The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk football team traveled to Holton to take on its Wildcats football team during Holton’s homecoming on Friday, Oct. 17. After competing against Wildcats on their home turf, they ended up losing at 13-21 despite Hiawatha’s best efforts.
The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk football team took a break from District play as they traveled south to Oskaloosa on Friday, Oct. 10 to take on the Bears team. The Red Hawks defeated the Bears at 56-13.
The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk football team traveled to Jefferson West High School on Friday, Sept. 26. The Jeff West Tigers were hosting their own homecoming during the event. After the homecoming ceremonies, both teams clashed into each other. Unfortunately for the Red Hawks, they lost on Jeff West’s own turf at 7-12 despite doing their best and matching the rival team’s strength and resilience until the very end.
The Hiawatha Red Hawks hit the road Friday night for their third game of the season, taking on the Sabetha Bluejays, who entered the matchup ranked No. 4 in Class 2A by MaxPreps. Despite a strong effort, the Red Hawks came up short, falling 15-0 in a defensive battle.
In picture-perfect late-summer weather, Memorial Stadium was packed and roaring as the Hiawatha Red Hawks seized their first win of the season, a 35-16 decision over the Marysville Bulldogs in the season’s second home football game. The crowd stayed loud from kickoff to the final horn, feeding a night that delivered crisp offense, gritty defense, and alert special-teams play from both squads. Temperatures were ideal with clear skies and almost no wind, perfect for a fast track and clean execution throughout.
The unseasonably cool weather provided ideal conditions for the Hiawatha Red Hawks’ first home football game. As the players warmed up, there were surely butterflies swarming in their stomachs. The time had come to put all of the hard mental and physical preparation to task. The players were welcomed to the field by the band, cheerleaders, the Hiawatha Hawkettes and many others. Most notably was the 1980 Hiawatha 4A State Football Champions, who were recognized earlier.
The Hiawatha High School Red Hawk football team traveled to Nemaha Central on Friday, Aug. 29 to participate in a football jamboree.
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 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.
Kris Miller Hiawatha World Included is a video of the Red Hawk football scrimmage that took place on Saturday, Aug. 23. Video by Kris Miller Login to continue reading Login…