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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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2:01

IN THE NEWS: Minnesota West seeking athletic director

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/23

WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community & Technical College is currently seeking a new athletic director. Minnesota C&TC is currently running an advertisement for the open position on its Facebook page, and on the school’s website, mnwest.edu. Currently, Bluejays’ head women’s basketball coach Rosalie Hayenga-Hostikka is listed as the women’s athletic director on the school’s website. Former men’s athletic director Bob Purcell announced his retirement from the post last spring. Purcell...

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5:45

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Edgerton, Elkton-Lake Benton...

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2025/10/23

Both the Edgerton Public and Elkton-Lake Benton football teams prepared for the postseason with convincing wins. Edgerton downed New Ulm Cathedral, 52-7, on a woefully foggy Wednesday, Oct. 15, in this Minnesota Educators Association week special. Meanwhile, ELB traveled to Hayti, S.D., beating longtime nemesis Hamlin, 46-14, on Friday, Oct. 17. The Flying Dutchmen (7-1) were set to play the winner of a Section 3 9-Player game between Adrian-Ellsworth and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 3 p.m. Satur...

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1:56

CROSS COUNTRY: Just a freshman, ELB's Kinner...

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2025/10/23

GARRETSON, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton freshman runner Adam Kinner has punched his ticket to the Class A state cross country meet. Kinner placed 17th in a time of 17 minutes, 24.68 at the Region 2A meet on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at River Ridge Golf Course. Elks’ head cross country coach Mark R. Harming said Kinner’s mental approach has served him well all season. In South Dakota, the top-20 individual placements and top-four schools reach the state meet, which will take place at Broadland Creek Gol...

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4:19

GIRLS TENNIS: PAS' Boeke, Brockberg are ready

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2025/10/23

MINNEAPOLIS — Pipestone Area Schools’ senior Vivian Brockberg is making a return trip to the Minnesota State High School League Class A tournament. Teammate Jasmine Boeke, a junior, will be in Brockberg’s spot from the 2024 event as a first-time state qualifier. Those are just two of the dynamics as the Arrow duo competes at state beginning at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23 from the Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center. “It feels amazing to make it to state again for tennis,” Brockberg said in an email to th...

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2:00

LOCAL: Sports calendar from Oct. 23-28

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/23

INFORMATION CALENDAR Thursday, Oct. 23 Cross Country 4 p.m., Pipestone Area, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Section 3A meet, Madison Country Club (Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd serves as host) Football 7 p.m., Class 9AA first-round playoff game, De Smet at Elkton-Lake Benton, Elkton Athletic Complex Friday, Oct. 24 Competition Cheer 5 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at South Dakota High School Activities Association Class A state meet, Watertown Ci...

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6:41

CROSS COUNTRY NOTEBOOK: Three Arrows earn...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/23

LUVERNE — Three Pipestone Area Schools cross country runners earned honorable mentions from their performances at the Big South Conference meet Tuesday, Oct. 14. Runners battled wet grounds and chilly and blustery conditions for the first time this season, with the temperature barely scraping 50 degrees. The conference meet features a unique format in which competitors from small and large schools run together. Later, times and places are extracted into divisions. “The important thing to reme...

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8:33

CROSS COUNTRY: Kinner shining for ELB

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/21

COLMAN, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton runner Adam Kinner has finished in the top-11 of every single meet during the 2025 season. Kinner added to his resume with a second-place finish at the Dakota Valley Conference meet on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at Sunrise Ridge Golf Course. “Adam is a hard-working, dedicated runner,” ELB head coach Mark Harming said of the freshman in an email to the Pipestone County Star. “The reason that he’s been near the top for most of the season is all the work he has put in o...

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3:02

LOCAL: Scoreboard from Oct. 6-11

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/21

LOCAL SCOREBOARD Monday, Oct. 6 Girls Tennis Section 3A Team Tournament Montevideo 4, Pipestone Area 3 Volleyball Garretson d. Elkton-Lake Benton, 29-27, 25-21, 21-25, 25-21 Tuesday, Sept. 7 Volleyball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton d. Red Rock Central, 25-6, 25-18, 25-9 Edgerton Public d. Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, 21-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-22 Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda d. Southwest Minnesota Christian, 25-19, 19-25, 16-25, 25-10, 15-10 Thursday, Oct. 9 Football Springfield 49, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0 B...

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5:50

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Arrows, have yourself a Happy...

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2025/10/21

There were plenty of things to like about the Pipestone Area Schools’ football team’s performance on Friday, Oct. 10. The Arrow offense bounced back from a 14-point performance versus Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial to generate 413 yards en route to a 41-0 victory at Paulsen Field. “We were able to let loose on offense,” PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden explained. “We opened up, and (Austin) Musch made big plays with his feet and seeing the open guy, which was good to see.” The Arrows improved...

