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Pipestone County Star

Pipestone Publishing Co.

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1:55

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Minnesota West picked third in MCAC

Pipestone County Star ·

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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2:12

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Scrimmage benefits PAS, RTR

Pipestone County Star ·

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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1:39

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Beck, Elkton-Lake Benton triumph

Pipestone County Star ·

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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0:38

LOCAL: Youths make annual trek to see the Twins

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/28

The Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department conducted its annual trip to see a Minnesota Twins game on Thursday, Aug. 21. Forty-four youth and seven adults boarded a motorcoach for Target Field bright and early that day, Parks and Recreation department director Robert Petersen reported. The Athletics defeated the Twins, 8-3, as Tyler Soderstrom went 4-for-4 and Nick Kurtz blasted a home run with an exit velocity of more than 111 mph. Brooks Lee, Kody Clemens and Luke Keaschall scored runs f...

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0:58

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: NFHS announces points of emphasis

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/28

INDIANAPOLIS — While there are no sweeping rules changes in football this season, the National Federation of High Schools and Minnesota State High School League are looking at several points of emphasis. A main point concerns the defenseless player/targeting issue. A defenseless player is one, who because of physical position and concentration, proves vulnerable on a given play. The NFHS says this is not determined by another player’s actions, and the organization moved the matter from one se...

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1:41

RODEO: Carda takes Rock River Days bulls title

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/28

EDGERTON — Results from the Rock River Rodeo Days event on Saturday, Aug. 16, have been released. Chaz Carda from Hartford, S.D., was tops in bull riding, with Keagan Deuschle, a contestant from Iowa, second. John Thelen from Pierre, S.D., was the overall saddle bronc champion. Owen Mason, of Cannon Falls, took top honors in the ranch bronc competition. Scores from bull riding, saddle bronc and ranch bronc were not provided to The Pipestone County Star. Ranch bronc and saddle bronc are not th...

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1:47

LOCAL: Pipestone Parks and Rec offering programs

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/28

The Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department is offering plenty of fall youth programs. Here’s a little rundown on each program offered: Flag football will take place Monday, Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Sept. 29 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 from the Paulsen Athletic Complex. The cost is . Pipestone Area Schools football coaches will serve as instructors. Volleyball is for players from five years old through sixth grade at PAS Gymnasium. The program runs on Friday, Sept. ...

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2:23

SCHEDULE: Local calendar from Aug. 25-30

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

INFORMATION CALENDAR Monday, Aug. 25 Boys Soccer 6:45 p.m., Fairmont at Southwest Minnesota Christian, Edgerton Competition Cheer 6 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at St. Mary’s Invitational, Dell Rapids Cross Country 4:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Lakeview Invitational, Cottonwood 5 p.m., Pipestone Area at Marshall Invitational, Marshall Golf Club Tuesday, Aug. 26 Girls Tennis 4:30 p.m., Blue Earth Area at Pipestone Area, PAS Courts Volleyball 7:15 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Minneota...

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1:05

LOCAL: 3-on-3 basketball tournament winners announced

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

Winners have been made public from the 3-on-3 basketball tournament conducted at Pipestone Area Schools on Saturday, Aug. 9. Fifteen teams participated in all, said tournament organizer Chris Gorter. Tarheels won the 18-plus men’s division, a team with Falcon Abers, Jonnie Gorter, T.J. Shellman and Choike Mannie. Gorter is a Pipestone resident. The Triplets took the 14-18 boys title, a threesome composed of Chas Shumaker, Henry Voight and Oliver Voight. In the seventh/eighth-grade division, S...

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0:38

LOCAL: Bowling league meetings set for Sept. 3-4

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

Let a new season of bowling begin. Bole-Mor Lanes will conduct a sign-up and informational meet for both teams and substitutes during the first week of September. The ladies league meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3. The mixed league presentation is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4. Bole-Mor is located at 102 7th Avenue SE. For information, call Taya DeRycke at 1-507-562-2531, and or log onto the website: www.bolemorlanes.com/league. Article Link

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4:56

CROSS COUNTRY: Arrows race ahead Monday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

New sneakers and happy feet will run at Marshall Golf Club Monday, Aug. 25. It will signal the beginning of a new cross country season for Pipestone Area Schools and other teams across Minnesota. The meet begins at 5 p.m. And for head boys and girls coach Mark Moeller, now in his fourth season leading the Arrows, goals have been defined. “I would really like to see our girls place in the top five at sections this year,” Moeller said. “Last year, I was hoping for a fifth-place finish, but we h...

