Pipestone County Star

The Pipestone County Pheasants Forever committee and friends went on a hunt on Saturday, Dec. 6, throughout the county. The following participated in the event (from left) Jordan Whipple, Mason Musch, Tyler Rieck, Lance Wheeler, Clayton Johnson, Mike Bloemendaal, Brian Terry, Brandon Moeller and Jordan Baatz. Rieck, Johnson and Moeller are on the Pheasants Forever committee. This harvest illustrates the abundance of pheasants found within the county.

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REGIONAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Tuesday, Dec. 9 Boys Hockey Luverne 11, Fairmont 2 Girls Hockey Fairmont 2, Luverne 1 Boys Hockey Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 0 Thursday, Dec. 11 Gymnastics Pipestone Area 127.425, Windom Area/Mountain Lake 110.400 Wrestling PAS Quadrangular At PAS Gymnasium  Pipestone Area 57, Red Rock Central 16 Pipestone Area 36, Fulda/Murray County Central 33 Fulda/Murray County Central 47, Red Rock Central 30 Fulda/Murray County Central 39, Worthington 29 Worthington 49, Red Rock Central 18 Redwood Valley Triangular  At Redwood Falls Marshall 53, Redwood Valley 15 Marshall 67, Sibley East 4 Girls Basketball Edgerton Public 52, Murray County...

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REDWOOD FALLS — Kenzley Pater dropped in a career-high 15 points as Pipestone Area Schools girls basketball continued its winning ways. Pater made good on six field goals, including a 3-pointer, and she was 2-of-3 from the free-throw line as the Arrows soundly defeated Redwood Valley 84-51 in Big South Conference action Friday, Dec. 12. “It was awesome that Kenzley had a breakout scoring game,” PAS head coach Grant Everson said. “She is one who gives us so much. A lot of what she brings may not get noticed. She is a massive part of our team. I think you...

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COLMAN, S.D. — The 28th Annual Michael J. Entringer Classic girls basketball festival is set for Saturday, Dec. 20. The Colman-Egan school district is serving as the event host. Tickets are for adults and for students. All proceeds go toward the Entringer Scholarship Fund. Last year’s Elkton-Lake Benton recipients were Blake DeVries and Maya Jensen. Former ELB athlete Andrea Renkly earned MVP honors after a 2024 Entringer Classic victory over Madison.  The complete list of games accompanies this story. The boys’ tournament is set for Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Brookings High School. Read the Thursday, Dec. 25, edition...

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MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University athletic communications office has announced eight individuals and one team have been selected for the Hall of Honor. The Hall of Honor ceremony is set for Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. This is the highest athletic distinction awarded by the university. The class features former Iowa scholastic standout volleyball player Sara Graf (now Jones), swimmer Denny Dayhuff, football player Paul Litwicki, baseball player Ryan Morse, softball player Amanda Tucci, former SMSU men’s basketball coach Tim Miles, community members Dave and Diane Taylor and the entire 1972-73 men’s swimming and diving team. The banquet, set...

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INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone Lynnette’s Ladies Standings American Legion 30-18, The Bowling Stones 28-20, Dolls w/Balls 26-22, B&B RV Service 24-24, JBS 24-24, Rock Lobsters 22-26, Stay In Your Lane 21-27, Gutter Gals 17-31 Scores High game: Raechelle Kor (sub) 190, Tami Miller (sub) 187, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 177 High series: Tami Miller (sub) 528, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 469, Raechelle Kor (sub) 465 High team game: American Legion 490, Rock Lobsters 470, B&B RV Service 448 High team series: Rock Lobsters 1,375, American Legion 1,312, B&B RV Service 1,242 Three Eye Mixed Standings Bole-Mor Lanes...

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LOCAL EVENT CALENDAR Friday, Dec. 19 Girls Basketball  6 p.m., Pipestone Area at Fairmont 6 p.m., Iroquois/Lake Preston at Elkton-Lake Benton 7:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Mountain Lake 7:30 p.m., Edgerton Public at Hills-Beaver Creek, Hills 7:30 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Murray County Central, Slayton Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Fairmont 7:30 p.m., Iroquois/Lake Preston at Elkton-Lake Benton 7:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Canby Wrestling Noon, Pipestone Area at MatBoss Christmas Tournament, Mayo Civic Center, Rochester 4 p.m., Marshall at Redwood Valley Invitational, Redwood Falls Saturday, Dec. 20 Girls Basketball 28th Annual Michael J. Entringer Classic...

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The rivalry between Pipestone Area Schools and Fulda/Murray County Central is a healthy, thriving one. That much was made clear during the Arrows’ home quadrangular — which also featured Red Rock Central and Worthington — Thursday at PAS Gymnasium. PAS squeaked by FMCC, 36-33, a match featuring plenty of throaty fans and coaches delivering a playoff atmosphere even in early December. “Give props to Fulda,” PAS head coach Paul Young said. “They are building a program, and they have a good team. It was competitive, and fun.” Young said it took a team effort for the Arrows to earn the...

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ROCHESTER — Roughly 20 defending state champions, including Class A titleholder Miklo Hernandez of Pipestone Area Schools, will compete in the MatBoss Christmas Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20. This intense, individual bracketed tournament will feature 49 high schools across Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The historic Mayo Civic Center will serve as the site of the event. Young reported Friday’s matches will begin at noon, with Saturday’s bouts starting at 10 a.m. Finals will begin at 3 p.m. Saturday. All 13 weight classes will feature an astonishing 64 wrestlers, and the top-12 contestants will receive some sort...

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The Pipestone Little Arrows youth wrestling team conducted its own tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13. Ten mats were used in two gymnasiums to keep the action flowing. More than 300 wrestlers competed in the event, which took a little more than three hours to complete. The Little Arrows placed third behind talented squads from Minneota and Brandon Valley. Clubs visited Pipestone from as far away as Rock Valley, Iowa.  Here’s the Little Arrow wrestling group that placed third, in no particular order: Madden Erickson, Ryker Evans, Dominic Hernandez, Dydrek Likness, Junior Cardenas, Ashten Carpenter, Henry Fruechte, Micah Fruechte, Karson Homandberg,...

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