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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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1:53

COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: Velde's career at Mary winds down

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2025/02/28

BISMARCK, N.D. — Former Pipestone Area Schools’ player Zoe Velde is wrapping up her collegiate career at the University of Mary. Velde was listed as a graduate student in terms of academic eligibility. Recently, Velde was one of five players honored on senior night with a plaque. The Marauders open up the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with a game versus the University of Minnesota-Duluth at the McDowell Activity Center. Mary has enjoyed a res...

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3:23

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PAS' Gawerecki makes a 'Stout'...

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2025/02/28

MENOMONIE, Wis. — Pipestone Area Schools’ offensive lineman Evan Gawerecki had multiple options for playing college football. Gawerecki could have joined older brother, Seth Gawerecki, at Dakota State University in nearby Madison, S.D. But, Evan Gawerecki has chosen to play at the University of Wisconsin-Stout for many reasons. He officially signed in the PAS library Wednesday, Feb. 19. “For me, I really liked the atmosphere there,” Evan stated in an email to the Pipestone County Star. “It ju...

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LOCAL: Benefit darts tournament on March 22

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/28

EGAN, S.D. — There will be a benefit darts tournament on Saturday, March 22, at BlueJays C-Store, Casino, Bar & Grill. The facility is located at 407 Bill Davis Street. This two-person handicap tournament begins at 5 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward Andy Rosendahl and Family. Rosendahl suffered a stroke on Jan. 6. He has been in a Nebraska rehabilitation facility since. Any and all help financial help is appreciated, the family said on an informational flyer. For information, c...

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1:49

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS: MSHSL girls hockey state...

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2025/02/28

GIRLS HOCKEY Minnesota State High School League State Tournament At Xcel Energy Center And TRIA Rink Treasure Island Center St. Paul Wednesday, Feb. 19 Class A First-Round Games Dodge County 2, River Lakes 0 Academy of Holy Angels 2, Proctor/Hermantown 0 Warroad 4, Marshall 0 Orono 9, Fergus Falls 0 Friday, Feb. 21 Semifinals Dodge County 4, Academy of Holy Angels 1 Warroad 2, Orono 1 Saturday, Feb. 22 Championship Dodge County 4, Warroad 3 (OT) Third-Place Game Orono 6, Aca...

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OUTDOORS: Pheasants Forever banquet March 25

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2025/02/28

The Pipestone County Pheasants Forever chapter will be conducting its 40th annual banquet on Tuesday, March 25. The event begins at 5 p.m., with the meal to follow at 6:30 p.m. at the Pipestone National Guard Armory (421 Second Ave. SW). The Pipestone County Pork Producers will be serving the meal. There will be countless drawings for hunting supplies. The mission of the local Pheasants Forever chapter is to conserve pheasants, quail and other wildlife through habitat improvements, publ...

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5:12

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: PAS boys play Redwood Valley...

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2025/02/28

REDWOOD FALLS — The Pipestone Area Schools boys’ basketball team will get one more crack at Redwood Valley this season. The Arrows and Cardinals square off at 7 p.m. Friday in the opening round of the Section 3AA South subsection tournament. For Redwood Valley (17-9), success pretty much starts with prolific 5-foot-11 guard Lukas Means, who dropped in 38 points in the Cardinals 72-54 victory on Friday, Jan. 31 in Big South Conference action. The Arrows also lost to Redwood Valley on Jan. 3 by...

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING: From the team to the...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/21

The Pipestone Area Schools’ wrestling team had a specific goal in mind, head coach Paul Young explained. That goal? Reaching the final four in last week’s Minnesota State High School League Section 3A Team Tournament. Mission accomplished. The Arrows, seeded fourth, defeated No. 5 Wabasso in the 3A quarterfinals last Thursday, 45-29, before bowing out to top-ranked Jackson County Central, 53-19, on Saturday at Murray County Central High School in Slayton. “Overall, I was proud of how we wrest...

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4:22

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Fairmont boys escapes from...

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2025/02/21

This was the kind of game the Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball team needed to prepare for the upcoming playoffs. The Arrows had to contend with Fairmont’s tall post players Logan Junkermeier, a 6-foot-9 forward, and 6-foot-8 senior center Oliver Tordsen. For the most part, PAS handled the height difference — but Fairmont still prevailed in this Big South Conference contest, 52-50, at home Tuesday, Feb. 11. “They have size, and they are well-coached,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. ...

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BOYS BASKETBALL WEB EXCLUSIVE: Patriots dismantle...

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2025/02/21

TYLER — Russell-Tyler-Ruthton was down by one point to Hills-Beaver Creek at intermission of Friday’s Red Rock Conference boys basketball game. The Patriots clamped down on defense in the second half, outscoring the Knights 36-15 en route to a 69-47 conquest in this contest featuring two Class A state-ranked teams. Micah Bush paced all scores with 17 points on seven field goals and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. Brodie Metzger added 15 and Jamin Metzger 12 as nine different Patriots entered...

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HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS: Douty is an all-around sensation

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2025/02/21

LUVERNE — Pipestone Area Schools’ sophomore gymnast Kaysa Douty will once again represent the Arrows at state. But, this time she will perform on all four apparatuses. This was based on her all-around score at the Minnesota State High School League Section 3A meet at Luverne High School’s Classic Gymnasium. Douty put together a four-event total of 34.95, which tied Luverne’s Amira Cowell for top honors. Worthington’s Lucy Thier was third (34.55). “It means a lot for me to be able to compete i...

