wrestling

The second week of the regular season started and ended with the Raiders still undefeated. Early in the young season there have been many wrestlers making key contributions, with all of them wrestling tough when called upon. On Thursday, the Hastings Raiders wrestling team travelled...

The Hastings Wrestling Club traveled in the cold Sunday afternoon to wrestle in the Chaska/Chanhassen Holiday Tournament. Placing first was Cody Leflay, Corbin Leflay and Josh Route. Second place went to Alex O'Connor and Ben Route. Austin Leflay, Cole Benson, Judd O'Connor, Sam O'Connor,...

The Hastings Wrestling Club traveled to Faribault this weekend and represented Hastings well. Taking first place were Austin Leflay, Corbin Leflay, Mac Wilson and Lynden Wilson. Third-place went to TJ Pottinger, Cody Leflay, Everett Swartz and Ethan Caneff. Bradley Gordon placed...

Five Hastings wrestlers earned all-state awards for their strong efforts at the state wrestling tournament in St. Paul. Eric Bauer placed second at 112 pounds. Corey Latuff placed fifth at 119. Colten LaChance was third at 135. Zach Rohr was second at 140. Tyler Rohr was second...

The Hastings Raiders wrestling team had a solid performance at the Section 3AAA tournament in Rosemount this past weekend. The Raiders will be sending eight to the Xcel to compete in the 2010 Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament that starts Wednesday. All eight should have good opportunities...

For the third consecutive year the No. 4-ranked Hastings Raiders section team title hopes came to an end at the hands of the Apple Valley Eagles. The Raiders were facing the Eagles for the first time this year and Apple Valley proved why they are considered the mythical No. 1-team...

The Hastings Raiders wrestling team celebrated senior night with another powerful performance in their 43-27 win over the Forest Lake Rangers. The Raiders won nine of the 14 weights, amassing three pins, two technical falls, three decisions and one forfeit. The win was a great...

A retirement party for Hastings wrestling coach Paul Vaith has been planned for Saturday, March 27, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton's Mother Seton Hall in Hastings. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a social. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the program begins at 8 p.m. The party will be catered...

The Hastings Raiders wrestling team kept things rolling in Anoka over the weekend by taking home the top prize once again. This was the Raiders' third dual title of the year and it came against some very good teams in St Francis, New London Spicer and Cambridge-Isanti. Eric Bauer...

In another strong performance by the Hastings wrestling team, they showed why they are one of the best teams in the state. Showing sustained consistency in the lineup, the Raiders trounced their competition on their way to winning the Dave Arens Classic. Hastings won 35 of 42 matches...

Hastings wrestlers won 34 of 42 matches during a quadrangular last week. Hastings beat Cretin-Derham Hall, Roseville and Harding in the process. The meet opened with a 51-19 win over Roseville. In the first dual of the night, Hastings took 10 of the 14 matches on its way to a convincing...

The Hastings wrestling team continues to face the state's best teams at weekend tournaments. Last weekend, Hastings was at St. Cloud Tech for the Kiffmeyer Duals. Hastings finished fourth out of eight teams. St. Michael-Albertville, the No. 2 ranked team in Class 3A finished first....

The Clash is certainly one of the nation's top dual-meet wrestling tournaments. And it's finally here. This weekend, the Hastings wrestlers will travel to Rochester for the tournament. Hastings is the No. 4-seeded team in its bracket. There are 32 teams in the meet. Included in...