The Hastings boys golf team competed in the second Metro East Conference meet of the season at Oak Glen Golf Course, placing fifth with a team score of 310. The Raiders were led by David Bauer with a 10th place 75, Drew Mamer carded a 77 finishing in 16th, Rylan Krauth a 78 to place 21st, and Mason Leary in 29th with an 80. The Raiders are back on the links today for day one of a two-day tournament at Dacotah Ridge.
The Raiders girls golf team defeated South St. Paul with a team score of 213 at Hidden Green Golf Course. Harmon Brown was the 1st place finisher with a 49, Anika Johnson was 3rd with a 52, Haylee Newton and Maddy Ritter tied for fifth each shooting a 56, and Lauren Judge placed 7th with a 64. Hastings will next golf on Monday against Simley.
Both Hastings track and field teams won their home triangular meet with South St. Paul and Two Rivers, the boys scoring 99 points and the girls 83.5. First place finishers on the boys included:
Sebastian Strauss – 100m – 1st
Sebastian Strauss – 200m – 1st
Cody Weber – 400m – 1st
Benjamin Schwanke – 1600m – 1st
Aven Johnson – 300m Hurdles – 1st
4x100m Relay – 1st
4x200m Relay – 1st
4x800m Relay – 1st
Cole Ebeling – Pole Vault – 1st
Henry Naber – Triple Jump – 1st
While the girls had:
Ellie Magnus – 100m – 1st
Ellie Magnus – 200m – 1st
Olyvia Erickson – 400m – 1st
Linnea Ronning – 800m – 1st
Clara Hochmuth – 3200m – 1st
Jenevieve Behnke – 100m Hurdles – 1st
4x400m Relay – 1st
Mya Bauer – 1st
Olivia Schuster – Pole Vault – 1st
The Raiders softball team earned their second straight one-run thriller victory, taking down Burnsville 1-0 Thursday. Adalyn Strand drove in the only run of the ballgame in the fifth inning, and Sophia Braaten earned the shutout win in the circle giving up just four hits.
The Hastings baseball team book ended their busy week with a solid 6-2 victory over Tartan as heard live on KDWA. Hastings plated two in the second inning with RBIs from Joey Horton and Peyton Perseke, then added two more in the third with RBI hits from Luke Niederkorn and Cole Werner, with Gunnar Skov adding another RBI single in the fifth and scoring on a sacrifice fly by Horton to plate the sixth run and held on for the win. Kyle Maronick earned the win going six innings giving up one run. Head coach Ryan Stoffel said the squad did a great job of playing out in front.
Prescott baseball had to mount a comeback but they earned a 6-3 victory over St. Croix Central Thursday. The Panthers scored first to lead 1-0 through three innings, but the Cardinals offense struck home in the fourth and fifth innings plating three in each and held on for the win. Prescott is now 8-3, and will travel to Fall Creek tonight.
Prescott softball dominated St. Croix Central to earn the sweep over the Panthers as heard live on KDWA Boxcast. The Cardinals jumped ahead 6-3 in the third, then 12-4 in the fifth, before winning 15-5 in just five innings. Grace Ptacek pitched five innings striking out five, going 2-4 at the plate with a double and a two-run homer, while Cadyn Hillenbrand went 2-3 driving in two. Prescott is now 9-2 and will match up with Baldwin-Woodville tonight.