
HHS hosts Lady Red Hawk Volleyball Scrimmage
Hiawatha High School held a volleyball scrimmage for the Lady Red Hawks on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 28.

Hiawatha High School held a volleyball scrimmage for the Lady Red Hawks on the evening of Thursday, Aug. 28.

The Hiawatha High School Lady Red Hawk softball season ended their season at the Regional softball game taking place in Sabetha on Tuesday, May 20.

Kris Miller Hiawatha World The Hiawatha Lady Red Hawk softball team took on Nemaha Central’s Lady Thunder team on Monday, May 6. Although they put… Login to continue reading Login…

The Hiawatha Lady Red Hawks were at home last Thursday night. They played a double header against the Holton Lady Wildcats. The Lady Red Hawks were hoping to turn the corner in the season with a victory. The Lady Wildcats came into the contest on a nice streak of winning three of their last four games. The Lady Red Hawks struggled to score runs against the Lady Wildcats. The Lady Wildcats pitching was exceptional. The ball seemed to be very alive and found the strike zone with regularity. The Lady Red Hawks could only muster six hits for the game. They also stranded three of those runners on base. The Lady Wildcats combined numerous base hits with minimal fielding errors to run away with the game. The final score was 2-13 in favor of the Lady Wildcats. A bright spot in the game was Michaela Williams who went 2-for-3, with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.

The Hiawatha Lady Red Hawks lost to the Sabetha Lady Bluejays on Thursday, April 24 during the home game in Hiawatha. Still, the Lady Red Hawks played hard and kept battling all night against the Bluejays.

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.”

The Lady Red Hawks played a double header Monday night at home against the highly ranked Silver Lake Lady Eagles.

The Lady Red Hawks faced the Royal Valley Lady Panthers on Monday evening.

The Hiawatha High School Lady Red Hawk softball team batted hard and played hard as they beat the Riley County Lady Falcons in both games on Thursday, April 3, with the Red Hawks scoring 10-9 and 7-5 that evening.

The Hiawatha Red Hawk Girls Softball team started their season by taking on the St. Mary’s Lady Bears. They played a double header and won both games by a score of 1-0 and 9-1. The Lady Red Hawks had seven innings of not only great pitching by Junior Adison Williams, but perfect defense behind her. They held the Lady Bears scoreless the first game. Adison Williams struck out 10 batters. Junior Kenzie Nelson had a strong showing behind the plate getting an important pick to keep the momentum in the Lady Red Hawks favor. She also led the team with nine putouts. On offense, Junior Claire Twombly led the team in hitting by going three for three at the plate along with Kenzie Nelson hitting a double.