High school sports teams and activities groups often have financial needs for things occurring during their season. It may be uniforms, other equipment, transportation, officials and a plethora of …
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By Bruce Karnick
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8/24/23
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The Region 5C playoffs started this weekend in Cannon Falls at John Burch Field. The #3 Hastings Hawks started the tournament with a loss to #6 Stewartville/Racine Sharks 5-2, and a win over the #7 …
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By Bruce Karnick and Johnny Stocker
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8/11/23
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The American Legion Post 47 baseball team was very busy last week, starting with a huge sendoff for the state tournament on Wednesday followed by the state banquet for all the teams and culminating …
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By Bruce Karnick
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8/4/23
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After a wild weekend at sub-state, the Hastings Raiders Legion Post 47 baseball team is headed to the state tournament. Hastings went 4-1 over a five-day qualifying tournament to punch their ticket …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/27/23
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The Hastings Raiders Legion Post 47 baseball team is headed to the Legion Baseball State Tournament this weekend after a 4-1 showing in the regional tournament. This team has been extremely …
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7/27/23
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The Hastings Hawks had another busy week scheduled with a visit from the Burnsville Bobcats on July 19, a battle for second place with Cannon Falls scheduled for July 21, an exhibition game scheduled …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/27/23
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Former Hastings Raider and current Hastings Hawks pitcher, Will Lavin, joined the ranks of the Northwoods League at the start of the summer. His work on the mound as a Raider and a Hawk led him to …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/21/23
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More than 1,718 of the highest qualified student athletes throughout all affiliated state high school clay target leagues competed for the right to be called a National Champion at the US High School …
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7/21/23
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The graphic above shows the planned layout of the tennis and pickle ball courts at Roadside Park. A typo in last week’s parks update incorrectly listed the layout as having six pickle ball …
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7/21/23
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The Hastings Hawks are back to .500 on the season at 12-12 after a busy week of baseball at Veterans Park. Hastings has played all of their July games so far at home and currently has one game on the …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/21/23
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Former Hastings Raider and current Hastings Hawks pitcher, Will Lavin, joined the ranks of the Northwoods League at the start of the summer. His work on the mound as a Raider and a Hawk led him to …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/18/23
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The 2023 Spring Trap and Skeet League season was a little different this year and as always it went by fast. We saw a lot of rough weather but that never stops our kids or coaches from showing …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/13/23
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The Hastings Hawks amateur baseball team is part of the Classic Cannon Valley League (CCVL) which includes smaller towns to the south. They play around 30-40 games per season with roughly half of …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/7/23
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The Rochester Royals and Lake City Serpents fell victim to the Hawks offense last week with Hastings putting up double digit runs in both games. Rochester was last year’s Class B state champion …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/7/23
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20-year-old Kyle Bauer, a 2021 graduate from Hastings High School and former Raider Hockey player joined the National American Hockey League (NAHL) after graduation. The NAHL is the only USA …
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By Bruce Karnick
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7/7/23
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Emilee Bible, representing the Hastings Civic Arena and River Blades Skating School, is preparing to compete in the 2023 Ice Sports Industry’s (ISI) World Recreational Team Championships …
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7/7/23
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Time to set the tee, strike the ball and watch it soar, all for a good cause at the 15 th Annual St. Croix Valley Scramble, Monday, July 17 at the Hastings Golf Club. Check-in and lunch begins at …
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By Nerissa Solovitz
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7/6/23
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The Hastings Hawks play around 30 games each year, but none are more crucial than the six they play against their three Classic Cannon Valley League (CCVL) Class C opponents, the Red Wing Aces, …
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By Johnny Stocker and Bruce Karnick
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6/29/23
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The third annual Drive Out Hunger golf tournament was held at the Hastings Golf Course on Tuesday, June 13, raising $16,713 for Hastings Family Service. Event organizer Kelly Carter, HFS …
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6/22/23
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The Raider baseballers had a busy week scheduled with four games in four days. Unfortunately, the rain on Saturday cancelled the game at Veterans Park, but that still gave the Raiders three other …
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By Bruce Karnick
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5/11/23
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