Pipestone County Star

Monday, Nov. 17 Boys Basketball  First allowable practice date per Minnesota State High School League guidelines Wrestling First allowable practice date per Minnesota State High School League guidelines Thursday, Nov. 20 Girls Basketball  7:15 p.m., Pipestone Area at Montevideo 7:15 p.m., Edgerton Public at Windom Area Friday, Nov. 21 Girls Basketball  7:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, Tracy Saturday, Nov. 22 Boys Basketball  9 a.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Lakeview, Cottonwood, scrimmage Monday, Nov. 24 Girls Basketball  First allowable practice date, per South Dakota High School Activities Association guidelines 7:15 p.m., Edgerton Public at Luverne, Classic Gymnasium Tuesday, Nov. 25 Girls Basketball  7:15...

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Pipestone Area Schools’ volleyball concluded the 2025 season with an awards program Sunday, Nov. 9, at Dar’s Pizza. The Arrows improved immensely, finishing with a 17-7 overall record and winning the St. James Area Invitational eight-team tournament in mid-September. They also reached the championship bracket in the Wabasso Tournament. Overall, it was a nine-win improvement. “It was a fun season,” PAS head coach Shelly Hennager said, who wrapped up her first year leading the team. “We made a lot of great memories.” Hennager highlighted the Arrows earned sweeps in seven contests this season, and went 2-1 in five-set matches (beating...

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Pipestone Area Schools’ volleyball concluded the 2025 season with an awards program Sunday, Nov. 9, at Dar’s Pizza. The Arrows improved immensely, finishing with a 17-7 overall record and winning the St. James Area Invitational eight-team tournament in mid-September. They also reached the championship bracket in the Wabasso Tournament. Overall, it was a nine-win improvement. “It was a fun season,” PAS head coach Shelly Hennager said, who wrapped up her first year leading the team. “We made a lot of great memories.” Hennager highlighted the Arrows earned sweeps in seven contests this season, and went 2-1 in five-set matches (beating...

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WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community & Technical College volleyball player Ally Nelson will be returning to a familiar scene later this week. The Bluejays have qualified for the NJCAA Division III tournament, where they finished second in the nation to Dallas, Texas-based Eastfield College in 2024. Matches are conducted at Alliant Energy Powerhouse Arena in Cedar Rapids. Minnesota West faces Monroe University-Bronx (N.Y.) in the opening round at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. The Express are 20-5, and had a 13-match winning skein during the season. The Bluejays enter as the No. 2 seed with a 35-4 record, including 15-1...

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ELKTON, S.D. — The will to win can consume a team. But, earning that victory is all the sweeter when the will accomplishes the feat. That’s essentially the dynamic that carried Elkton-Lake Benton past state powerhouse Parkston, 14-8, in the South Dakota Class 9AA semifinals at teeth-chattering Elkton Athletic Complex Friday, Nov. 7. This marks ELB’s first state championship appearance since 2006 — after the past four years as a semifinalist. The 9AA second-ranked Elks (10-1) will play the top-seeded undefeated Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy coop at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, at the University of South Dakota’s DakotaDome in Vermillion. “I...

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The Pipestone Area Schools’ cross country team recalled the 2025 season with an awards program Thursday, Nov. 6, at Faith Community Church. Eight awards were presented to the runners (four male and four female). Rhaelee Heidebrink, the Arrows top finisher at the Section 3A meet, earned the Steve Prefontaine Award. Steve ‘Pre’ Prefontaine was a stellar American long-distance runner — setting records from 2,000 to 10,000 meters — before his untimely death in 1975. Prefontaine’s legacy includes Pre’s Rock in Eugene, Ore., which also is the site of a meet and track club named in his honor. PAS head coach...

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VERMILLION, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton versus Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy is just one of several South Dakota High School Activities Association state championship football games set to be played this week. In addition to the Elkton-Lake Benton versus Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy clash, Elk Point-Jefferson against St. Thomas More (Rapid City) also is of interest to local fans.  Jake Terry serves as the head coach at Elk Point-Jefferson.  Title games are listed by class: 11A: Sioux Falls Christian vs. Lennox, Noon, Nov. 15 11AA: Yankton vs. Pierre T.F. Riggs, 7 p.m., Nov. 14 11AAA: Brandon Valley vs. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 5 p.m., Nov. 15...

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The Tyler Arts Council will present “Leaving Iowa” from Friday-Sunday, Nov. 14-16, at the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton School Performing Arts Center. The physical address for the PAC is 111 Lincoln County Road 8. Friday and Saturday performances will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday’s show is a matinee scheduled for 2 p.m. The show will have a running time of 122 minutes. Ticket prices are .30 per adult, .22 per student and .10 per child (which includes applicable fees). “Leaving Iowa” is a comedy about family vacations written by Spike Manton and Tim Clue. The play has received critical acclaim on the...

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The 2025-26 deer hunting season is underway. Hunters were seen all across Pipestone County on Saturday, adorned in blaze orange — with some organized parties. However, changes are ahead per a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources press release dated Oct. 27. Minnesota’s shotgun-only zone for deer hunting will be changed in 2026. The current shotgun zones remain in effect for this year. Once the law goes into effect, hunters generally will be allowed to use legal rifles or shotguns throughout the state during the deer season, wherever permitted. However, individual counties such as Pipestone County will be allowed to make...

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Both the Edgerton Public and Elkton-Lake Benton football teams prepared for the postseason with convincing wins. Edgerton downed New Ulm Cathedral, 52-7, on a woefully foggy Wednesday, Oct. 15, in this Minnesota Educators Association week special. Meanwhile, ELB traveled to Hayti, S.D., beating longtime nemesis Hamlin, 46-14, on Friday, Oct. 17. The Flying Dutchmen (7-1) were set to play the winner of a Section 3 9-Player game between Adrian-Ellsworth and Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 3 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals at Edgerton. Edgerton head coach Andrew Fleischman said he expected the Dragons to beat the Coyotes. “We know how difficult it’s going...

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