Hastings boys golf competed at Northfield on Thursday at the Skip Boyum Invitational, placing 6th with a team score of 307. The Raiders were led by David Bauer who placed 10th with a 74, Chase Pine shot a 75 to place 14th,Drew Mamer shot a 78 to place 27th, and Rylan Krauth shot an 80 to place 33rd.
Hastings softball fell to Woodbury 4-0 in a non-conference matchup Thursday. The Raiders fell behind 2-0 in the first inning and were never able to get things going offensively earning just one hit. The Raiders return to Metro East Conference play this afternoon against Hill-Murray.
In boys tennis action:
Hill Murray School – 6, Hastings – 1,
Singles:
No. 1 – Braden Foley, Hill Murray School def. Micah Slapnicher, Hastings, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 – Ace Mullenberg, Hill Murray School def. Gus Whitehill Conover, Hastings, 6-1 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 – Braden Manzel, Hill Murray School def. Malachi Beal, Hastings, 6-3 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 – David Vomastek, Hill Murray School def. Benji Price, Hastings, 6-3 , 2-6 , 6-4 ;
Doubles:
No. 1 – Aidan Suarez Garcia, Hastings – Zac Belford, Hastings def. Beckett Schreiber, Hill Murray School – Nick Hartzell, Hill Murray School, 6-4 , 1-6 , 6-4 ;
No. 2 – Steven McGeary, Hill Murray School – Anthony Radke, Hill Murray School def. Hunter Belford, Hastings – Joe Makowske, Hastings, 6-3 , 4-6 , 6-2 ;
No. 3 – Lucas Myers, Hill Murray School – Sebastian Jara-Bobe, Hill Murray School def. Tyler Pond, Hastings – Jens Kaufman, Hastings, 6-4 , 6-3 , -;
A 14-run fourth inning saw the Prescott Cardinals softball team erase an early deficit to win 14-4 in five innings at home Thursday. Prescott trailed behind 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth when the offense exploded for the 14-run outburst. Cadyn Hillebrand, Aubree Kellogg, and Payton Tri all had three hits in the contest, all driving in two runs, while Grace Ptacek got the win in the circle. They next take on Fall Creek tomorrow.
Prescott baseball completed the sweep over Ellsworth on the road winning 8-2. The Cardinals scored two in the top of the first inning to take an early advantage, only to see the Panthers tie the score in the bottom of the second. That score held until the 6th inning when the Cardinals erupted for six runs to earn the win. Jack Matzek, Evan Kochendorfer, and Zack Murphy all had two hits with Murphy driving in two runs, and Brody Temmers got the win on the mound. Prescott hosts a tournament tomorrow.