It was as busy as it gets in spring sports for Hastings and Prescott, with nearly every spring sports team in action on Thursday afternoon and evening.
The Hastings boys and girls track and field teams were once again victorious, both teams winning the Simley MEC Pent the boys earning a team score of 143 and the girls 120.
Top finishers on the boys side included:
Zachary Shatek – 100m – 1st
Lane Hoffman – 200m – 1st
Sebastian Strauss – 400m – 1st
Aiden Reuter – 800m – 1st
William Carry – 3200m – 1st
Aven Johnson – 300m Hurdles – 1st
4x200m Relay – Zachary Shatek, Gunner Hanstad, Sebastian Strauss, Lane Hoffman – 1st
4x400m Relay – Aven Johnson, Gunner Hanstad, Cody Weber, Sebastian Strauss – 1st
While the top finishers on the girls side included:
Ellie Magnus – 100m – 1st
Ellie Magnus – 400m – 1st
Grace Braucks – 300m Hurdles – 1st
4x100m Relay – Grace Braucks, Avery Klippen, Mya Bauer, Jersey Appert – 1st
4x400m Relay – Paisley Grunzke, Olyvia Erickson, Linnea Ronning, Ellie Magnus – 1st
Paisley Grunzke – Long Jump – 1st
Mya Bauer – Triple Jump – 1st
Hastings will next compete a week from today at Two Rivers.
The Raiders softball team dominated Mahtomedi Thursday evening winning 10-2. Hastings is now 2-1 on the season and 1-1 in the Metro East Conference and will next play this afternoon hosting Farmington.
The Raiders boys Lacrosse team got off to a great start to the season, taking down Park 19-12, while the girls team fell to Apple Valley in their season opener 16-3. Senior Tony Melecio set a school record on the boys side with 10 goals in the contest, while junior Carter Hanson surpassed 100 career points in the win as well. The boys are now 1-0, and will next play on the road at Eastview on Tuesday, while the girls are 0-1 and will play Monday hosting Rochester John Marshall.
The Raiders boys tennis team took down Park 5-2 earlier this week. Earning wins for Hastings included:
No. 1 – Micah Slapnicher, Hastings def. Dylan Conn, Park High School–Cottage Grove , 6-4 ,
Doubles:
No. 1 – Zac Belford, Hastings – Aidan Suarez Garcia, Hastings def. Liam Shannon, Park High School–Cottage Grove – N/A, 6-1 , 6-4 , -;
It was a trip to Somerset for all of the Prescott teams in action Thursday, starting with the boys and girls track and field teams, the boys placing second with 119 team points and the girls third with 103.5 points.
Top finishers for the boys included:
Andrew Russell – 100m – 1st
Wyatt Budworth – 200m – 1st
William Haeg – 400m – 2nd
4x100m Relay – 1st
Eyan Miller – Shot Put – 1st
4x800m Relay – 2nd
While the girls had:
Makaria Haas – Discus – 1st
Makaria Haas – Shot Put – 1st
Natalie Huppert – 100m – 2nd
Both the Prescott track and field squads are at Altoona on Monday.
The Prescott baseball team fell to Somerset in a Middle Border Conference contest 6-1. Prescott had the score tied at 1 going into the fourth inning, but saw the Spartans score two in the fourth and fifth innings with another insurance run in the sixth to help seal the win. Prescott is now 1-1 on the season, and will travel to Lake City for a tournament tomorrow.
And finally Prescott softball fell to Somerset in a Middle Border Conference battle 12-3. The Cardinals fell behind 3-0 after the first inning, grabbed a couple of runs back in the second inning to get the score to a 3-2 deficit, but then gave up seven unanswered runs over the next two innings for a lead too large to come back from. The Cardinals are now 1-2 on the season, and will next take on Northwestern in a doubleheader tomorrow.