The Hastings girls golf team fell to Mahtomedi in a competition at Hidden Greens Golf Course on Thursday, falling 169-209. The Raiders were led by Harmon Brown with a 4th place finish with a 47, MacKenzie Krauth was 6th with a 53, Lauren Judge 8th with a 54, Anika Johnson 10th with a 55, Maddy Ritter 11th with a 59, and Haylee Newton 12th with a 60. The squad will next hit the links on Tuesday in the first Metro East Conference match at Goodrich Golf Course.
The Hastings baseball team fell to Two Rivers in a Metro East Conference and Section rivalry match 3-0 as heard live on KDWA Thursday. The Raiders got a gem from starting pitcher Carter Lundstrom who went a complete game giving up just one earned run, but multiple defensive mistakes led to a 2-0 deficit in the third inning, and the Raiders stranded seven runners on base in the shutout loss. Head coach Ryan Stoffel said the team is facing some good pitching, and he is hoping some tough matchups now leads to success later in the year. The Raiders are now 3-3 overall, and will play at Park on Tuesday.
Prescott softball earned the weekly sweep over Osceola winning 10-4 at home as heard live on KDWA Boxcast. Prescott jumped out to a 5-0 lead with a four-run second and adding another in the third, then plated five more late despite a late Osceola comeback attempt. Ella Visger went six innings in the circle giving up just two hits striking out six, Karlee Wall went 2-3 at the plate with a double driving in four. Prescott is now 5-2 and plays at Fall Creek this evening.
The Prescott baseball team fell to Osceola 2-1 in a hard fought contest Thursday on the road. The Chieftains scored a run in each of the first and third innings, and would only score a run in the sixth inning as the offense went cold. The Cardinals are now 3-3 on the season, and will join the softball squad at Fall Creek this evening.