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3:38

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Feb. 10-15

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2025/02/21

INFORMATION SCOREBOARD Monday, Feb. 10 Girls Basketball Southwest Minnesota Christian 58, Murray County Central 46 Tuesday, Feb. 11 Boys Basketball Fairmont 52, Pipestone Area 50 Adrian-Ellsworth 45, Edgerton Public 43 Baltic 42, Elkton-Lake Benton 41 Southwest Minnesota Christian 83, Elkton-Lake Benton 65 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 71, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 53 Girls Basketball Fairmont 73, Pipestone Area 50 Edgerton Public 70, Madelia 25 Baltic 40, Elkton-Lake Benton 35 Thursday, Feb. 13 Wre...

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1:58

HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASTICS: PAS' Wallace earns 3A coach...

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2025/02/21

LUVERNE — Pipestone Area Schools’ head gymnastics coach Stacie Wallace has slowly, but surely, built a solid program. This accomplishment was noted during the awards ceremony after the Section 3A meet on Saturday at Luverne High School’s Classic Gymnasium. “It was a sweet honor,” Wallace said during a telephone interview with the Pipestone County Star. Wallace noted the tight-knit community atmosphere gymnastics presents. “There’s a lot of work involved,” Wallace said, which includes tasks su...

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COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: Burnett wraps up freshman season

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/20

ST. CLOUD — Pipestone Area Schools’ graduate Hudson Burnett is wrapping up his freshman season on the St. Cloud State University wrestling squad. Burnett is competing in the 141-pound weight class. During the 2024-25 season, Burnett has compiled an 11-9 record with five major decisions. He also has recorded one win via pin and another by technical fall. He has scored 30.5 team points for the Huskies. Burnett picked up a third-place finish at the Dragon Open on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. The Husk...

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LOCAL: Jasper softball registration set for March 5

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/20

The Jasper summer softball program will have its informational meeting and sign-up night on Wednesday, March 5. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. in the Pipestone Area Schools' Elementary School Commons. The program is for players from third through sixth grade. For information, watch the Jasper softball Facebook page or call LeAnn Bloemendaal at 1-507-215-0743. Article Link

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2:12

BOWLING: Bole-Mor Lanes results

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/20

INFORMATION From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone From Feb. 12-13 Lynnette’s Ladies Standings Team W-L American Legion 16-4 JBS 14-6 Stay In Your Lane 12-8 Sister Chicks &...

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2:46

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pipestone's Quist joins pipeline to...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/20

MADISON, S.D. — The pipeline between Pipestone Area Schools and Dakota State University continues to flow with ease. PAS senior quarterback Landon Quist made it official on Monday, Feb. 10, signing an NAIA National Letter of Intent with DSU to further his athletic and academic careers. “I really liked the opportunity to go there,” Quist said in an email to the Pipestone County Star, “and compete right away for a chance to play.” Quist also noted the smaller student-to-professor ratio as anoth...

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LOCAL: Book details Elkton basketball history

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/20

ELKTON, S.D. — Mariah Press has announced the release of “BELIEVE: The Story of Lovley’s Curse,” which covers Elkton’s boys’ basketball program. Jim McKeown is the author of the book. He has participated in book signings in Brookings and elsewhere. He also is available for lectures, book clubs and school presentations. Elkton was home of South Dakota’s first dynasty in scholastic sports, with three championships during a period from 1915-1920 — back when it was a single-class title. The Elks ...

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5:54

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Arrow, Eagle girls are...

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2025/02/20

WINDOM — For the sixth time in the past two seasons, the Pipestone Area Schools girls’ basketball team will play Windom Area. Tip-off for this Section 3AA South subsection contest is set for 7 p.m. Friday at “The Nest,” the affectionate name for Windom’s gymnasium. PAS continues to get better with each game against Windom, who eliminated the Arrows from the postseason last year 81-61 — a game that saw junior guard/forward Jadyn Kor eclipse 1,000 points. On Dec. 13, 2024 here in town, Windom d...

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3:37

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Feb. 3-8

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/02/19

SCOREBOARD Monday, Feb. 3 Boys Basketball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 73, Minneota 29 Girls Basketball Southwest Minnesota Christian 88, Red Rock Central 19 Edgerton Public 63, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 32 Adrian-Ellsworth 68, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 49 Tuesday, Feb. 4 Boys Basketball Pipestone Area 65, Southwest Minnesota Christian 62 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 69, Southwest Minnesota Christian 54 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 57, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 38 Gymnastics Pipestone Area Schools 133.075, St. ...

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4:29

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Arrow boys win the close ones

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2025/02/19

Three Games. Three close victories for the Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball team. The Arrows opened last week with a 65-62 victory over Southwest Minnesota Christian, followed that with a 76-71 Big South Conference conquest over St. James Area and wrapped it up with a 59-56 upset over 18-win Class A ninth-ranked Russell-Tyler-Ruthton. So, PAS won those games by a total of 11 points. The team was living right. “It was a great week for the boys,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. “Whene...

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