The #8 seeded Hastings girls hockey team had their season come to a close Wednesday evening in the quarterfinal round of Class 2A, Section 3, falling to the top seeded Apple Valley Eagles 7-1. The Raiders were able to push a goal across in the first period, but gave way to three Eagles goals in the first, and after a scoreless second period, the Eagles would score four goals as the Raiders tried to hold on to get to the final tally. Hastings has their season come to a close with a 6-18-1 record, and graduate a senior class of nine.
The Raiders girls basketball team kept the game close in the first half against Hill-Murray at home, with the game tied at 9 with just over 11 minutes to go, but a 15-3 run by the Pioneers turned into a lead they wouldn’t look back from. The Raiders trailed 40-19 at half, then gave way to a 79-37 score. The Raiders will stay at home for their next contest, as they host Simley at 6:30pm.
The Hastings boys traveled to Hill-Murray for their contest, falling 74-62. The two squads battled back and forth in the early first half with neither team able to garner much of a lead, with only a late run by the hosts putting them up 42-34 at halftime. A 9-0 run to start the second half gave the Pioneers a 17-point advantage, with the Raiders fighting back to get the deficit down to 7 with under four minutes to go but ran out of gas. The boys will stay on the road, traveling to Simley tomorrow.
Three nordic ski qualifiers for the MSHSL state tournament; Parker Stoltz, Micah Trost, and Linnea Ronning.