TRACY — Gretchen Lanoue powered Tracy-Milroy-Balaton to a 59-52 come-from-behind victory over Russell-Tyler-Ruthton in the girls basketball opener for both schools Friday, Nov. 21. Lanoue scored 26 points, including one 3-pointer and 11-of-19 from the free-throw line. The teams were deadlocked 24-all at intermission, and the Knights were ahead 50-44 with 3:38 remaining in the second half before the Panthers rallied to win. Paisley Thooft dropped in 14 points for RTR, including a spotless 6-of-6 on free throws. Ava Karbo added 12 points and Makayla Hesse nine, including the Knights’ lone 3-point make. RTR’s home opener with Murray County Central...

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LAMBERTON — Four Russell-Tyler-Ruthton volleyball players made the all-Red Rock Conference team. Red Rock Conference league secretary Bryce Pack released postseason honors to the media on Sunday, Nov. 9, after conclusion of the Minnesota State High School League tournament. A coaches meeting was conducted to vote on the honors in mid-October at Slayton, RTR head coach Daynica Brown reported to The Pipestone County Star. “It’s quite an honor, and it speaks a lot about our team,” Brown said. “The girls worked very hard, and the coaches and conference recognized that.” Knights’ senior middle blocker Ava Karbo, senior setter Brezlyn Buchert,...

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SLAYTON — On Friday, Oct. 3, members of the 1975 Ruthton High School 9-player football state championship team gathered for a reunion. The reunion took place at Key Largo overlooking the waters of Lake Shetek in Murray County. The moment served as a time of celebration and reflection. “We wanted to avoid potentially adverse November travel conditions,” Jeff Houselog said in an email to the Pipestone County Star. “We had a great turnout,” Houselog continued. “Both coaches, one manager, three cheerleaders and 23 players were in attendance along with wives and classmates. It swelled our party to more than 50...

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INFORMATION High School Football  State Championship Games Played at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis Friday, Nov. 21 Class A Minneota 49, Breckenridge 14 Class 2A Jackson County Central 20, Goodhue 15 Class 4A Orono 21, Kasson-Mantorville 14 Class 6A Edina 42, Moorhead 35 Saturday, Nov. 22 9-Player Hills-Beaver Creek 46, Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 22 Class 3A Annandale 17, Waseca 7 Class 5A Spring Lake Park 24, Chanhassen 21

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The Pipestone Area Schools’ football team recalled the 2025 season during a special awards program in the high school commons on Tuesday, Nov. 18. PAS head football coach Scott Boomgaarden served as the master of ceremonies. “We’ve got the axe,” Boomgaarden proudly proclaimed after the Arrows downed rival Luverne 20-16 on Sept. 26 thanks to a pivotal late fumble recovery from Xavier Banjoko and Austin Musch’s 57-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. “It was the highlight of the year,” Boomgaarden said. “That was probably the most fun I’ve had coaching. We played with a tremendous amount of heart.” PAS...

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MITCHELL, S.D. — Pipestone Area Schools’ senior softball player Kaitlyn Adelman has made up her mind. Adelman signed an NAIA National Letter of Intent to play for Dakota Wesleyan University during a special ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 19, in the PAS library. “It has always been a dream of mine to play college softball,” Adelman said in an email to the Pipestone County Star. “Once I had this opportunity, I took it.” New DWU head softball coach Stephen Oswald, Jr., was present for the event. “Kaitlyn was one of the first student-athletes I had the pleasure of recruiting at DWU,”...

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Pipestone Country Club member Roger Vande Kieft shot a hole in one on Friday, Nov. 14. The ace occurred on the par-3 seventh hole, which measures 132 yards for seniors, 155 regulation play and 187 from the championship tee. If you know of someone who accomplished an ace at any course across the region, email [email protected].

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LOCAL SCOREBOARD Thursday, Nov. 13 High school football Minnesota playoffs Orono 15, Marshall 14 Hills-Beaver Creek 30, Fertile-Beltrami 14 Hillcrest Lutheran Academy 27, Kittson County Central 21 Edina 42, Minnetonka 41 South Dakota playoffs Class 9B state championship: Dell Rapids-St. Mary’s 54, Avon 6 Class 9AA state championship: Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 46, Elkton-Lake Benton 22 Friday, Nov. 14 High school football Minnesota playoffs Jackson County Central 38, Eden Valley-Watkins 0 Kasson-Mantorville 16, Grand Rapids 14 Spring Lake Park 39, St. Thomas Academy 23 Goodhue 24, Holdingford 7 Moorhead 26, Lakeville South 14 South Dakota playoffs Class 9A championship: Wall 60, Howard...

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VERMILLION, S.D. — For one quarter, Elkton-Lake Benton stayed stride for stride with Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy. However, the Phoenix rose in the second quarter, outscoring the Elks 21-0 en route to a 46-22 victory in the South Dakota High School Activities Association Class 9AA state championship Thursday, Nov. 13, at the DakotaDome. “They played a really clean game,” Elkton-Lake Benton head coach Kaleb Haas said. “Their two forced turnovers in the first half were a momentum swing.” Haas said FMFA put its athletes in space to make plays on offense. “They were calling plays to beat the coverages we were running...

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VERMILLION, S.D. — Pipestone Area Schools graduate Jake Terry picked up a valuable piece of hardware during the South Dakota state football championships. The South Dakota Football Coaches Association named Terry the Class 11B football coach of the year. Terry guided Elk Point-Jefferson to its third state championship game since the 2022 season, finishing runner-up to first-time winner St. Thomas More of Rapid City. The Cavaliers topped the Huskies, 48-38, on Friday, Nov. 14 at the University of South Dakota’s DakotaDome. St. Thomas More’s Broeden Sales proved too tough to stop with 167 yards in receptions (a new state record...

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