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3:51

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: One last home hurrah tonight

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/21

Short memories sure would serve the Pipestone Area Schools football team well Tuesday night. The No. 4 Arrows (4-4) are coming off a 61-point shellacking from Mid-South District, Brown subdistrict foe Le Sueur-Henderson. But, tonight’s Section 3AA first-round game versus fifth-seeded Windom Area marks an opportunity for PAS to start fresh. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Paulsen Field. “Every team is 0-0,” PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden noted. “We will see how Windom has improved over the year...

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5:27

HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS: Boeke, Brockberg advance to...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Pipestone Area Schools’ tennis players Vivian Brockberg and Jasmine Boeke advanced to the second day of the Section 3A individual tournament. (Editor’s Note: A recap from the second day of the tournament will be found in the Thursday, Oct. 23, edition of the Pipestone County Star.) The top-seeded Arrow tandem of Brockberg and Boeke dispatched their first-round and quarterfinal opponents, yielding just five games en route to the semifinals at Huether Family Match Pointe. “V...

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2:03

LOCAL: Bowling scores

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone Lynnette’s Ladies Standings American Legion 11-5, The Bowling Stones 10-6, B&B RV Service 10-6, Rock Lobsters 10-6, Dolls w/Balls 8-8, Gutter Gals 7-9, JBS 4-12, Stay In Your Lane 4-12 Scores High game: Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 220, Nancy Terry (American Legion) 204, Ashly Bainbridge (Dolls w/Balls) 197 High series: Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 514, Tami Miller (The Bowling Stones) 493, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 484 ...

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3:57

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Elks adjust on fly, beat Braves

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2025/10/17

BRITTON, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton football players and coaches wonderfully handled a week with an unplanned alteration to its schedule. In the end, the South Dakota Class 9AA third-ranked Elks defeated Britton-Hecla, 36-13, on Friday, Oct. 10, at Hugh Schilling Field. On Monday, Oct. 6, Deubrook Area informed the Elkton school district it wouldn’t be able to field a team for what would have been an Elks’ home game — as well as Senior Night. “Due to a combination of injuries and unavailable p...

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4:49

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL: Westbrook/Walnut Grove match...

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

For a brief spell during the second set, the Pipestone Area Schools’ volleyball team had the lead. That was much to the delight of first-year head coach Shelly Hennager. “We passed well, and that allowed us to run our big offense,” Hennager commented. “Taryn (Tuinstra) had three of the best swings she’s hit.” Tuinstra found seams between Westbrook/Walnut Grove’s blocking scheme, and the Arrows were ahead 13-11. Moreover, Emersyn Smidt served effectively to help PAS pull in front. There is vid...

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3:23

BOYS SOCCER: SWC reaches section semis, falls to St....

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

ST. PETER — The Southwest Minnesota Christian School boys’ soccer team saw its season come to a close Saturday. St. Peter downed SWC, 3-1, in the Section 2A semifinals. The Saints will take on top-seeded Tri-City United (14-5) in the 2A championship at 5 p.m. Thursday from the Wescott Sports Complex in Austin. The winner will advance to the 2A state quarterfinals. “St. Peter is a well-disciplined, well-coached team,” SWC head soccer Brian Busker said in an email to the Pipestone County Star. ...

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1:14

IN BRIEF: Nelson makes debut with new team

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

CORALVILLE, Iowa — Former Luverne and University of Minnesota hockey player Jaxon Nelson has a new home. Nelson will be playing for the Iowa Heartlanders, a member club of the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) affiliated with the National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild. The ECHL is a developmental league. Earlier this year, Nelson was not tendered a qualifying offer from the NHL’s Boston Bruins. As a result, the former Bruins prospect became an unrestricted free agent on July 1. Nelson, a nativ...

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1:06

IN BRIEF: Little Arrows sign-ups are Oct. 20 and Oct. 27

Pipestone County Star ·

2025/10/17

The Little Arrows youth wrestling program will be conducting sign-ups on two days, Monday, Oct. 20 and Monday, Oct. 27. Sign-up sessions will run from 6-7 p.m. both nights in the Pipestone Area Schools middle school/high school commons area (1401 Seventh Street SW). A membership fee is , with a maximum of for an entire family with three or more wrestlers. There is a deposit for a singlet — with a new design this year. Parents/guardians are asked to bring two different checks for the members...

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1:07

COLLEGE SPOTLIGHT: SMSU's Malayna Hemmen

Pipestone County Star ·

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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4:16

LOCAL: Football, volleyball playoffs are set

Pipestone County Star ·

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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0:37

IN THE NEWS: Elkton welcomes new Hall of Fame inductees

Pipestone County Star ·

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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