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HFD Wreath White No More

The evergreen wreath , placed on the Hastings Fire Department on Thanksgiving , is decorated with white bulbs, representing an unblemished record during a critical time for preventable fires in homes. From cooking fires and fireplaces,to fires caused by candles or lighted decorations or unsafe extension cords, the holiday season is fraught with opportunities for …

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Week In Review: Champs Remembered

The Hastings Raiders Girls Basketball Team celebrated the 20 year anniversary of the 1995-96 State Championship Team (pictured), with a win that had some State Tournament flair to it. The Raiders beat Simley 51-50, in the final minutes of Friday’s Metro East Conference Opener. KDWA’s Nick Tuckner has the recap of their win, plus interviews …

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Raiders Set To Party Like It’s 1996

The Hastings Raiders Girls Basketball Team will not only open the 2015-16 Metro East Conference Schedule on Friday night, but they will also pay tribute to the 1995-96 Hastings Girls Basketball State Championship Team throughout the evening, and KDWA Sports will have some special guests throughout the game! Head Coach Padrick Judd joined KDWA Sports …

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FINAL: Tartan 8, Hastings 0

It was another blowout loss for the Hastings Raiders Boys Hockey Team on Thursday night, this time falling at Tartan, 8-0, in Oakdale, in Metro East Conference Action. The Raiders (1-7 Overall) will now try to re-group on Friday, as they prepare for Simley on Saturday afternoon. Of course, Saturday will be a big day …

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Extreme Sandbox CEO to go on Shark Tank

A Hastings entrepreneur has done what very few people have done-landed a spot on ABC-TVs wildly popular Shark Tank. Producers of the show decided they really “dig” Randy Stenger, CEO and founder of Hastings-based Extreme Sandbox, and he will face the shows Sharks Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016, in pursuit of the ultimate business deal. Extreme …

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Levee Park Reopens

As the weather vacillated between thunder and lightening and sleet on Wednesday morning a transformation was nearing completion along the Hastings Riverfront. Rakes, plywood, and some stray concrete blocks were being collected and loaded into equipment trailers as the construction company which has worked all summer and fall gathered the last remanent of Riverfront Renaissance …

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Raiders Sink Cretin In Dual Meet Opener

The Hastings Raiders Boys Swimming and Diving Team is now two meets in to the 2015-16 Season, after competing in the Conference Relays, and their first dual meet on Tuesday, a 90-85 win over Cretin Derham Hall. Head Coach Gerry Rupp joined KDWA Sports on Wednesday, for an update! Click here for audio        

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Raiders Earn Two Straight Wins

KDWA Sports was able to talk with Hastings Head Boys Basketball Coach Chad Feikema on Wednesday, following their second consecutive victory, taking down Hill-Murray 65-51, at the HHS Field House on Tuesday. Coach Feikema looked back at Tuesday’s win, and gives a preview of Friday’s road test at Simley. Click here for audio        

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Double Tournament Victory For Raiders

It was a wonderful weekend for the Hastings Raiders Wrestling Program, sending one 14-man team to Emmetsburg, Iowa, and another complete team to the Columbia Heights Tournament, with the Raiders winning BOTH! Head Coach Josh McLay joined KDWA’s Nick Tuckner on Tuesday to look back at Saturday, and to preview both Wednesday’s dual at Mahtomedi, …

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Raiders Erase Memory, Tartan Thursday

After their tough week, with three losses to quality hockey teams, and all at home, the Hastings Boys Hockey Team is looking to re-boot their 2015-16 Season, beginning with Tartan, on the road, Thursday night, on KDWA. Head Coach Adam Welch joined KDWA Sports on Tuesday afternoon, to look back, and to preview Thursday with …

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