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Hastings Wrestling Season Recap

With the 2016-17 Hastings Raiders Wrestling Season now over, following their wonderful fourth place finish at the Minnesota State Meet, last week, Head Coach Josh McLay joined KDWA Sports for a Season Recap interview on Thursday! Click here for audio        

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And Then There Was One…

The Prescott Cardinals Boys Basketball Team is the last Winter Sports Team alive in the Hastings-Prescott Area, and they will look to continue their season on Thursday in the Sectional Semifinals against Northwestern, at River Falls High School. Head Coach Nick Johnson joined KDWA’s Nick Tuckner for a preview on Wednesday. Click here for audio …

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Fire Alarm At Hastings Middle School

The Hastings Fire Department was called to Hastings Middle School early Wednesday morning in response to an alarm in an mechanical room. According to the Hastings Middle School website smoke was detected due to a mechanical malfunction and there was no fire. Hastings Fire Chief Mike Schutt provides the details of the call. Click here …

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Coach Rupp’s State Recap

Head Coach Gerry Rupp of the Hastings Boys Swimming and Diving Team joined KDWA Sports on Tuesday to look back at their 18th place finish overall at last weekend’s State Meet, but even more importantly, Junior Vova Tipler’s State Diving Championship, giving Hastings High School, their first ever. Click here for audio        

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Spring Sports Underway In Prescott

Spring Sports are already underway at Prescott High School, as Boys and Girls Track used the warm early-week weather to get a step ahead of the competition. Prescott High School Athletic Director Kyle Igou joined KDWA Sports on Tuesday for a preview of the Spring Season. Click here for audio        

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Wash County Sheriff Hutton Steps Up

According to the Washington County Sheriffs Department, Sheriff Bill Hutton has announced that he will leave his current position to accept the job of Executive Director of the Minnesota Sheriffs Association. The current director, 14 year veteran, Jim Franklin, will leave the office on April 30th with Hutton set to begin on May 1st. The …

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ScamStudybyBBB

The Better Business Bureau has identified the top scams in the nation using its new Risk Index, a sophisticated analysis that goes beyond volume to look at the risk each type of scam poses. The BBB Institute for Marketplace Trust kicked off National Consumer Protection Week in the U.S. and Fraud Awareness Month in Canada …

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Raiders 6th, Battle Irish Tuesday

The Hastings Raiders Boys Basketball Team was seeded sixth in the Section 3AAAA Playoff Bracket on Saturday afternoon, and will now travel to third ranked Rosemount on Tuesday night at 7pm, LIVE on KDWA. KDWA’s Nick Tuckner was joined by Hastings Head Coach Chad Feikema on Monday to talk seeding, and about the first round …

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Wild Weekend Thoughout The Area

Last weekend may have been the craziest sports stretch we have had in the Tri-County Area, since this time last year, with State Swimming and Dive, State Wrestling, Sectional Girls Basketball, and Regional Boys Basketball in Wisconsin! KDWA’s Nick Tuckner opens the week, looking back at a wonderful weekend for many of our Winter Student …

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Raider Tipler Wins State Diving Crown

Hastings High School Junior Diver Vova Tipler became the first Raider EVER to win the State Championship at the 2016-17 Minnesota State Meet, at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. Tipler destroyed the competition, winning the State Title by 77 points over the next closest competitor, Edina’s State Runner Up, Phillip Ryan. The closest any …

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