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Pipestone County Star

Pipestone Publishing Co.

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0:54

WHAT'S HAPPENING?: PAS baseball donates to Rock Steady

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/22

The Pipestone Area Schools baseball team posed with representatives of Pipestone County Medical Center and Family Clinic after the Arrows’ game on Tuesday, May 13, versus Redwood Valley. The baseball team raised [post_excerpt],310.05 through the sale of walking tacos and other food at the Rock Steady Boxing 5K conducted on Thursday, May 8, at the Paulsen Athletic Complex. Overall, the event drew more than 150 participants with more than ,000 in contributions to support Rock Steady Boxing, sur...

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0:47

ACROSS MINNESOTA: Locals become honorary flag raisers

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2025/05/22

A group of former active servicemen with Pipestone ties raised the American flag before a Minnesota Twins game versus the San Francisco Giants outside Target Field on Saturday, May 10. The group was composed of, from left, Dean Ebsen, Clint Ebsen, Brian Douty, Ron Abbink and Bob Douty. Also with the group that day were Jeff Douty, Myron Koets, Ed Hansen and Bob Buffington. The Twins defeated the Giants, 2-1, with Trevor Larnach going 2-for-4, including a two-run homer, and pitcher Joe Ryan st...

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2:29

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS: Montevideo stops PAS in 3A team...

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2025/05/22

MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo eliminated the Pipestone Area Schools boys tennis team from the Section 3A team tournament on Tuesday, May 13. The Thunderhawks downed the Arrows, 6-1. PAS’ only win was at No. 1 doubles as Makhi Winter and Brady Dunn teamed up to defeat Chris Negen and Jackson Viessman, 7-5, 6-1. Matthew Swenson played hard at No. 2 singles, but suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Hunter Anspach. The Arrows’ No. 3 doubles team composed of Austin Jorgenson and Charles Haak also managed to get ...

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2:59

AMATEUR BASEBALL: A's earn Sunday split

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2025/05/22

The Pipestone A’s amateur baseball team earned a split on the road Sunday, defeating Fox Lake, 7-1, while falling to Fairmont, 6-0. Mitchel Carson tossed a complete-game four-hitter, allowing one earned run while striking out 10, walking five and issuing one hit batsman in the conquest over Fox Lake at Truman. Second baseman Merrick Heidebrink performed well as the A’s lead-off hitter, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. Jackson Melcher, fresh from attending North Dakota State Uni...

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3:05

TRACK AND FIELD: Winsel runs toward glory at Big South

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/16

She sprinted to glory. That’s what Pipestone Area Schools’ Aurora Winsel accomplished last Saturday during the Big South Conference small schools track and field meet at Paulsen Athletic Complex. Winsel claimed gold in the 100-meter dash as well as the 200 dash and the open 400. She clocked in with a time of 12.91 in the 100, 25.82 in the 200 and 1:01.24 (400). “Aurora is simply a lot stronger compared to her prior years,” PAS head coach Mark Moeller said. “Her durability gives her the abilit...

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4:49

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: PAS results from Big South

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2025/05/16

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD Big South Conference Small School Meet Saturday, May 10 At Paulsen Sports Complex, Pipestone Team Scores Boys 1, Jackson County Central, 151; 2, Redwood Valley, 143.5; 3, Luverne, 135; 4, Windom Area, 98.5; 5, St. James-Madelia, 63; 6t, Pipestone Area, 46; 6t, Blue Earth Area, 46 Girls 1, Luverne, 202.5; 2, Redwood Valley, 151; 3, Jackson County Central, 124; 4, St. James-Madelia, 75.5; 5, Pipestone Area, 60; 6, Blue Earth Area, 36;...

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5:16

AMATEUR BASEBALL: Opening-night success for A's

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2025/05/16

Home cooking. That’s what the Pipestone A’s amateur baseball team enjoyed in its season-opening victory over the Flandreau Blue Teal, 9-4, on Wednesday evening at City Field. “They were a young, energetic team,” Pipestone A’s manager Avery Ploeger said of the Blue Teal, one of two summer baseball teams based in Flandreau. Ploeger said the Blue Teal featured challenging pitchers — starter Emmet Nathan settled down after a wild first inning allowing the A’s six runs. Speaking of pitching, five ...

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3:56

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Fairmont flexes its muscles,...

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2025/05/16

The Pipestone Area Schools’ baseball team faced its most daunting task of the season last Friday at City Field. Fairmont provided the opposition. The Cardinals entered play with the second-highest Quality Results Formula (QRF) used by minnesota-scores.net (105.1) in Class AA. Fairmont is 33rd overall among the 359 baseball-playing schools in the state. What’s more, Fairmont (13-1) was fourth overall in Minnesota High School Baseball Coaches Association polling. The Cardinals’ lone loss was to...

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3:19

LOCAL: Calendar from May 18-24

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2025/05/16

INFORMATION CALENDAR Sunday, May 18 Amateur Baseball 2 p.m., Pipestone A’s at Fairmont 5 p.m., Pipestone A’s at Fox Lake Music 2 p.m., Pipestone Area Schools’ spring band concert, PAS Performing Arts Center Special Event 7 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Senior Awards Night, RTR Performing Arts Center Monday, May 19 Baseball 4:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, Tracy 4:30 p.m., Canby at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Ruthton 4:30 p.m., Dawson-Boyd at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian S...

