The post-Christmas, pre-New Years timeframe is always busy with many sporting tournaments and that is no exception this year as boys hockey, girls hockey, wrestling and basketball all in tournament action in Hastings.
The Raider Boys Hockey team is in South Saint Paul for the Premier Tournament and play in the semifinals at 6:45 on KDWA after beating South Saint Paul, 3-2, using three third period goals to take the lead, 3-1, and then hold on at the end. The Raiders face Woodbury with Farmington and St. Louis Park in an orange and black-colored semifinal. The losers play at 4:30 on Tuesday and the winners at 6:45.
The Raider girls hockey team is in Robbinsdale for the 30th anniversary of the AC Girls Holiday Classic. Park and Two Rivers are among the teams also taking part. The tournament runs until Wednesday.
The Hastings Holiday Basketball Tournament begins Monday with Raiders basketball teams playing at 5:15 and 7:00. The girls have Bloomington Jefferson, Blake and Coon Rapids in town while the boys play Bloomington Kennedy, Bloomington Jefferson and Northfield. The tournament will also feature the JV and B Squad teams playing on the other floors. KDWA will have coverage.
Prescott and Hastings wrestling are also in action, with Hastings wrestling at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse, and Prescott wrestling at the annual event in River Falls.
