The boys basketball season ended for Pipestone County Star coverage teams last week as Elkton-Lake Benton, Southwest Minnesota Christian and Edgerton Public all were eliminated. A slow start doomed Elkton-Lake Benton as Deuel outscored the Elks 19-3 in the opening quarter en route to a 64-40 victory in the South Dakota Class A Region 2 tournament at Clear Lake Friday. “This time around, I thought defensively they were on point,” ELB head coach Steve Erickson said. “We had a few breakdowns defensively, and then they got hot.” This was a far cry from the competitive regular-season game between ELB and...

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