The Red Hawk football team will be charging onto the field this upcoming fall season. Despite some of the heavy falls they took last year, the Red Hawk team--coached by Wyatt Jiru--are gearing up to take on the upcoming competition starting this upcoming Friday at home versus Royal Valley.
The Red Hawk Cross Country team will be coached again by Becky Shamburg, who has coached the cross country team for more than a decade. Despite losing Dani Morton--who was one of the top runners on the team--the Red Hawks will still have Pauly Rockey who was the state medalist from last year; Rockey placed at nine at the state meet which earned her all-state honors. The girls’ team overall won the regional cross country meet. Fellow top ranked returners for the girls’ team include Bri Guilliams and Ali Krauter.
The Red Hawk Boys Baseball Team played a double header Monday night at home against the Jefferson West Tigers. They lost both games by scores of 4-10 and 4-6.
The Red Hawk Forensics Team scored in several areas at the Silver Lake forensics meet on Saturday, March 8.
The Hiawatha Red Hawks (8-10, 4-5) lost to the Riverside [Wathena-Elwood] Cyclones (13-5, 10-2) on Friday night. The game was played in Elwood. The final score was 57-48.
The Lady Red Hawks (7-3, 4-2), took to the court Thursday night. They played in their second-round game of the Hiawatha High School Girls Invitational Tournament. The Lady Red Hawks defeated the Marysville Bulldogs by a final score of 60-47.
The Hiawatha Red Hawk Forensics Team took fourth place at the forensics meet held at Sabetha and St. Marys. The Red Hawks placed fourth out of 11 teams.
The Hiawatha Red Hawks were in Seneca Tuesday night, to participate in the 11th annual Nemaha Central Boys Basketball Tournament. They were defeated by the home team by a final score of 52-32. Teams joining Nemaha Central and Hiawatha were from Troy, Jackson Heights, St. Mary’s, Holton, Rock Creek and Marysville.
The Red Hawk Scholar’s Bowl Varsity Team took first place at the Royal Valley round-robin tournament on Thursday, Jan. 16.
The Lady Red Hawks got back on track Friday night on Jan. 10. They were able to achieve a victory against a very tough and talented Rossville Lady Bulldogs team. The final score was 70-62.