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Pipestone County Star

Pipestone Publishing Co.

Local news & features for Pipestone, MN. Community journalism brought to audio from the pages of the Pipestone County Star. Government, business, features, and sports all available here.

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1:39

COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: Minnesota West's Ally Nelson

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/09/11

WORTHINGTON — Ally Nelson brings experience to the Minnesota West Community & Technical College volleyball team. Nelson, a native of Tyler who played at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, is a second-year player on the Bluejays squad. So far this season, Minnesota West has compiled a 10-1 record. The Bluejays are currently ranked third in the country in the latest NJCAA Division III poll, scoring 79 voting points. Dallas College Eastfield is No. 1, and Sandhills Community College is second. Minnesota...

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0:31

LOCAL: Pipestone Area Schools cheerleaders, 2025 edition

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/09/11

Here are the Pipestone Area Schools cheerleaders for the 2025 football season. Front row (from left), Alexia Vivanco, Ashley Caso, Stephanie Campos, Melanie Campos and Valencia Murphy. Back row, Amelia Homandberg, Violet Dougherty, J’anasia Larkins, Abbi Haack and manager Matthew Swenson. Mariah Swanson serves as the PAS cheer coach and sponsor. The Arrows will perform at all football games this season. Article Link

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4:16

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Sept. 2-6

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2025/09/11

LOCAL SCOREBOARD Tuesday, Sept. 2 Girls Tennis Pipestone Area 5, River Valley 2 Volleyball Pipestone Area d. Luverne, 3-1; 25-19, 20-25, 25-22, 25-10 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton d. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 3-0; 25-8, 25-17, 25-13 Southwest Minnesota Christian d. Edgerton, 3-1; 25-11, 25-23, 21-25, 25-21 Elkton-Lake Benton d. Castlewood, 3-0; 26-24, 25-21, 25-19 Thursday, Aug. 28 Girls Tennis Luverne 4, Pipestone Area 3 Volleyball Pipestone Area d. Adrian-Ellsworth, 3-1; 25-23, 18-25, 25-21, 25-2...

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4:33

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Dell Rapids adds Smith

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2025/09/05

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. — Former Pipestone Area Schools head volleyball coach Carrie Smith continues coaching the sport she loves. The Dell Rapids school board officially approved Smith as a high school assistant at its July meeting. Smith also will serve the Dell Rapids district as an elementary school special education teacher. She receives a stipend for coaching volleyball. “I wanted a change of pace,” said Smith, who had spent the previous decade plus working for the Brookings school district, ...

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2:41

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Arrows drop pair of matches

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2025/09/05

Pipestone Area Schools’ girls tennis team is still seeking its first win in a dual setting this year. The Arrows suffered a pair of 7-0 losses last week to Blue Earth Area at home at St. James Area on the road. This will be a busy week for the team. After Tuesday’s home match versus River Valley (Springfield), PAS has a Big South Conference road match at Luverne Thursday — followed by two more Saturday, Sept. 6, at Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg (10 a.m.) and Morris Area-Hancock-West Centra...

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1:02

COLLEGES: Bluejays embark on season

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/09/04

Minnesota West Community & Technical College offensive lineman Codin Bullerman (50) blocks during the Bluejays’ season-opening football game versus national powerhouse College of DuPage (Ill.) at Trojan Field in Worthington. Bullerman (6-foot-5, 285 pounds) is a former standout for Adrian-Ellsworth. The NJCAA Division III No. 1 ranked Chaparrals downed the Bluejays, 37-7. However, the Bluejays played much better than the final score indicated with 339 yards in total offense, including 261...

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0:45

IN BRIEF: Youth football begins Saturday

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2025/09/04

The youth football season begins for both Pipestone Area and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton this Saturday, Sept. 6. Pipestone Area will play at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton this Saturday, while Russell-Tyler-Ruthton squares off against Marshall Orange at home in Tyler. Kickoff for both of these Little Ten Youth Football League match-ups is set for 10 a.m. Youth football is for students in third through sixth grade. The format for games will remain the same as in previous years, with both teams spending 20 min...

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4:50

CROSS COUNTRY: SWC-E's Uilk, Masselink post top-10s

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2025/09/04

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton’s Jonah Uilk and Hannah Masselink were the region’s top finishers at the Marshall Invitational on Monday, Aug. 25. Runners traversed Marshall Golf Club, with a limited number of schools participating. Uilk, who qualified for the 2024 Class A state meet, clocked in with a time of 17:32.6. Masselink recorded a time of 20:14.5 on the girls’ side. As for Pipestone Area Schools, Rhaelee Heidebrink was the Arrows’ top girls finisher in 21:53.1 — whi...

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0:32

LOCAL: Shooting league wraps season

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2025/09/04

The Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club summer trap shooting league came to a conclusion on Wednesday, Aug. 27. This was the first-ever league of its kind at the grounds located northeast of Pipestone. Here’s the group (from left): Dalton Van Dyke, Gary Groth, Mark Templin, Dar Sietsma, Justin Kroschell and Cal Tinklenberg. Results may be found in agate form on the inside rail of Page 2 in the sports section of The Pipestone County Star. Sietsma was also the winner of the lawn mower drawings. Article ...

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2:09

THE GREAT OUTDOORS: Hunters reminded not to shoot...

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2025/09/04

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. The bear hunting season officially opened on Monday, Sept. 1, across the state. These bears are marked with distinctive, large and colorful ear tags. They also are wearing radio collars. Researchers are monitoring 50 black bears across the state. These bears live primarily near Chippewa National Forest, Camp Ripley or the Brainerd and Duluth areas. All but three of the bears are...

