
Red Hawk football players participate in scrimmage
The Hiawatha High School and Hiawatha Middle School Red Hawk football teams met on the practice field at HHS to participate in a pre-season morning scrimmage that took place on Saturday, Aug. 23.
The Hiawatha High School and Hiawatha Middle School Red Hawk football teams met on the practice field at HHS to participate in a pre-season morning scrimmage that took place on Saturday, Aug. 23.
Two members of the Hiawatha High School Red Hawk track team earned first place in two events at the Big East League track meet at Silverlake on Thursday, May 15.
The Hiawatha Red Hawks traveled to Sabetha Friday night. They opened up play in the Class 3A Baseball Regional against the Nemaha Central Thunder. The Hiawatha Red Hawks lost by a score of 12-2. Other teams in attendance were Riverside, Royal Valley, Maur Hill-Mount Academy, Marysville, Sabetha and Atchison County. The Red Hawks carried a lead through the early innings. Junior Rhen Hageman kept it close through four innings with solid pitching. Hageman’s ability to mix up his throwing speeds with a solid curve ball, was very effective. The Red Hawks made a few errors in the field. The Nemaha Central Thunder were able to incorporate some timely hitting, which resulted in an unsuccessful combination for the Red Hawks. The Nemaha Central Thunder got the best of the Red Hawks over the seven innings.
The Red Hawk varsity boys’ golf team competed at the Big East League Tournament on Monday, May 12. The Red Hawks held on during the tournament as they placed 10th at the end.
The Red Hawk varsity boys’ golf team competed at the Maur Hill Mount Academy golf invitational on Wednesday, May 7, where they placed fifth at the event.
The Lady Red Hawks scored a major victory at home over the Rossville Lady Bulldogs on Thursday evening on May 8, with the total score being 9-5.
It was a difficult struggle at home at the Noble Park baseball field for the Hiawatha Red Hawk baseball team as they were defeated by the Rossville Bulldogs on Thursday night on May 8. The Bulldogs beat the Red Hawks at a total score of 23-2.
The Hiawatha Middle School Red Hawks competed at home, with the seventh grade girls scoring first place with 166 points and seventh grade boys earning first place with 160 points. Eighth grade girls earned first place with 153 points and eighth grade boys earned fourth place with 93 points.
Up until Thursday evening, the Hiawatha Red Hawks had lost six games that have been decided by one run on the season. Unfortunately, that trend changed and the Red Hawks lost by two and three runs.
Freshman Brynnan Boye started pitching for the Lady Red Hawks in the first game. The game saw both teams very aggressive from the plate. The ball was flying all over the field. The Lady Red Hawks had runners on base and in scoring position on numerous occasions. They ended up leaving eight runs on base in the game. The Lady Red Hawks came up short in the end, by a final score of 2-5. Both teams battled hard on every pitch. The Lady Red Hawks had several opportunities to win. They made several mistakes that ended up costing them the game. There continues to be marked improvements for the Lady Red Hawks. They lost, but played very well. Head Coach Sherri Nelson commented, “We had some nice hits and left the runners stranded out there.”