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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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1:41

LOCAL: Calendar of events through Oct. 23

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2025/10/16

INFORMATION CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 17 Football 7 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Hamlin, Hayti, S.D. Marching Band 8:30 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Sioux Valley Marching Festival, Volga, S.D. Saturday, Oct. 18 Marching Band All Day, Pipestone Marching Arrows at Quad City Marching Competition, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.D. Volleyball All Day, Elkton-Lake Benton at Dakota Valley Conference Tournament, at Arlington, S.D. Monday, Oct. 20 Volleyball 7 p.m., Section 3A ...

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1:07

COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: SMSU's Malayna Hemmen

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2025/10/16

MARSHALL — Malayna Hemmen is currently a sophomore on the Southwest Minnesota State University women’s cross country team. Hemmen was a standout multi-sport athlete at Elkton-Lake Benton. This past weekend, Hemmen ran for the Mustangs at the Dordt University Classic in Sioux Center, Iowa. She recorded a time of 29:38 in the women’s varsity 6,000-meter race, and SMSU placed 16th in the Gold Division with 443 points. Minnesota State was the overall champion, and Bellevue’s Grace Steinmetz took ...

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0:37

IN THE NEWS: Elkton welcomes new Hall of Fame inductees

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2025/10/16

The Elk Nation Hall of Fame banquet was conducted at the Elkton (S.D.) Community Center on Saturday, Oct. 4. Several athletes were inducted into the Elkton School hall of fame that evening. Here’s the group (from left), Lisa (Koch) Nicholas, coach Ervin Gebhart, Cameron Harming, Cole DeRuyter, coach Mark Harming, Quinn Fargen and Deb (Stein) Mahanke. The ceremony was complete with dinner. Read more about the inductees in a story featured at the Pipestone County Star website: www.pipestonestar...

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1:36

THE GREAT OUTDOORS: Youth/Mentor hunt set Oct. 25

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2025/10/16

Pipestone County Pheasants Forever chapter will present its 17th annual youth/mentor hunt on Saturday, Oct. 25. The hunt will run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event offers youth ages 11-17 the opportunity to learn safe hunting practices and gain hands-on experience in the field while preserving Minnesota’s hunting heritage. Participants will meet at 9 a.m. at Luann’s Gas & More — followed by a gun safety presentation and trap shooting at 9:30 at an acreage west of Pipestone near State Hig...

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4:16

LOCAL: Football, volleyball playoffs are set

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2025/10/16

The Pipestone Area Schools football and volleyball teams learned their playoff fates on Thursday. The Arrows (4-4), after a rough loss to Le Sueur-Henderson on Wednesday evening, have been seeded fourth in Section 3AA. That means PAS will serve as host for a home game versus No. 5 Windom Area at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Paulsen Field. The Arrows will face the Eagles in the playoffs for the first time since 2023 when Windom Area came out on top. PAS won this year’s regular-season contest, 2...

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3:21

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: RTR takes Jimmy John's title

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2025/10/15

MARSHALL — The Russell-Tyler-Ruthton volleyball team capped a historic week by winning the Jimmy John’s Classic championship. But, Central Minnesota Christian made the Class A fourth-ranked Knights work for it. In the end, RTR downed CMCS in three tough sets by scores of 25-19, 22-25, 15-12 at Marshall High School during a week that saw head coach Daynica Brown surpass the 200-win mark. The Knights improved to 22-5 overall. “It was a great win, and to go 5-0 (in the tournament) is very impres...

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3:45

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Sept. 29-Oct. 4

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2025/10/15

LOCAL SCOREBOARD Monday, Sept. 29 Boys Soccer Southwest Minnesota Christian 7, Fairmont 0 Volleyball Jackson County Central d. Southwest Minnesota Christian, 25-10, 23-25, 25-20, 25-14 Luverne d. Edgerton Public, 25-20, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16 Tuesday, Sept. 30 Boys Soccer Southwest Minnesota Christian 6, Wings United 1 Volleyball Pipestone Area d. Redwood Valley, 25-18, 25-20, 29-27 Hills-Beaver Creek d. Southwest Minnesota Christian, 16-25, 25-17, 25-23, 25-20 Elkton-Lake Benton d. Flandreau, 2...

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3:01

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: PAS celebrates 'Dig Pink'...

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2025/10/15

Last year, the Pipestone Area Schools and Southwest Minnesota Christian volleyball teams played a five-set classic. Fast forward to the 2025 encounter, with the Arrows sweeping the Eagles 25-20, 25-11, 25-23. In all fairness, scrappy SWC made PAS work hard to win that third and final set. “I think they were playing with ‘nothing to lose,’” PAS head coach Shelly Hennager said. “They were hitting the floor to get the ball up.” The Eagles closed within one point in the third set as SWC delivered...

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3:13

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Playoff positioning important...

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2025/10/15

LE SUEUR — The Pipestone Area Schools football team will look to enhance its standing before the Section 3AA playoffs begin next week. With a win over Le Sueur-Henderson tonight, PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden said the Arrows would most likely be the No. 2 or No. 3 seed. A loss could send the Arrows as low as the fourth seed. The first two teams in this seven-team section will receive a first-round bye, so a win tonight is imperative. “They are big and physical, and don’t give up a lot of p...

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8:22

CROSS COUNTRY: Arrow Bucher races in with 6th place...

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2025/10/10

LUVERNE — Pipestone Area Schools’ junior runner Amelia Bucher continues to excel, and the Luverne Invitational was no different. Bucher raced in with a sixth-place finish in a competitive field — clocking in at 22:29.74. “Amelia really put herself out there, and ran a solid race,” PAS head cross country coach Mark Moeller explained. “She was within five seconds of her first and second miles. She makes running consistent like that look easy from week to week. She really hasn’t ran a bad race.”...

