Pipestone County Star

ST. PETER — Luverne High School nipped Marshall in the Section 3A girls hockey championship on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Ella Apel scored the game-winning goal off a feed from Tenley Behr. Cardinal goaltender Emma Saarloos made it stand up for a 3-2 victory at Lund Arena on the Gustavus Adolphus College — touching off the celebration when the clock reached triple zeroes. Luverne (19-9) has been seeded eighth in this week’s Minnesota State High School League Class A state tournament. The Cardinals drew Warroad (21-5-1) for an 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 18 game. Warroad defeated Luverne, 5-1. Proctor/Hermantown and Dodge...

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The Minnesota State High School League girls basketball playoffs open up as Southwest Minnesota Christian visits Tracy-Milroy-Balaton. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19 for this Section 3A South subsection contest. SWC, the No. 9 seed, enters the postseason with a 5-21 record — a major drop-off from two years ago when the Eagles claimed the 3A championship. Ticket prices are per adult and per student. Advance tickets may be purchased on GoFan.com. Admission is cashless, and debit and/or credit card readers will be at the door. TMB (8-18) is slotted eighth. The winner of this...

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Pipestone County is attempting to sell 13 tax forfeited properties by online auction at mnbid.mn.gov. Pipestone County Auditor-Treasurer Amanda Sandy said it’s the first time the county has had an online tax forfeiture auction. “We wanted to just try out the online option because a lot of people do things online, so we thought this might be more convenient instead of a one-day auction where people have to be there that day,” Sandy said. The online auction is also the first tax forfeiture auction of any kind that Pipestone County has held since 2022. The auctions have typically been held...

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The Pipestone Area Schools (PAS) robotics team, the ArrowBots, have been working on this year’s creation for over a month. FIRST Robotics kicked off the 2026 season on Jan. 10 when teams were shown this year’s game field and challenge details for the first time, and received the Kickoff Kit, which includes motors, batteries, control system components, construction materials and a mix of additional automation components, according to FIRST Robotics. The ArrowBots picked up their parts and learned what this year’s competition was in Willmar. This year’s team includes Brady Dunn, Josh Zupp, Laura Van Iperen, Harley Vaughn and Kamdyn...

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Local Republican Party supporters chose Kendall Qualls and local Democratic-Farmer-Labor (DFL) Party supporters chose Sen. Amy Klobuchar on gubernatorial preference ballots at their respective precinct caucuses Tuesday evening, Feb. 3 in Pipestone. Nineteen DFL Party members met at Minnesota West Community & Technical College and about 90 Republicans met in the Pipestone Area Elementary School gymnasium. Both of those turnouts are higher than the last non-presidential caucus in 2022 when 11 DFL Party members and 59 Republicans gathered for their respective local precinct caucuses. “I was very pleased with our crowd last night,” said Pipestone County Republican Party Chairman Brandon...

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INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone Last Week Lynnette’s Ladies Standings Gutter Gals 11-5, JBS 10-6, The Bowling Stones 9-7, American Legion 8-8, Stay In Your Lane 8-8, B&B RV Service 7-9, Rock Lobsters 7-9, Dolls w/Balls 4-12 Scores High game: Raechelle Kor (sub.) 197, Shelly Hennager (Stay In Your Lane) 186, Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 179 High series: Raechelle Kor (sub.) 471, Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 440, Shelly Hennager (Stay In Your Lane) 433 High team game: JBS 441, Stay In Your Lane 432, B&B RV Service 426 High team series: JBS 1,262, Stay In Your Lane 1,210,...

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LOCAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Monday, Feb. 2 Boys Basketball Southwest Minnesota Christian 70, Pipestone Area 62 Minneota 63, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 61 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 79, Southwest Minnesota Christian 42 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 62, Edgerton Public 43 Tuesday, Feb. 3 Girls Basketball Clark/Willow Lake 71, Elkton-Lake Benton 34 Thursday, Feb. 5 Gymnastics Martin County Area Magic 138.25, Pipestone Area 131.35 Wrestling Pipestone Area 51, Quad County 20 Minneota 53, PAS 14 Boys Basketball Southwest Minneosta Christian 68, Edgerton Public 61 De Smet 86, Elkton-Lake Benton 71 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 59, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 57 Girls Basketball De Smet 68, Elkton-Lake Benton 33 Girls Hockey Section 3A...

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Several Pipestone Area Schools students participate in dance for Spotlight Dance Center located in Luverne: Vivian Brockberg, Aubrey Brockberg, Elle Brockberg and Kaitlin Hanson. All of them performed during the center’s winter dance recital at the Palace Theatre. There were two shows. During the first program, the Brockbergs performed “Sisters.” Vivian Brockberg had a solo titled “Forever Young.” Hanson danced a solo during the second show called, “Home.” They were involved with other numbers such as “Rhianna Mix,” “The Chain,” and Vivian Brockberg’s duet with Joslyn Meinerts titled “Dona.” Several dance competitions remain on the slate in March and April,...

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WINDOM — The Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball team handled Windom the first time around on Jan. 9. Elliot Serreyn made sure that didn’t happen on Friday, Feb. 6, dropping 30 points in a 71-63 victory over the Arrows in Big South Conference action at “The Nest.” Serreyn connected on 11 field goals, including one 3-pointer, and he was 7-of-9 from the free-throw line. “He is a really good player who made a big impact on the game,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. “He did a great job of using his athleticism, and putting us in tough positions.” Serreyn...

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FAIRMONT — Here’s the great news. The Pipestone Area Schools’ gymnastics team put together an outstanding night on all four apparatuses. However, the Martin County Area Magic scored even better in a 138.25-131.35 victory over the Arrows in a Big South Conference gymnastics meet at the Fairmont Armory Thursday, Feb. 5. “I feel the judging for our athletes was fair and consistent,” PAS head coach Stacie Wallace noted. “Our girls had a really good night as a team. They entered the meet with the mindset they were going to squeeze every drop out of the experience.” This was the last...

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