Hastings baseball fell to Woodbury in a non-conference matchup Thursday 5-2 as heard live on KDWA. The Raiders jumped out in front 1-0 after back-to-back doubles by Brady Hendrickson and Luke Niederkorn to start off the game, but the errors that plagued them on Tuesday would haunt them again in the third inning. The Royals scored four runs on just one hit and the Raiders committed three defensive errors Woodbury added another run on another Raiders defensive miscue in the fourth, and despite a late Cole Werner home run Hastings dropped their second straight game. Head coach Ryan Stoffel said the team knows what needs to be done in order to end the season on a high-note. The Raiders return to Metro East Conference play today against Simley.
Hastings boys golf placed fourth at the Metro East Conference meet #5 on Thursday at River Oaks. The Raiders were led by Drew Mamer who shot a 77 to place 6th, David Bauer carded an 80 to place 15th, Rylan Krauth shot an 82 to place 18th, and Mason Leary an 83 to place 26th. Hastings next competes on Monday in the conference championships.
Hastings softball fell to Simley 14-10 in a Metro East Conference competition Thursday. The Raiders fall to 5-6 in conference play and 8-11 overall, and will next compete in sections, with the regular season now wrapped up.
Hastings girls lacrosse fell to Park of Cottage Grove 22-1. They will next compete on Thursday at Rochester Mayo.
Prescott baseball got a big win at home against Altoona as heard live on KDWA Boxcast on Thursday, winning 10-3 over the Middle Border Conference leaders. The Cardinals were tied 3-3 going into the bottom of the sixth when they exploded for seven runs on just three hits. Brody Temmers had a day, pitching five innings giving up just four hits and one run, and also went 3-4 with three runs driven in. Prescott is now 14-5 overall and 9-3 in the conference and will compete in a tournament tomorrow.
Prescott Softball fell on the road to Altoona 4-2. They will take on Bloomer tonight.