LOCAL CALENDAR Monday, June 23 Legion Baseball 6:30 p.m., Heron Lake-Okabena at Pipestone, juniors, City Field  7 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Adrian-Ellsworth  7 p.m., Edgerton at Worthington  Wednesday, June 25 Amateur Baseball 7:30 p.m., Pipestone at Windom, Island Park 8 p.m., Lake Norden Lakers at Elkton Snappers Thursday, June 26 Legion Baseball 5 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton (juniors then seniors) 5 p.m., Adrian-Ellsworth at Pipestone, City Field (juniors then seniors) Edgerton is off.  Friday, June 27 Amateur Baseball 7:30 p.m., Lakefield at Pipestone A’s, City Park Festival All Day, Water Tower Days, Pipestone Saturday, June 28 Car Show  10 a.m., Pipestone...

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STILLWATER — Pipestone Area Schools track and field athlete Troy Mead reported he stood up in front of his teammates, and apologized. Mead was sorry for his false start to open a 4x200-meter relay at the Section 3A meet. Arrow teammates rallied around him. “I was devastated,” said Mead, now a Sioux Falls-based firefighter working in the hazardous materials division. “We all came together. We said, ‘Where do we go from here?’” The Arrows ultimately earned their way to the state true team meet as a wild card. Middle distance specialist and teammate Casey Kooiker was working with Mead at...

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INFORMATION SOFTBALL Minn-Dakota Slowpitch Standings School       Record       Lake Benton Bar     6-0 Anacondas     4-0 Lake Benton II     4-0 D&T Meat Mkt.     4-4 Dirty Dairymen            4-4 Staci’s Bar     3-3 Sluggers     3-5 Alcobolics     2-4 The Starfish     0-0 Ice Spice Elite     0-4 SB2     0-6 Schedule Tuesday, June 24       Lake Benton Bar vs. Alcobolics, Lake Benton West Ice Spice Elite vs. Lake Benton II, Pipestone, Paulsen Athletic Complex D&T Meat Market...

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BECKER — There she was, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton junior Teigyn O’Leary standing among the state’s best in Class A girls golf at Pebble Creek. A Minnesota State High School League official presented O’Leary with her medal after a scorching performance — tying for seventh place overall with two other golfers (Alyssa Swedzinski from state team champion Dawson-Boyd and Kianna Johnson of powerhouse Walker-Hackensack-Akeley). “It’s a tough course,” said RTR head coach Tim O’Leary, Teigyn’s father. “Teigyn hit it really straight with her driver both days. She played well.” Teigyn O’Leary’s second-round 81 is a personal-best score, and she carded her first-ever 36...

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ALBERTVILLE — Pipestone Area Schools junior Aurora Winsel drew a tough lane assignment in the 400-meter run at the Minnesota State High School League state meet. Winsel was placed in the first lane during the third heat during Tuesday’s preliminaries at St. Michael-Albertville High School. She had a similar entry in the 200-meter dash prelims as well, coming out from one of the outside lanes. She persevered in the 200, taking the ninth and last qualifying spot in 25.60 seconds. Was running in an open race different than a relay for Winsel? “It was not really different as I had...

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By virtue of winning the Pipestone Tournament championship, Pipestone has qualified for the 11-under state tournament set for Brooklyn Park on July 26-27.   The tournament was conducted the Paulsen Athletic Complex.    Pipestone defeated Luverne, 8-7, in extra innings — and followed that with a 4-0 victory over Montevideo.    Here's the squad (in no particular order): Blake Einck, Connor Thode, Elliott Sterud, Emmett Bleyenberg, Gracen Tibbs, Greyden Douty, Jaxen Christensen, Kason Bosma, Liam Schrecengost, Luis Quilantan and Murphy Legler.     Jeff Einck, Jason Christensen, Brady Legler and Scott Sterud coach the team.

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(Editor’s Note: The Pipestone County Star will run a separate story on all-Big South Conference and all-state honors in the Thursday, June 26, edition.) The Pipestone Area Schools softball team recalled the 2025 campaign during a special season-ending awards night at a local residence on Tuesday, June 10. Two awards were voted on by the Arrow players: most valuable performer and most improved. Senior Mariah Moeller was selected as the team’s most valuable player — fresh off a performance in the Minnesota all-star games on Sunday, June 8, at Caswell Park in North Mankato. “I got to meet a lot...

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INFORMATION BASEBALL Minnesota State High School League State Tournament Class A: Joe Faber Field, St. Cloud; Bob Cross Field, Sauk Rapids; Knute Nelson Field, Alexandria Class AA: Dick Putz Field, St. Cloud; St. Cloud Orthopedics Field, Sartell Class AAA: Mini Met, Jordan; Chaska Athletic Park, Chaska Class AAAA: CHS Field, St. Paul; Palm Field, St. Anthony Prep Championship Series At Target Field, Minneapolis Wednesday, June 11 First-Round Games         New Ulm Cathedral 6, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2 South Ridge 2, Hayfield 1 (8) Parkers Prairie 4, Frazee 1 Red Lake County 10, Legacy Christian Academy 0 (7) Thursday, June...

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HADLEY — Hadley Buttermaker pitcher Tucker Sorenson yielded just one hit in a 7-0 victory over the visiting Pipestone A’s on Sunday, June 15. Sorenson played for Kentucky Christian and currently serves as the pitching coach and recruiting coordinator at Minnesota West Community & Technical College. He struck out 12 on 76 pitches (with 51 strikes for a 67.1 percent efficiency), allowing no runs and one hit. Carson Frank took the loss for Pipestone, allowing seven runs (just two earned) on seven hits with three strikeouts and two walks in 3-2/3 innings. Mitchel Carson also pitched for the A’s. Jaymes...

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MARSHALL — Paris Van Dyke, a sophomore at Southwest Minnesota State University, has been recognized for her academics. Van Dyke, a Luverne resident who played for Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, was named an all-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference honoree for the spring 2025 semester. Overall, 10 Mustang softball players were so honored, with six in baseball, two in women’s golf, six in men’s track and field and 15 in women’s track and field — bringing the total to 39. To be eligible for the NSIC all-academic team, a student must have a 3.2 cumulative grade-point average or higher. Van Dyke is a...

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