The Hastings girls basketball team takes a three-game winning streak into this week, and the Raiders sit tied for second place in the Metro East Conference with Hill-Murray, just a game behind …
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1/24/24
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Tom Schiller will take center stage Saturday at the Downtown Business Association’s Yeti Ice Sculpture Celebration. The nationally renowned master ice carver will take his saws to three 300 lb. …
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By John McLoone
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1/17/24
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One Hastings basketball player hit a milestone Friday night and another will hit that same achievement in games to come. On the boys team, senior point guard Owen Bernatz scored his 1,000th point on …
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1/17/24
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With the high school wrestling postseason just over a month away, Coach Tim Haneberg and his staff are getting this year’s Raider squad ready, meet after meet and tournament after tournament. …
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By John McLoone
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1/17/24
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The Hastings gymnastics team returned to action Wednesday at Hastings Middle School, falling to Simley 134.825-123.025. Elsie Bauer posted the highest all-around score for Hastings at 31.65, taking …
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1/17/24
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True Minnesota winter weather finally blew in this week and with it brought a flurry of four races over three days for the Hastings Raiders Alpine Ski Team Wednesday through Saturday. The Raiders …
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By Jennifer Herber
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1/17/24
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The Raiders played three very tough opponents last week when they faced off against Owatonna (11-3-1), Rochester Century (13-2-1), and Mahtomedi (7-8). Hastings pulled off a bit of an upset at …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/17/24
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The Raider girl’s hockey team had two games last week, first against Simley where they lost 3-1 on Jan. 9, then a battle of goalies against Blaine on Jan 13, where the Raiders took the lead …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/17/24
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It’s shaping up to be a big season for the Hastings boys basketball team. With two wins to open up Metro East Conference play in the last week, the Raiders are treating their fans to excellent …
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By John McLoone
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1/10/24
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The Hastings wrestling team competed in The Clash XXI Wrestling Duals at the LaCrosse Center on Friday and Saturday. The Clash is one of the premiere dual events, featuring 32 boys teams from around …
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1/10/24
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The Hastings girls wrestling team competed Friday and Saturday at The Clash II National Wrestling Duals. The event is held annually at the LaCrosse Center. The Clash featured 13 teams from five …
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1/10/24
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Outdoors? The title must be wrong, there is no outdoor ice. Well, there is if the outdoor rink has a refrigerated subsurface, and that is exactly what United Heroes League has on their property at …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/10/24
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The Raider girls have been playing great and consistent hockey since the middle of December, winning six in a row including three shutouts in that span. Their sixth win came at home on Jan. 3 against …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/10/24
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The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Middle School archery team had an impressive showing at the Fairbault Falon Classic on Jan. 6. Coach Ryan Renneke said it was a tournament of firsts. It was the first …
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1/10/24
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The Hastings Golf Club and Events Center was transformed into a prohibition speak easy for the Dakota County Historical Society’s Holiday Soiree event held on Thursday, Dec. 28. The event …
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By John McLoone
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1/10/24
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2023 was a year of some really big things in Hastings. Several things could be considered the top story in the community. First, there was the opening of The Confluence in downtown Hastings. …
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Compiled by John McLoone
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1/3/24
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A case against a Red Wing man charged in the 2021 murder of Kelly Jo Marie Kocurek of Hastings is on hold pending a competency examination. In March 2023, Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced …
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By John McLoone
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1/3/24
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The Burnsville Holiday Tournament is a scheduled three games over three days instead of a bracketed tournament. The four teams that participated were Hastings, Eastview, Hopkins and Metro-South (a …
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By Bruce Karnick
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1/3/24
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The Hastings girls wrestling teams had some strong finishes at the Rebel Girls Holiday Classic at Champlin Park High School Dec. 29. Ivy Brandenburg took second place at 100. She advanced to the …
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Staff Report
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1/3/24
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The Hastings girls basketball team advanced to the title game of its own holiday tournament but fell in the finals to Farmington by a 61-42 score on Friday evening. On Thursday, in game one of the …
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1/3/24
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