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2:09

LOCAL: Last week's bowling results

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2025/10/10

INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone Lynnette’s Ladies Standings B&B RV Service 9-3, American Legion 8-4, The Bowling Stones 7-5, Rock Lobsters 7-5, Dolls w/Balls 7-5, Gutter Gals 4-8, JBS 3-9, Stay In Your Lane 3-9 Scores High game: Jennifer Cronin (The Bowling Stones) 184, Ginger Olberding (American Legion) 175, Mandy Matthiesen & Sarah Johnson (both Dolls w/Balls) 174 High series: Jennifer Cronin (The Bowling Stones) 505, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 465, Chris...

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2:49

LOCAL: Events calendar through Oct. 16

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2025/10/10

INFORMATION CALENDAR Friday, Oct. 10 Football 7 p.m., Sibley East at Pipestone Area, Paulsen Athletic Complex (Homecoming) 7 p.m., Westbrook/Walnut Grove at Edgerton Public (Homecoming) 7 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Britton-Hecla, Britton, S.D. Saturday, Oct. 11 College Football 1:30 p.m., Minnesota West C&TC at Vermilion C.C., Ely Competition Cheer 10 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton Invitational, Elkton School, South Gymnasium Boys Soccer 1 p.m., Section 2A playoff...

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5:42

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: PAS' penalties lift LCWM

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2025/10/10

LAKE CRYSTAL — With a glass half full mentality, optimism abounds, right? The Pipestone Area football team, despite all of its trials and tribulations, still had a chance to win at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial and spoil the Knights Homecoming Friday, Oct. 3. The Arrows were driving inside the 20-yard line during the fourth quarter, but it stalled out and the Knights secured a Mid-South District, Brown Subdistrict 18-14 victory. PAS dropped to 3-3 while much-improved LCWM now stands at 4-2. ...

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3:29

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: It's the HoCo Zone

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2025/10/10

The Pipestone Area Schools football team will look to get back on track with a Friday date against Sibley East. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Paulsen Field. There are two dynamics at play. First, this week marks Homecoming activities. Second, how do you motivate a team when the opposition is winless and hapless? PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden said the Arrows must avoid distractions this week. “We have to show up ready to play,” Boomgaarden said. “We have to be better in the small detai...

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2:09

REGIONAL FOOTBALL: Elks' Erickson rushes for school...

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2025/10/10

ELKTON, S.D. — Eliot Erickson had a record-setting performance in the Elks’ convincing Homecoming victory over Garretson at the Elkton Athletic Complex. Erickson rushed 16 times for 350 yards and six TD as ELB continuously put points on the scoreboard, including 29 in the second quarter. The Elks had a massive 625-308 margin in total yards. Erickson’s yardage total surpassed the previous-best mark of 293 set by Eli Swenson during the 1994 season. The prior mark for rushing TD was three ...

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5:31

THE GREAT OUTDOORS: County 4-H shooters excel on...

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2025/10/10

ALEXANDRIA — The Pipestone County 4-H Shooting Sports program once again shooting sports program continues to shine as one of Minnesota’s best. Pipestone County earned 36 individual medals and 40 more team medals during the Minnesota 4-H State Shooting Sports and Wildlife Invitational from Friday-Sunday, Sept. 5-7. “For the past 30 years we’ve been involved with 4-H, we’ve always been well-represented (on the state level),” said Dean Schulze, who serves as one of the organization’s coaches. B...

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1:25

RODEO: Diamond H announces buckle series winners

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2025/10/10

EDGERTON — Diamond H Acres has announced the winners of various divisions during the rodeo facility’s Summer Buckle Series. The next buckle series will take place beginning Nov. 14 indoors at the venue, located between Edgerton and Hatfield off County Highway 16. There also were prizes for pee wee contestants. Here are the results, by rider and horse (if provided). Open Barrels 1D: 1, Sadie DeRuyter, Cowboy; 2, Makayla Cross, Kix; 3, Megan Rosendahl; 2D: 1, Makayla Cross, Runaway Rumchatta; 2...

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3:04

REGIONAL FOOTBALL: HBC rolls for "The Rock"

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2025/10/10

HILLS — Hills-Beaver Creek tallied 22 second-quarter points en route to a 41-6 victory over Edgerton in the Battle of the Red Rock. This trophy game was created several years ago; however, Edgerton still has yet to win a single contest in the series. The quartzite trophy itself weighs 20 pounds, and features a designation noted the 35 miles separating the schools. “Friday was another big game with two good football teams,” Hills-Beaver Creek head coach Rex Metzger said in an email to The Pipe...

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2:24

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Edgerton, Hills-Beaver Creek to...

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2025/10/03

HILLS — The clash of the unbeatens is set for this Friday, Oct. 3, Edgerton Public School, fresh off a 56-0 victory over Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda from Friday, Sept. 26, will square off with Hills-Beaver Creek. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. During a postgame interview with the Christensen Broadcasting Network, Edgerton head coach Andrew Fleischman said the Flying Dutchmen will “learn a lot about ourselves.” Fleischmann added: “The kids have worked really hard to put themselves in a position to pla...

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5:35

H.S. CROSS COUNTRY: Three Arrows earn top-15 finishes...

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2025/10/03

SLAYTON — Pipestone Area Schools freshman Ramon Macias continues making strides on grass. Macias recorded an 11th-place finish (19 minutes, 30 seconds) in a field of 73 varsity boys at the Warrior Invitational on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at Slayton Country Club. "Roman ran a really aggressive race that put him in a great situation to run fast on a difficult course," PAS head coach Mark Moeller said. "I think he will make even more progress going into the postseason." What’s more impressive, S...

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