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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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0:45

IN BRIEF: Youth football begins Saturday

Pipestone County Star ·

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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1:14

COLLEGES: McNab earns 100th victory at MN West

Pipestone County Star ·

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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0:32

LOCAL: Shooting league wraps season

Pipestone County Star ·

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...

Pipestone County Star ·

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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2:12

REGIONAL NOTEBOOK: Mayer Lutheran downs RTR

Pipestone County Star ·

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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5:31

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW: Arrow roster...

Pipestone County Star ·

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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2:25

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

Pipestone County Star ·

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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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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2:19

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

Pipestone County Star ·

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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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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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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1:39

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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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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1:41

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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