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Pollinator Planting and Seeding Oct. 14 in Stillwater

Lend a helping hand and save the pollinators from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 14 at Pine Point Regional Park in Stillwater. Participants of this event will enhance a new savanna area added into the Pine … more

By Nerissa Solovitz | 10/12/23

Pat Regan of Confluence Development, LLC cut the ribbon to officially open The Confluence in downtown Hastings on Thursday. Regan was surrounded by members of the development team, city officials, business owners and community members who turned out to celebrate the occasion.

The Confluence opening celebrated

When Hastings Developer Pat Regan cut the ribbon Thursday afternoon to officially mark the opening of The Confluence, he immediately pumped a fist in the air in celebration, his smile showing … more

By John McLoone | 10/12/23

Linnea Ronning looks to earn another trip to state as the fastest female runner of the Raiders.

Raider runners prep for Conference Championship

The Cross-Country season has the fewest true competition days of all the fall sports, but it lasts nearly as long as the fall season allows. The State Meet will be held Nov. 4 at the U of M’s … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

Mikayla Schuster and Julia Rotty have been the number one doubles all season for the Raiders, and they stepped up big in the first round of the section playoff against Woodbury.

Girls Tennis eliminated from team sections

The Hastings girl’s tennis team was eliminated from the Section 3AA tournament with a 5-2 loss to East Ridge on Oct. 4 after a huge 4-3 win against Woodbury a day earlier to kick of the section … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

Senior Jackson Reents connected on this amazing header for a goal off a corner kick.

Soccer heads to sections

Both of the Raiders soccer teams finished their regular season last week. The boys won their final three games of the season defeating South St. Paul 4-1, St. Paul Harding 2-1 and Simley 3-1 … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

Ryan Clemens has been a great offensive and defensive asset. Clemens seems to be involved in or near most of the tackles on defense and his work on offense has been a great change of pace to a power back from the speedy Zeien. Clemens had 18 yards on seven carries.

Raiders have rough outing at Robbinsdale

The Hastings Raiders travelled to New Hope to take on Robbinsdale Cooper for the last regular season Friday night game and things did not go as planned. Hastings fell to the Hawks 42-7. The worst … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

The new layout gives a total of eight courts that are divided by fences. The fences dramatically cut down on the need to chase errant shots and give players a more intimate ‘this is currently my court’ type feel without taking away the community feel of the sport.

New pickleball courts are a smashing success

Monday morning, I stopped down to check out the new pickleball courts and to chat with the players using them and one thing is very clear, the players absolutely love their new courts. At the time I … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

All of the students present for the walk gathered in front of the Rotary Pavilion for a group photo. This is the group that helped raise over $40,000 for their school.

SEAS Marathon fundraiser a huge success

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School (SEAS) held their yearly marathon fundraiser crushing their goal of $35,000 by raising $40,579.50. Part of the fundraiser is a walk from the school to the Rotary … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/12/23

Veterans Day Celebration in Hastings

The River Valley Band of Hastings, under the direction of Thomas Maeck, retired Eagan High School Director of Bands, is kicking off its 13th concert season with a special Veterans Day Celebration … more

10/12/23

Sawyer Tjomsland (26) and Creed Peterson (2) penetrated the backfield on a pivotal play early in the fourth quarter. Peterson ended up blocking the extra point which forced Cretin to go for a two-point conversion on their final touchdown to tie the game and force overtime.

Homecoming's midnight madness

It is not very often that this kind of craziness happens, but the Raider football game against the Cretin Derham Hall Raiders (CDH) on Friday night for Homecoming was the kind that players and fans … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/8/23

Brooke Jelley has stepped into the number four singles role for the Raiders, and she has worked hard to master the art of solo play after playing primarily as a double's player. She continues to make improvements and grow in the role, pushing her matches longer and longer.

Tennis ramping up at the right time

The regular season for the girls tennis team has come to an end and now the girls will prepare for a variety of tournaments. First up is the section tournament that started Tues. Oct. 3. Details on … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/8/23

Jed Carlson scored the last two goals for the boys’ soccer team. Carlson brings a ton of energy to the Raiders offense and his quickness with the ball is very entertaining to watch.

Soccer teams enter final week of regular season

As of Monday, both Raider soccer teams have three games left in their regular season. The boys are 2-10-1 on the season and the girls are 5-6-2 so far. Tuesday night’s games against South St. … more

By Bruce Karnick | 10/8/23

Weekly Teacher Feature Aimee Ferguson

Imagine going to work each day, getting smiles and hugs from lots of appreciative kids. That’s the greeting fourth-grade teacher Aimee Ferguson receives each morning when she starts her day. … more

10/8/23

Hastings Homecoming

The 2023 Hastings High School Homecoming Court! Back row L to R: Blake Vandehoef, Kellen Nuytten, John Teigland, James Millhollin, Thomas McGinnis, Charlie Vier, Benjamin Thome and Caden Miller. … more

10/8/23

Weekly Teacher Feature

Our community benefits from learning from Jeff Corkish, an incredible coach and teacher who has been educating kids in Hastings for over 25 years! A graduate of Concordia College with a … more

9/29/23

Raider newcomer Maddy Ritter has been making great strides in the water improving each week and working hard to get better. Here she swims the 200 individual medley against East Ridge.

Raiders swim tested for sections against Eastridge

The girls swim team was tested against a tough Eastridge Raptors team on Sept. 19 where they fell 106-80. They then bounced back nicely against North St. Paul, winning 87-54. “At … more

By Bruce Karnick | 9/29/23

Ryan Clemens led the Raider offense with 15 carries for 62 yards.

Football drops a heartbreaker to Bloomington Jefferson

The Raiders football team fell to 1-3 on the season with a 22-15 loss at Bloomington Jefferson on Sept. 21. The Jaguars Marching Band even played the Raider fight song as they ran onto the field, … more

By Bruce Karnick | 9/29/23

Reese Keller has been the consistent number three singles for Hastings this season. Keller won this match 6-1, 6-1.

Tennis splits the week

The Hastings girls tennis team travelled to Two Rivers High School on Tuesday, Sept. 19, winning that Metro East Conference matchup 4-3. Then Hastings played host to Hill-Murray on Thursday, Sept 21, … more

By Bruce Karnick | 9/29/23

Lucas Foss hit his brother Matt across the middle who then took the pass 22 yards to paydirt giving the Raiders their first touchdown of the game.

Football falls to Mahtomedi

Another Thursday night football game is in the books and the Raiders were on the wrong side of the 13-7 score moving Hastings to 1-2 on the season. Mahtomedi entered the contest in the same situation … more

By Bruce Karnick | 9/25/23

Pulling double duty

The high school activities calendar is packed full of opportunities for students to try so many wonderful things. Choir, theater, band, clubs and athletics just to name a few. But what happens when a … more

By Bruce Karnick | 9/25/23