HF Financial (HFFC) 10-Q 2004 Q1 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. §1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of HF Financial Corp. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2003, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Curtis L. Hage, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1)The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ Curtis L. Hage
Curtis L. Hage, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Date:	November 13, 2003

*A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to HF Financial Corp. and will be retained by HF Financial Corp. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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