JASPER — The Quartziter Days community festival this year will feature a sand volleyball tournament. The event will begin at 11 a.m., with registration beforehand, at City Park. Teams will be made up of six people, and several have already signed up per the event organizer. The first-place team will receive , then for the runner-ups and for third.  For information, call Angel Garcia at 1-708-768-1964. For information on Quartziter Days, read a story in this week’s edition of The Pipestone County Star.

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Joseph Kor from the Pipestone County 4-H Shooting Sports program recently competed at the national competition in Grand Island, Nebraska. The University of Nebraska helps administer the contest. Kor finished with a three-day total of 691, which earned him ninth place in a field of 73 shooters, in the air pistol division. There were slow and rapid fire contests, and silhouette shooting. Kor, a recent Pipestone Area Schools graduate, will attend Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Jackson where he will be enrolled in the school’s electrician program. He’s shown here with his shooting coach, Mike Porter of Bemidji.

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INFORMATION BASEBALL All-Red Rock Conference Chase Christianson, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton; Eli Determan, RTR; Brayden Chandler, RTR; Tyler Wichmann, RTR; Cameron Fenske, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian; Josh Groen, E/SWC; Trevin Prins, E/SWC; Blake Schultz, E/SWC; Brenton Erdman, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda; Dillon Smith, HLOF; Tanner Schultz, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey; Travis Weiss, Adrian-Ellsworth; Joe Rahe, A-E; Kyler Kunkel, A-E; Matt Giester, A-E; Austin Imker, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove; Hudsen Jenniges, RRC/WWG; Dylan Kluis, Murray County Central; Teague Meyer, MCC; Dugan Kluis, MCC; Krew Schneider, MCC Honorable Mentions Seth Cowell, RTR; Sean Griesse, RTR; Gavin Schreurs, RTR; Caden Sas, E/SWC; Kahlid Fontanez, MLAC; Landon Simon, MLAC; Garrett Penning,...

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LAMBERTON — Four Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian and three Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball players earned all-conference honors. It was another successful season for the Flying Dutchmen, who finished with an 18-9 record and 10-2 in Red Rock Conference games. E/SWC split conference games with Adrian-Ellsworth and eventual league champion Murray County Central. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (7-14) was fifth overall in Red Rock games with a 4-8 mark. Eventual Section 3A champion Wabasso ousted RTR in the first round, 11-1, on Thursday, May 22. Then the Rabbits eliminated E/SWC in the championship round, 5-1, one week later at the Marshall Softball Complex. For E/SWC, the four...

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Golfers and bean bag throwers are set to participate in the second annual #LiveLikeJoe Memorial Tournament Saturday, July 12. The tournament honors the legacy of Joe Douty, who passed away during the summer of 2023. “It means a lot,” said Alison Douty, Joe’s wife. “Our biggest hope is to keep Joe’s memory alive and make sure no one forgets him or what a great man he was. This day includes all of Joe’s favorites, food, drinks, fun, games and the people who loved and cared about him.” Lejendary Events, a new business in Pipestone, is coordinating the event. “I’m excited...

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The Pipestone Area Schools wrestling team will be conducting its annual Arrow Camp from Monday-Wednesday, July 21-23. The first session for kindergartners through sixth-graders will run from 10 a.m. to noon. A second session for junior high and high school wrestlers will be from 2-4:30 p.m. All instruction will take place in the PAS wrestling room. South Dakota State University wrestler Cael Swensen will serve as guest clinician. He has been a two-time NCAA Division I Tournament qualifier for the Jackrabbits.  The cost is , and registration runs through Friday, July 18. The purpose of the camp is to reinforce...

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Morningside University sophomore sprinter Meredith Draper recently earned another academic distinction. College Sports Communicators released its academic all-district list for women’s track and field on Tuesday, June 24. Draper, an elementary education major, was among five Mustangs on the list. Teammates Courtney Sporrer, Jolee Mesz, Nicole Zuehl and Kinsey Alt all joined Draper. The CSC Academic All-American program recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for a combination of success in competition and in the classroom. Student-athletes must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.5 or better and rank in the top-25 in the conference in a single...

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(Editor’s Note: The Pipestone Country Star will be running an eight-part series on local golf courses to promote the game from this issue through Aug. 21.) GARRETSON, S.D. — Golfers who enjoy a challenging par-5 should make River Ridge Golf Course an appointment destination. “River Ridge has one of the longest par-5’s in the Midwest,” boasts the official course guide. From the blue tee, Hole No. 4 plays 601 yards. There are three other tee-box lengths: 451 yards (red), 471 yards (gold) and 552 yards (white). What’s more, the fourth hole plays uphill and upwind most of the time —...

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ST. PAUL — Three Pipestone Area Schools graduates were honored for their academic work on the collegiate level in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. University of Northwestern (Roseville, Minn.) freshman indoor and outdoor track and field athlete Naomi Wallace was named academic all-conference. Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, Minn.) women’s basketball players Aubrea Kor and Arinn McGee also were recognized.    Individual students who earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better during the winter and spring semesters are honored. Overall, 114 student-athletes from University of Northwestern were chosen for the academic all-conference team.  This year, there were 772 individual academic all-conference...

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Two Pipestone Area Schools golfers earned their way onto the boys and girls all-Big South Conference squads, respectively. The teams were officially released on Thursday, June 12, by Big South Conference league secretary and Redwood Valley High School activities director Andy Ourada. “It was one of my goals this season,” said PAS junior Matt DeBates, who aspires to play collegiate-level golf, of making the all-Big South boys team. “This shows me I can compete with the rest of the guys in the league,” DeBates added. DeBates was the lone Arrow to reach the second round of the Minnesota State High...

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