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1:51

LOCAL GOLF: McCaden Biever takes men's championship...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

McCaden Biever took the championship flight title at the Pipestone Country Club championships. Biever carded a two-day total of 151, topping Mitchell Biever by one stroke, in the event concluding on Sunday, Aug. 17. Wade Newgard was third, three strokes back. Both McCaden Biever and Mitchell Biever will represent Pipestone Country Club at the NB Cup set for Saturday, Sept. 13, at Hendricks Golf Club. Newgard, one of the tournament’s organizers, said 61 golfers participated. In the executive d...

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3:40

AMATEUR BASEBALL: A's alumni game is Sunday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/22

Reid Homann will be one of many Pipestone A’s alumni set to play in a special benefit game Sunday, Aug. 24. Homann was a standout pitcher/infielder for the A’s for three seasons (2020-22), and beforehand with Pipestone Area Schools. Game time is 3 p.m. at A’s/City Field. Players are requested to arrive one hour beforehand. “I’m really grateful to Avery (Ploeger) for putting so much effort into this,” said Homann, the son of the late David G. Homann, who passed away on July 14, 2022, at the Un...

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4:36

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Arrows have setting options

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

Prepare to hear the thud of volleyballs crash landing onto hardwood floors. Pipestone Area Schools will open the 2025 regular season with a pair of home matches next week. The Arrows will take on Big South Conference foe Fairmont Tuesday, Aug. 26, followed by Canby Thursday, Aug. 28, at PAS Gymnasium. Matches will start at about 7:15 p.m. Senior setter Carmen Wiese and senior outside hitters Taryn Tuinstra and Jadyn Kor will provide leadership for a PAS team coming off an 8-19-1 record. “We h...

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3:11

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: RTR promotes Kern to head coach

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

TYLER — Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s Ted Kern has been part of the Knights’ football coaching staff for more than three decades. This year, Kern ascends to the role of Knights’ head coach for the first time. “I’ve been a part of this for 31 years as an assistant,” said Kern, who replaces Darren Baartman. “It’s just a natural fit to take over.” Kern praised the young coaching staff that will learn from him. Carter Hansen will serve as RTR’s offensive coordinator. Curt Gosser will run the Knights’ d...

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5:48

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Friday, it counts for Elks

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

The Elkton-Lake Benton football team embarks on the 2025 season this Friday. ELB will open with Waubay-Summit at 7 p.m. on the road. Last year, the Elks blanked the Mustangs, 42-0. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Edgerton will follow the following week with road games on Thursday and Friday, Aug. 28 and 29, respectively. Kaleb Haas is the new Elks coach, replacing Ethan Pearson, who piloted the team to a 9-2 record and semifinal appearance in the Class 9AA playoffs. The Elks, who were seeded third ...

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5:19

LOCAL: Great Plains Tractor Pull results

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

The Great Plains Tractor Pullers Association conducted a pull during the Pipestone County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 2. Here are the top results. INFORMATION Pipestone County Fair Great Plains Tractor Pullers Association Event Pull Saturday, Aug. 2 At Grandstand Top-Three Performances (Per Division) Pure Stock 8700 1, Blair Sandbulte, 205.02 feet; 2, Austin Van Kekerix, 199-22; 3, Pat Kremer, 195.61 Pure Stock 9700 1, Landen Beek, 236.03; 2, Justin Belluyt, 231.30; 3, Austin Van...

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0:36

LOCAL: Glo-ball golf tourney set for this Friday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

A glo-ball golf tournament will take place on Friday, Aug. 22, at Pipestone Country Club. The event will feature, first, a nine-hole scramble during the evening followed by a meal and, finally, a nine-hole glo-ball format during darkness. The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. The tournament is full, per club officials; however, you will be placed on a waiting list should others cancel. The country club will furnish the meal, which will be roast beef and mashed potatoes. For information, call 1-50...

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1:50

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: RTR plays at Sideout Classic...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/21

Russell-Tyler-Ruthton opens the season at the Breakdown Sports USA Sideout Classic this Saturday, Aug. 23 at New Prague. The Knights will play Mayer Lutheran at 1:30 p.m. on the main court as part of the showcase of matches features premium teams. The Knights then travel to Minneota on Tuesday, Aug. 26, so the schedule is sandpaper-rough right away. Sideout Classic games are set to air on the Neighborhood Sports Programming Network. Admission is for adults and for both students and senior c...

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3:16

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: New year, new coach at PAS

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2025/08/21

New Pipestone Area Schools head volleyball coach Shelly Hennager has begun putting her stamp on the Arrow program. PAS has been practicing diligently since the first allowable date on Monday, Aug. 11, and the Arrows participated in a multiple-team scrimmage Saturday, Aug. 16. “I played volleyball here from my sophomore to senior year,” Hennager said. “And I’ve helped out with the JO’s (Junior Olympic teams) for 20 years. I haven’t stopped coaching, so it means a lot to coach the high school t...

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