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: A rally and a blowout for PAS

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2025/05/16

MARSHALL — Pipestone Area Schools rallied from down 2-0 to beat Marshall in Game One of a Big South Conference doubleheader on Saturday. Avery Reinhard and Josie Danks crossed home plate on Kaysa Douty’s two-run, line drive double to center field. Addison Draper then added an insurance run on Sienna Rieck’s sacrifice fly, properly tagging up from third base to score. So it was the unsung Arrows who came through in a pinch, and eventually PAS swept the host Tigers during a warm day at the Mars...

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3:17

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL: Playoff draws have been released

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2025/05/16

BROOKLYN CENTER — The Minnesota State High School League has posted playoff draws for softball. And the Section 3AA seeding is quite surprising — considering Windom Area swept Pipestone Area Schools in a doubleheader on Tuesday. The Arrows are a No. 2 seed, and have been given a first-round bye. Meanwhile, Windom is seeded fourth and plays Minneota/Canby in the opening round. PAS (9-9) will face the winner of a game between No. 3 Luverne and sixth-seeded Redwood Valley on Tuesday, May 20, at ...

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3:38

LOCAL: Scoreboard from May 5-11

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/15

INFORMATION LOCAL SCOREBOARD Monday, May 5 Baseball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 10, Adrian-Ellsworth 5 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 12, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 3 Softball Big South Conference Pipestone Area 16, Luverne 6 (5) Also Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 8, Yellow Medicine East 7 Adrian-Ellsworth 9, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 8 Tuesday, May 6 Baseball Big South Conference Pipestone Area 3, Windom 0 Also Murray County Central 9, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 7 Red Rock Central/Westbroo...

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2:15

COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: Strasser keys Black Hills St....

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/15

SPEARFISH, S.D. — Caden Strasser is currently wrapping up his sophomore season as a member of the Black Hills State University track and field program. Strasser placed 24th in the 1,500-meter run at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference track and field championship conducted in Golden, Colo., in late April. He clocked in with a time of 4:22.14. The RMAC features such universities as Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Colorado Mesa, Chadron State (Neb.), Colora...

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2:13

ACROSS THE REGION: St. James to leave Big South, is...

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2025/05/15

ST. JAMES — The St. James school district has announced it plans on leaving the Big South Conference. St. James’ school board officially approved the measure, 4-1, during a meeting with a “full house” in attendance, per a story written in the St. James Plaindealer newspaper. “The vote was an important one, with strong support for the change demonstrated throughout the process,” St. James superintendent Steve Heil said in a statement. School officials and coaches cited the district’s small enr...

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LOCAL: Woodstock Community Club offers youth sports

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/15

WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Community Club will be conducting sports programs this summer. Youth T-ball will take place on four straight Monday nights beginning June 16, with game time at 6:15 p.m. The games are 45 minutes long. Coaches are sought as well. There will be a youth fundamentals camp for kindergartners through fourth graders on June 9. There will be an introduction to T-ball session from 6-7 p.m. for kindergartners and first graders, followed by fundamentals session for second throu...

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5:13

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS: PAS embarks on playoffs

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2025/05/15

The Pipestone Area Schools boys tennis team began the playoff push this past Tuesday with a Section 3A team tournament match at Montevideo. The Arrows came into the tournament seeded sixth, and the Thunderhawks No. 3. Other first-round matches took place Tuesday, too, with fourth-seeded Lac qui Parle Valley at No. 5 Yellow Medicine East in Granite Falls and No. 2 Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg versus seventh Luverne. Redwood Valley drew the No. 1 seed, and opening-round bye. “Like mos...

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4:39

HIGH SCHOOL GOLF: DeBates, Brockberg earn medalist...

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2025/05/15

INFORMATION GIRLS GOLF Monday, May 5 Big South Conference Division Meet No. 3 At Jackson Golf Club Par-74, 5,180 yards Team Scores 1, Blue Earth Area, 395; 2, Fairmont, 425; 3, Jackson County Central, 427; 4, Luverne, 451; 5, Redwood Valley, 485 Pipestone Area Scores 6, Vivian Brockberg, 100; 20, Olyvia Weber, 119 Note: Brockberg parred Hole No. 7/16 and birdied Hole No. 2/11 during her round. Top-Six Individual Scorers (And ties) 1, Katelyn Storbeck, Blu...

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2:59

COLLEGE SIGNING: Tripp opts for Northwestern

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2025/05/15

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Pipestone Area Schools’ senior Haylie Tripp has signed with Northwestern College. Tripp made it official during a special signing ceremony on Friday, April 25, in the PAS school library. “I had been following their program for a couple of years, and when I met with coach (Scott Bahrke), and detailed it for me, I felt like it would be a great fit.” PAS head track and field coach Mark Moeller cited Tripp’s willingness to try new events as a reason why colleges were attracted...

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1:07

LOCAL: Acceleration program begins June 3

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/05/15

The Pipestone Arrows Summer Acceleration program will begin on Tuesday, June 3, at the school. This program, sponsored by the Pipestone Arrows Athletic Booster Club, is for boys and girls entering seventh through 12th grade. Students are asked to use their school emails when signing up, and there is a QR Code available on the flyer. The cost is , and make checks payable to PAS. Make payment to either coaches or the office staff. Financial assistance is available through the activities office....

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6:36

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD: Arrow sprinters...

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2025/04/25

MARSHALL — The Pipestone Area Schools boys and girls track and field teams had their best success in the sprints during the Marshall Invitational on Monday, April 14. The Arrow girls scored 42 points for sixth place and the boys compiled 30 for seventh in the meet, which was conducted at Southwest Minnesota State University. Aurora Winsel was the gold standard in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 27.79. She also was second in the 100 (12.84). Haylie Tripp placed second in the high jump, mark...

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