It is to be expected that you, the reader, came looking for the first massive sports section of the spring season for Hastings. Sadly, Mother Nature has been very unkind to the area between the … more

The Raider boys had a rough start to the season with a thumping from Woodbury last week, but they rebounded nicely against North St. Paul winning 12-1 on April 12th.  Two Rivers then came to … more

As season openers go, this one could not have gone much better for the Raiders, even with the unwanted extra snow. Hill Murray was the first opponent and neither of the team’s fields was … more

Boys tennis has had quite the wacky few weeks to start the 2023 season according to Head Coach Alex Zuzek. “We were out shoveling the courts last week hoping to get some practice time and we … more

The first round of high school baseball games have been played, which technically means spring has arrived. Unfortunately, to make that happen, the Raiders had to play their season opener in River … more

The Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) made adjustments to the competitive section placements for the entire state at their most recent board meeting on Thursday, April 6th. For the 2023-24 … more

It does not feel like it with the April snow storms, but spring is technically here and with that, spring sports are starting. Sadly, all of the spring sports are outdoors. They require little to no … more

Last weekend the Hastings Wrestling Club traveled down to Rochester, MN to compete in the 2023 MN/USA Individual Folkstyle State Tournament. Over the long weekend, 27 wrestlers stepped to the line … more

Each year, the Minnesota Wrestling Coaches Association (MWCA) recognizes one Head Coach and one Assistant Coach as coach of the year. This year, the MWCA selected Hastings Head Coach Tim Haneberg as … more

Hastings High School is proud to announce that Ava McNamara and Aaron Herber are the recipients of the 2023 Athena and Apollo awards. These annual awards are given to the outstanding athletes, … more

The Hastings Hockey Bantam C team took home the District 8 Flight B Championship at the M Health Fairview Sports Center in Woodbury defeating Edgcumbe 2-0 with goalie Charlie Colvin saving 14 shots … more

National Signing Day is a big deal for not only the high school juniors and seniors signing their letter of intent to attend a college but also for the underclassmen who witness it. Students who … more

Being a parks commissioner on the Parks and Recreation Commission (PRC) is an interesting position to hold. Compared to other commissions such as the Public Safety Advisory Commission (PSAC) and the … more

Hastings Alpine skiers Abbi Pelava, Jackson Reents, and Aaron Herber competed as part of the first-ever Team Minnesota at the Western High School Nationals Championship races at Mount Hood Ski Bowl … more

It is a long day at Xcel Energy Center for the start of the 2023 State Wrestling Tournament. Wrestlers begin the weigh in process around 7:00 a.m., hit the mats to warm up around 8 a.m., start the … more

The Raiders Girls Basketball team entered the week at 16-8 with two games remaining in the regular season, both against conference foes. First on the schedule was Hill Murray and the final game of … more

The Section 3AA swim meet was held at Blue Water Aquatic Center in Apple Valley. The event was supposed to be over three days with preliminary swimming on Wednesday, diving on Thursday and the finals for swimming on Friday, but Mother Nature had other ideas. The swimming was supposed to be two races, starting with a qualifying race before a seeded finals race for each event. Instead, they switched to a single-timed race for each event. Diving was not affected except for the date change. Swimming was moved to Friday and diving to Saturday. more

The Raiders entered the Section 1AA tournament as the fourth seed and played host to the Rochester Century Panthers on a snowy Thursday evening, February 23. Raiders fans packed the house with standing room only along the boards to cheer the boys on. The Raiders fell 5-4 in double overtime, but the game until that final goal was scored did not disappoint. more

When Prescott junior Dallas Wallin slammed home an alley-oop dunk off the backboard via senior Jordan Malmlov’s pass, it put an exclamation point on one of the most dominant scoring runs in recent Middle Border Conference memory. more

The Raider Girls Basketball team (16-8) was riding a seven-game win streak as they entered last week with games against South St. Paul (815) and Mahtomedi (17-5). Hastings first travelled to South … more