Hastings boys and girls track athletes competed in day one of a two-day state qualifying meet at Macalester College Wednesday, with multiple athletes either qualifying for the finals or outright to state on day one. Qualifying to state included:
Mya Bauer – High Jump – 1st
Ellie Magnus – 100m – State Qualifying Time, 200m – State Qualifying Time
Zach Shatek – 100m – State Qualifying Time, 200m – State Qualifying Time
Sebastian Strauss – 400m – State Qualifying Time
Gunner Hanstad – 400m – State Qualifying Time
Matthew Jelks – 400m – State Qualifying Time
Day two of the event will continue on Friday for finals in multiple events, and a full list of state qualifiers can be found on KDWA and KDWA.com beginning Monday.
Hastings girls golf placed 11th at their section qualifying meet shooting a team score of +123 over par. The Raiders were led by Harmon Brown with a +19, enough to advance her to day two of the sections tomorrow at Bunker Hills. Haylee Newton shot a 103, MacKenzie Krauth shot a 107, and Anika Johnson a 113.
Hastings baseball fell to Rosemount 7-1 in the winner’s bracket semifinals on the road Wednesday as heard live on KDWA. The Raiders led 1-0 in the first inning after Brady Hendrickson scored on an Irish error, but quickly saw that lead dissipate as Rosemount scored five in the third inning on just three hits, then plated two more in the fourth on a two-run home run to get to a 7-1 advantage. The Raiders stranded nine runners on base, and were only outhit by Rosemount by one, but head coach Ryan Stoffel said a costly error and mental mistakes cost them.
The Raiders now have an elimination game tomorrow on the road at Two Rivers, who defeated Park of Cottage Grove 11-3. The game tomorrow will be broadcast live on KDWA, with pregame coverage at 4:15pm, and first pitch at 4:30pm.
Prescott boys golf placed 10th in their WIAA Regional at Krooked Kreek Golf Course on Wednesday, shooting a team score of 375. Miles Malm finished with the top score for the Cardinals with a 12th place finish carding an 83, Shia Parmeter shot a 93, Calen Jackson a 99, and Miles Hendrickson an even 100.