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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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0:52

LOCAL: NRA Foundation donates to Pipestone 4-H

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/14

The NRA Foundation presented a donation to Pipestone County 4-H Shooting Sports in the form of two Crossman Challenger 2021 air rifles. Photographed (from left) are coach Robert Faber, Lincoln Labrune, Ethan Faber, Colin Bucher, Lucas Faber and Tyson Faber. Local youth shooters will use the new rifles at practices, which are conducted in the basement at American Legion Post No. 6. The program has needed new air rifles as older models become obsolete. The NRA Foundation has given more than 9 m...

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0:36

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL: You're in the 'Hall' now, Pete

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/14

Longtime softball player Robert Petersen (center) shows off a plaque as part of his enshrinement into the North American Fastpitch Association Hall of Fame from Saturday, Aug. 9, in Rockford, Ill., during the NAFA World Series. Petersen is flanked by (from left), Scarletts player Zach Warne, NAFA president Mike Oehlke, Scarletts coach Blake Meshke and NAFA commissioner Robert Hernandez. The Scarletts went 2-3 at last weekend’s tournament, a middle-of-the-pack finish. Petersen’s family attende...

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2:33

LOCAL: Rock River Rodeo Days set for Aug. 15-16

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/14

EDGERTON — Rock River Rodeo Days has become a staple event in its third year, the second featuring a full card, at Diamond H Acres. The rodeo will be spread over two days, Friday-Saturday, Aug. 15-16. “We are so appreciative of the sponsors and the community,” said event organizer Kayla Hulstein, a Pipestone Area Schools graduate. “It’s a family-friendly event, and gives people another thing to do in the summer.” Diamond H Acres is located off Pipestone County Road 16 between Hatfield a...

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1:35

LOCAL: Prairie Riders fun show set for Sunday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/14

The Prairie Riders Saddle Club Fun Show will take place on Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. The Pipestone Jaycees co-sponsor the event. The Fairgrounds are located at 422 10th Avenue SE in Pipestone. Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the first event at 10 a.m. Beginners 11 years old and younger will be charged , with leading allowed. The cost is for all other age groups: juniors (12-17), intermediate (18-30) and seniors (31 years of age and older). The entry fee covers...

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5:25

GOLF COURSE SPOTLIGHT: Short par-4s rule at Rocky Run

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/12

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. — Rocky Run Golf Course is part of the GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness Club family of 17 facilities. Rocky Run was founded in the early 1960s, and then sold to Spruce Glen, Inc., on Dec. 27, 2014. One of the most prominent characteristics of Rocky Run is the number of short par-4s. There are eight par-4s measuring 385 yards or less (from the regulation black tees). Like the GreatLIFE course in Worthington, Rocky Run features a short par-3 measuring 118 yards (Hole No. 6). The l...

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3:04

LOCAL: Car show, basketball on docket Saturday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/08

Dahl Motors, the Chevrolet and GMC-branded dealership based in Pipestone, will conduct its second annual car show Saturday, Aug. 9. Registration begins at noon, with the show from 1-4 p.m. Dahl Motors’ physical address is 950 7th Street SE, at the confluence of U.S. Highway 75 and Minnesota State Highways 23 and 30. The cost is , and serves as a fundraiser for the future Pipestone Veterans Memorial located in Moore Park. “This is for a good cause that we believe in,” said Connor Dahl, s...

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1:14

LOCAL: Calendar from Aug. 9-17

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/08

INFORMATION CALENDAR Saturday, Aug. 9 Basketball 10 a.m., 3-on-3 Tournament, Pipestone Area Schools Gymnasium Special Event 1 p.m., Dahl Motors car show Monday, Aug. 11 Cross Country The first allowable date for practice as set by the Minnesota State High School League Football The first allowable date for practice as set by the Minnesota State High School League Girls Tennis The first allowable date for practice as set by the Minnesota State High School League Volleyball The first allo...

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4:00

IN THE SCHOOLS: Ahrendt takes AD post

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/08

STAPLES — This summer, Pipestone Area Schools graduate Paige Ahrendt found the perfect opportunity. Ahrendt has been named the community education/activities director for the Staples-Motley school district. Ahrendt, in a telephone interview with the Pipestone County Star last Friday, said her recent position at NCAA Division I LSU prepared her for this moment. She was an operations graduate assistant for the venerable SEC school, while enrolled in a Master’s degree program and receiving a mod...

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1:18

LOCAL: Youth football season begins Sept. 6

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/08

Both the Pipestone Area and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton youth football teams will begin the season on Saturday, Sept. 6. Youth football is for students in third through sixth grade. Pipestone Area will play at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton in the opener, while Russell-Tyler-Ruthton squares off against Marshall Orange at home. The Pipestone Area/RTR clash is set for Saturday, Oct. 11. The league features two Marshall-based teams plus Canby, Minneota, Dawson-Boyd, Lakeview (Cottonwood), Murray County Central,...

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4:00

POWERLIFTING: Lake Benton's Miller joins Warriors

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/08

FREMONT, Neb. — Recent Elkton-Lake Benton graduate Logan Miller will continue competitive powerlifting on the collegiate level. Miller has signed with national powerhouse Midland University based in Nebraska, a program that competes with the likes of LSU and Texas A&M University in the sport. “I’m pretty excited,” said Miller, a resident of Lake Benton. “This lets me know I am good enough to compete at the next level.” Midland provided Miller with some scholarship money. Logan said he’s u...