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1:14

COLLEGES: McNab earns 100th victory at MN West

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2025/09/04

WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community and Technical College head volleyball coach Brittney McNab recently marked a milestone. McNab earned her 100th career coaching victory in a 3-1 victory over Northland Community & Technical College at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The Bluejays won by set scores of 25-17, 26-28, 25-19, 25-20. In the win, former Russell-Tyler-Ruthton standout Ally Nelson provided seven kills, four digs and three solo ace blocks. Minnesota West stands at 7-1 after the ...

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1:45

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Aug. 19-Aug. 23

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/29

INFORMATION LOCAL SCOREBOARD Tuesday, Aug. 19 Girls Tennis Yellow Medicine East 5, Pipestone Area 2 MACCRAY (Clara City) 4, Pipestone Area 3 Thursday, Aug. 21 Boys Soccer New Ulm 3, Southwest Minnesota Christian 1 Girls Tennis Montevideo 7, Pipestone Area 0 Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 4, Pipestone Area 3 Friday, Aug. 22 Football Elkton-Lake Benton 59, Waubay-Summit (S.D.) 8 Saturday, Aug. 23 Volleyball Sideout Classic At New Prague Mayer Lutheran d. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 25-...

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5:31

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: Arrow roster...

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2025/08/29

The Pipestone Area Schools football team returns five starters from last year’s squad that produced a 7-3 record. All of the starters are two-way players, as reported by PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden. Those players are 2024 offensive player of the year Cayden Zephier (who will play running back this year), quarterback/defensive back Austin Musch, offensive/defensive lineman Jackson Post, wide receiver/defensive back Kayden White and running back/linebacker Xavier Banjoko. Zephier, as a wid...

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2:12

REGIONAL NOTEBOOK: Mayer Lutheran downs RTR

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2025/08/29

NEW PRAGUE — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton volleyball team opened the 2025 season at The 12th Annual Sideout Classic Saturday, Aug. 23. In a contest of teams ranked in the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll, No. 2 Mayer Lutheran defeated No. 5 RTR in four sets, 25-21, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20. Laken Baartman, who just celebrated her 17th birthday Monday, paced the Knights defense with 30 digs and Sara Thooft added 10. Dru Ellefson distributed 23 assists and Brezlyn Buchert 10 as f...

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2:25

LOCAL: Sports calendar from Sept. 2-Sept. 6

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2025/08/29

LOCAL CALENDAR Tuesday, Sept. 2 Cross Country 10 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Redhawk Run, Hendricks Golf Course Girls Tennis 4:30 p.m., River Valley (Springfield) at Pipestone Area Volleyball 7:15 p.m., Pipestone Area at Luverne, Cardinal Gymnasium 7:15 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Castlewood 7:15 p.m., Edgerton at Southwest Minnesota Christian 7:15 p.m., Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Knights Gymnasium Thursday, Sept. 4 Cross Country 4:15 p.m., Pipestone Area and Russell...

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2:19

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: PAS fares well in unique...

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2025/08/29

WORTHINGTON — Pipestone Area Schools’ seniors Vivian Brockberg and Kate Hanson were paired together for a doubles tournament Saturday, Aug. 23. And the new tandem was successful, feeding off their success from a doubles match versus Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd Thursday, Aug. 21. “They did really well together,” PAS assistant coach Tanya Schroyer said. “They both stepped up and scored a lot of points.” The Worthington Tournament has a non-traditional format, with two PAS doubles teams in ...

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0:24

LOCAL: Buffalo Ridge Pheasants Forever banquet Sept. 13

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/29

LAKE BENTON — The 30th Annual Buffalo Ridge Pheasants Forever banquet has been set for Saturday, Sept. 13. The Lake Benton Events Center will be the site. The physical address is 114 Center Street South. Happy hour and drawings will take place from 5-7 p.m., with the dinner and live auction to follow. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Article Link

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1:55

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Minnesota West picked third in MCAC

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2025/08/29

ROCHESTER — Minnesota West Community & Technical College football opens the season this Saturday, Aug. 30. And the Bluejays have been picked to finish third in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference’s preseason poll. Head coaches from all the member schools cast ballots, sharing their thoughts on the 2025 season. Minnesota West will play NJCAA Division III national champion College of DuPage (Ill.) at 1 p.m. Saturday from Trojan Field in Worthington. Jermaine Smith, the ex-Green Bay Pa...

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1:39

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Beck, Elkton-Lake Benton triumph

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2025/08/28

WAUBAY, S.D. — And the beat goes on for the Elkton-Lake Benton football team. The Elks scored 28 first-quarter points en route to thrashing Waubay-Summit, 59-8, in the season-opening game for both schools on Friday, Aug. 22. ELB (1-0), ranked No. 1 in South Dakota Class 9AA preseason poll, lived up to the hype. But, the Elks will face a stern test with No. 4 Viborg-Hurley coming to town Friday, Aug. 30. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Elkton Athletic Complex. ELB defeated the Vikings by 16 p...

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2:12

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Scrimmage benefits PAS, RTR

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2025/08/28

Football helmets gleamed from bright, morning sunlight. Such was the atmosphere as Pipestone Area Schools and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton conducted a scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Paulsen Athletic Complex. Both PAS’ head coach Scott Boomgaarden and RTR head coach Ted Kern were mostly satisfied with what transpired. “It was good to see live reps,” Boomgaarden noted. Making tackles in this live setting was just one positive takeaway. “I was pleased with our physicality,” Kern said. “I thought th...

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