Pipestone County Star

INFORMATION REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CALENDAR Thursday, Jan. 29 Boys Basketball    7:15 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Murray County Central 7:15 p.m., Edgerton Public at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 7:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Madison, S.D. 7:30 p.m., Oldham-Ramona-Rutland at Elkton-Lake Benton, Lake Benton Girls Basketball  7:30 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Gymnastics 6 p.m., Pipestone Area at Redwood Valley, Redwood Fieldhouse Wrestling 5 p.m., Pipestone Area triangular with Luverne and Worthington, PAS Gymnasium Boys Hockey 7:15 p.m., Luverne at Worthington Girls Hockey 5:30 p.m., Luverne at Worthington Friday, Jan. 30 Boys Basketball 7:15 p.m., Fairmont at Pipestone Area, PAS Gymnasium Girls...

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The Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department has a batting cage located in the blue building at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. The physical address for the fairgrounds is 10th Avenue SE. To use the batting cage, a key is available at the Ewert Recreation Center during open hours. It must be returned 15 minutes prior to the center closing. That means it must be returned by 8:45 p.m. Monday-Friday or 4:45 p.m. on weekends.  Only parents/adults are allowed to check out the key, and he or she must be present in the blue building at all times. The key is available...

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WHITE, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton junior guard Joseph Nibbe has become a dynamic force. Nibbe tossed in 24 points on 10-of-11 field goals and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line, helping the Elks to an 81-62 victory over Sioux Falls Lutheran at the Dakota Valley Conference Classic Saturday, Jan. 17, at Deubrook Area High School. For his efforts, Nibbe was named the Borch’s Sporting Goods most valuable player of the game. He also snagged seven rebounds (three offensive), had two assists and caused defensive disruptions with three pass deflections. “I think the biggest thing with Joseph is he’s just playing the...

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REGIONAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Monday, Jan. 12 Boys Basketball Edgerton Public 96, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 51 Southwest Minnesota Christian 74, Westbrook/Walnut Grove 61 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 57, Edgerton Public 35 Dell Rapids-St. Mary’s 55, Elkton-Lake Benton 48 Boys Hockey Luverne 9, Windom Area 1 Girls Hockey  Luverne 14, Windom Area 0 Tuesday, Jan. 13 Boys Basketball Jackson County Central 70, Pipestone Area 44 Elkton-Lake Benton 52, Dell Rapids-St. Mary’s 42 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 81, Jackson County Central 68 Westbrook/Walnut Grove 58, Edgerton Public 48 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 57, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 36 Hills-Beaver Creek 57, Southwest Minnesota Christian 27 Boys Basketball Pipestone...

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Jackson County Central’s post play was simply too much for Pipestone Area Schools in Big South Conference boys basketball action Tuesday, Jan. 13. Sullivan Hall stands 6-foot-10 as the Huskies’ center. Weston Rowe is a bulky 6-foot-7 power forward set to play football for South Dakota State University. “They are a tough and well-coached team,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba noted. “They are tall and athletic, and take advantage when you make mistakes.” Boxing out and rebounding proved to be difficult tasks, and the Huskies finished with a 48-35 edge on the boards resulting in a 70-44 victory. Slaba was...

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JACKSON — Pipestone Area Schools’ junior wrestler Mason Fruechte reached another milestone during a triangular on Thursday, Jan. 15. Fruechte recorded a 20-2 technical fall over Drake Engelby from Blue Earth Area, giving Mason his 75th career victory. It was another step on the rung for this state qualifier. “I’m very impressed with Mason,” PAS head wrestling coach Paul Young said. “He’s gotten bigger, stronger and better in every aspect (of the sport).” Young recalled Mason Fruechte’s earlier days when he barely could make the minimum weight to compete. Now, Mason is flourishing 127-pounder with aspirations of reaching triple-digit wins....

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INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Jan. 14-15, 2026 Pipestone Last Week Lynnette’s Ladies Standings Gutter Gals 4-0, American Legion 3-1, Rock Lobsters 3-1, B&B RV Service 2-2, Dolls w/Balls 2-2, The Bowling Stones 1-3, JBS 1-3, Stay In Your Lane 0-4 Scores High game: Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 189, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 180, Deb Ziebarth (sub.) 170 High series: Julie Bauer (American Legion) 469, Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 453, Brooke Legler (Stay In Your Lane) 444 High team game: American Legion 482, Rock Lobsters 448, B&B RV Service 428 High team series: American Legion 1,292 Rock Lobsters 1,202,...

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JACKSON — Pipestone Area Schools junior gymnast Kaysa Douty continues to set new benchmarks. That was the case on Saturday at the Sweetheart Invitational as Douty scored 9.4 in the balance beam for a new school record at Jackson County Central High School. “It was really fun to watch Kaysa do so well on beam,” PAS head coach Stacie Wallace said. “She has been making adjustments on that event, and it was great to see her hard work pay off.” There is video of Douty’s performance on the Pipestone County Star’s Facebook page. Aubrey Brockberg also scored well on beam...

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From roughly 25 feet away at the top of the key, Pipestone Area Schools’ senior guard Jadyn Kor connected on a 3-pointer. Kor accomplished a longtime goal, reaching the 2,000-point milestone. And the Arrows defeated Big South Conference and Section 3AA South rival Jackson County Central to boot, 81-68, at PAS Gymnasium on Tuesday, Jan. 16. “When I hit 2,000 we were just running our regular offense,” Kor said in an email to the Pipestone County Star. “I saw the shot was open, so I took it.” Kor said the 3-point made helped give the Arrows much-needed momentum, pushing the...

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INFORMATION CALENDAR (Editor's Note: Weather permitting.)  Thursday, Jan. 22 Boys Basketball 6:30 p.m., Red Rock Central at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 6:45 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Colman-Egan Girls Basketball 6:15 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Colman-Egan 6:15 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, Okabena 7:15 p.m., Adrian-Ellsworth at Edgerton Public 7:30 p.m, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Murray County Central  Wrestling 5 p.m., Pipestone Area at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton/Westbrook-Walnut Grove triangular with Adrian-Ellsworth 5 p.m., Marshall and New Ulm at Worthington triangular Boys Hockey  7 p.m., Redwood Valley at Luverne, Blue Mound Ice Arena Friday, Jan. 23 Boys Basketball 7:15 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Hills-Beaver Creek 7:15...

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