Redhawks fall in heartbreaker

No. 27 Marcis Hausman prepares to hand off to No. 17 Braxton Saathoff in the game against Alcester-Hudson. In a back and forth battle, victory narrowly escaped the Redhawks; they fell to Alcester-Hudson 20-22.

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The Estelline-Hendricks Redhawk Football Team fell to Alcester-Hudson 20-22 in the second game of the season. The Redhawks had the lead until mid fourth quarter. Alcester-Hudson scored to tie the game and went ahead after getting into the end zone on the two point conversion.
The Redhawks rushed for 275 yards and had 43 passing yards for a total of 318 yards on offense…

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Redhawks remain undefeated

Heidi Nicola passes the ball in a recent match against the Arlington Cardinals.

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The Estelline-Hendricks Redhawks defeated the Arlington Cardinals in volleyball action on Sept. 5 in Estelline, South Dakota. The Redhawks won in three sets 25-21, 25-21, and 25-16 to bring their record to 3-0.
Sophie Johnson had a hot hand earning 18 kills, two aces and 15 digs for the Redhawks…

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Redhawks win season openers

Cora Hofer swings for kill in the match against Iroquois-Doland in Hendricks on Aug. 27. The Redhawks defeated the Lady Chiefs in three sets— 25-21, 25-10, 25-8.

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The Estelline-Hendricks Redhawks Volleyball Team hosted Iroquois-Doland in Hendricks on Aug. 27, beating the Chiefs 25-21, 25-10, and 25-8.
Sophie Johnson led the team with 10 kills, six aces and four digs.
Faith VanMeveren was credited with 14 set assists and Kaylee Johnson had 7. K. Johnson also contributed two service aces.

 
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Runners in Pheasant Cross Country Invitational Sept. 5

Claire Dagel, right, runs the JV Girls 4K at the Pheasants Invitational. Dagel placed 12th with a time of 18:21.87.

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The cross country sea­son continued on Sept. 5 as the Redhawks went to Redfield, South Dakota for the Pheasants Cross Coun­try Invitational. With over 20 teams participating, the Redhawks fared well.
Riley Benning was the top finisher for the Red­hawks, placing third in the Boys 5,000 Meters, cross­ing the line in 17:30.21…

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Redhawk cross country making strides

Sadie Johnson and Kaylee Johnson open the cross country season in Madison, South Dakota at the John Collignon Invitational. S. Johnson finished in 20th place (22:57.86) while K. Johnson was 22nd (23:05.45).

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The Estelline-Hendricks Cross Country Teams are off to great start this sea­son under the direction of coaches James Benning and Jessica Johnson.
The Redhawks have impressive numbers on the boys side, including Jax Anderson, Riley Ben­ning, Dawson Bury, Justin Buschenfeld, Tegan Hans­en, Mattix Hausman, Cam­den Hobbs, Caleb Hofer, Landen Johnson, Colton Luckhurst, Manuel Marti­nez, Mavik Siverson, Dallis Trego and Kasen Wend­inger.
Kaylee Faehnrich, Kay­lee Johnson, Jesade Siver­son, Claire Dagel, Sadie Johnson and Ellie Cruz are running for the Lady Red­hawks.

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Redhawks second at home tournament

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The Estelline-Hendricks Redhawks hosted a nine-team invitational on Sept. 7 in Estelline, South Dako­ta. The Redhawks defeated Wilmot (25-12, 25-16) and Viborg-Hurley (25-15, 25- 17) in pool play to advance to the Gold Bracket.

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Track runs football for Homecoming

On Sunday, Sept. 1 at 1:30 p.m., the Hendricks-Estelline Redhawks Track Team ran the football from the Hendricks Golf Club to Estelline, South Dakota for Homecoming Week. The team is pictured in Hendricks before they they started out.

Redhawks fall to Cardinals

The Redhawks opened their football season in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, where they scored first and played well. After the first half, the Cardinals proved to be too much for the Redhawk defense, resulting in the 60-18 loss to Dell Rapids St. Mary.

Preschool PE in the park

Hendricks Public School Physical Education instructor Craig Midtaune brought his three-year-old preschool class to the park last Wednesday for an enjoyable afternoon outing. Midtaune was assisted by HPS senior Taryn Scotting.

HPS board looks at facility upgrades

Al Molascon spoke to the Hendricks School Board during the public comment portion of the meeting.

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Superintendent Paul Chick reported on proposed repairs and upgrades to the building and grounds at last week’s regular meeting of the Hendricks School Board. Chick discussed upgrading the school’s security system, as well as recommendations received from the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
“We had a team from MDE come down and analyze our school security system,” Chick said. “They applaud the improvements we have made and the efforts we are moving toward. They recognize that we’ve got some issues, although they said all schools have issues.”

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