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5:17

AMATEUR BASEBALL: Buttermakers eliminate A's

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

The Pipestone A’s amateur baseball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday with an 8-1 loss at Hadley. The Buttermakers’ quality pitching proved to be the difference in the two-game sweep of this Region 10C Tournament series. Minnesota West Community & Technical College alum Tucker Sorenson and Lincoln Swonjord earned wins in the first and second games, respectively. Hadley won the opener, 3-0, at A’s/City Field Wednesday. “Tucker (Sorensen), he’s one of the top two or three pitche...

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1:03

LOCAL: Pipestone forms first-ever youth soccer league

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

The Pipestone Area Soccer League formed this year under the direction of Eric VanderPlaats. Games were played during the spring at the JBS Sportsplex. There were 18 games in all. About 50 youth soccer players participated, with a concluding league tournament on June 1. The Grades 4-6 White and Grades 2-3 Green teams were the winners. The 4-6 White squad featured Damian Salazar, Julian Perez, Elexis Perez, Kevin Perez, Daniel Osias, David Gomez, Angel Gabriel, Eli Paul and Sebastian Escobar, w...

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1:48

LOCAL: Softball, trap shooting scoreboard

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

SCOREBOARD SOFTBALL Minn-Dakota Slowpitch Standings School Record Lake Benton Bar 18-0 Anacondas 12-3 Lake Benton II 12-4 D&T Meat Mkt. 12-8 Sluggers 10-7 The Starfish 7-7 Dirty Dairymen 8-10 Alcobolics 7-11 Staci’s Bar 5-13 Ice Spice Elite ...

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5:16

STORM CENTER: Memories are made at 3M Open

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

BLAINE — One of my most joyous childhood memories was attending the Sammy Davis Jr. Greater Hartford Open in Connecticut with my grandfather. My grandfather, Nicholas Viccaro, and I would attempt to predict the winner of the tournament each year. In 1984, as an 11-year-old, this sports editor successfully forecasted that Peter Jacobsen would win — and he did so by two strokes over Mark O’Meara at Wethersfield Country Club (where the event was before moving to the TPC at River Highlands in Cro...

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0:56

LOCAL: PAS informational meeting Aug. 7

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

The Pipestone Area Schools athletic department will conduct an all-sports informational meeting on Thursday, Aug. 7, in the PAS auditorium. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. PAS activities director Rick Zollner will cover topics such as physicals, concussion testing, academic eligibility and both Minnesota State High School League and school rules. Remember, a student-athlete cannot practice until the appropriate forms have been filled out and approved. The proper paperwork will be available on...

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0:40

LOCAL: Elkton-Lake Benton youth football sign-ups...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/05

ELKTON, S.D. — The Elkton-Lake Benton youth football program will conduct sign-ups at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. There also will be equipment checkout during such time, with the event behind the GeoDome. The cost is . Youth football is for third- through sixth-grade students. The first practice for the fifth- and sixth-grade team will be 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12. The first session for third- and fourth-grade players is 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15. For information, call Lance Weber at 1-605-695-3252. A...

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2:34

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Minnesota West releases 2025...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/01

WORTHINGTON — The Minnesota West Community & Technical College volleyball team will open the 2025 season on Aug. 13. The Bluejays will serve as hosts of a scrimmage at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 13, versus Iowa Lakes Community College. Minnesota West will open the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Crossover Tournament, playing Williston State (N.D.) and Alexandria Tech at Anoka-Ramsey Community College in Coon Rapids. The Bluejays also will play in the Siouxland Invitational versu...

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3:05

FASTPITCH SOFTBALL: The 'hall' calls Petersen

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/01

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Robert Petersen reported he played his first fastpitch softball game as a six-year-old. Fast forward to Saturday, Aug. 9, when Petersen will be enshrined in the North American Fastpitch Association Hall of Fame — the culmination of a lifetime playing this sport. “It’s quite an honor,” Petersen said in a telephone interview with the Pipestone County Star Monday. “I’m humbled. I’m fortunate to receive this honor from my peers.” Petersen serves as both the City of Pipestone recr...

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LOCAL: AEbleskiver golf tourney winners

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/01

Æbleskiver Days festivities opened up on Friday morning with a tournament at Tyler Golf Club. This was a three-person formatted event. The winners were Rainey Reynolds, Justin Techen and Lance Collins; this threesome also won the tournament shootout. Article Link

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0:54

LOCAL: Strolling through Tyler on a Saturday

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/08/01

The annual Æbleskiver Amble was conducted on Saturday morning, July 26, under partly to mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the 70s. There were several formats, including five-kilometer and eight-mile bicycle rides and a five-kilometer road race. Tyler’s Tarin Bingham was tops in the eight-mile bike ride. Avery Schreurs placed first in the five-mile bike ride, and Merrick Bloom of Tyler took second. Adam Kinner of Elkton, S.D., was the men’s five-kilometer winner, with Sawyer Schwartz of ...

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