4; team travels to Red Wing on Sunday
    The Hastings Hawks opened up their 34th season on Saturday, May 7, with a 5-4 victory over the Ellsworth Hubbers at Veterans Park in Hastings. Second-year manager Shawn Matson, a Hastings native who has been part of the organization for 17 years, since he started as a bat boy, is...
    sports/amateurMay 12, 2016 - 11:09am
    August 20, 2015
    Hastings Hawks season ends with loss to Dundas Dukes in first round of playoffs, 7-1
    by Brian Schommer Special to the Star Gazette The Hastings Hawks amateur baseball team closed out their 2015 season with a 7-3 loss at the hands of the Dundas Dukes on Friday, Aug. 11, at Veterans Park in Hastings. Dundas moves on in the Section 1B playoffs facing the Elko Express...
    sports/amateurAugust 20, 2015 - 9:41am
    August 6, 2015
    Hawks preparing to faces Dukes in section playoffs
    by Brian Schommer Special to the Star Gazette The Hastings Hawks are heading into the 2015 Section 1B playoffs beginning Sunday, Aug. 9, and they have nowhere to look but up. As the number six seed of six teams, the Hawks drew the third-seeded Dundas Dukes in the first round....
    sports/amateurAugust 6, 2015 - 3:21pm
    July 24, 2015
    Amateur Baseball: Mudhens continue to roll
    MIESVILLE – It is expected, at some point, that Miesville will lose another game. On Wednesday, St. Louis Park may have stumbled on how that loss could play out: hit the ball hard, get some crazy bounces, hope the Mudhens commit a couple errors and try to wear out the pitching staff....
    sports/amateurJuly 24, 2015 - 2:34pm
    July 5, 2015
    Miesville starting pitcher Steve Maher fires off a throw during the third inning of Saturday's Independence Day game against Red Wing at the Red Wing Athletic Field. Maher threw 7 1/3 innings in the Mudhens' 14-5 victory. (Republican Eagle photo by Joe Brown)
    Amateur Baseball: Miesville bashes Red Wing in Independence Day battle
    Miesville has made a habit of hitting the cover off the ball the last two weeks. Fresh off a 14-5 victory against Classic Cannon Valley League...
    sports/amateurJuly 5, 2015 - 2:41pm
    May 21, 2015
    Austin LaDoux hits in a home series against Iowa Central. (NIACC photo by Jim Zach)
    Hastings grad LaDoux finds niche at NIACC
    Austin LaDoux’s swing wasn’t the issue. North Iowa Area Community College’s freshman catcher has one of the fastest bats on the team....
    sportsMay 21, 2015 - 2:41pm
    August 22, 2014
    Miesville’s Alex LaShomb is congratulated by teammates after hitting a solo home run in the fourth inning of the Mudhens’ 5-3 loss to Dundas in the Section 1B playoffs. The Dukes won the series, 2-0, ending Miesville’s season. (Rivertown Multimedia photo by Kyle Stevens)
    Dundas knocks Miesville out of state tournament playoffs
    MIESVILLE – Down 2-0 in the bottom of the fourth, Miesville needed to find some offense in order to stave off elimination in the Section 1B...
    sports/amateurAugust 22, 2014 - 9:11am
    July 11, 2014
    Hawks go 2-1 over busy week of play
    The Hastings Hawks amateur baseball team found its way back into the winning column over the holiday weekend going 2-1. The two wins came courtesy of the Hawks offense as they were knocking the ball all around the field. On July 2, Hastings defeated the Eagan Bandits 10-5 and...
    sports/amateurJuly 11, 2014 - 9:07am
    Miesville falls to Red Wing
    The loud pops coming from Jack Ruhr Field were not from Fourth of July fireworks. Rather, it was Red Wing’s wood bats cracking the ball across the diamond, and it was the pop from the catcher’s glove as Aces pitcher Aaron Johnson dominated on the mound. Thanks to a one-hit...
    sports/amateurJuly 11, 2014 - 9:05am
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