Pipestone County Star

DELL RAPIDS, S.D. — Former Pipestone Area Schools head volleyball coach Carrie Smith continues coaching the sport she loves. The Dell Rapids school board officially approved Smith as a high school assistant at its July meeting. Smith also will serve the Dell Rapids district as an elementary school special education teacher. She receives a stipend for coaching volleyball. “I wanted a change of pace,” said Smith, who had spent the previous decade plus working for the Brookings school district, in a Friday, Aug. 29, telephone conversation with the Pipestone County Star. “I’m a small-town girl,” added Smith, who played for...

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MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton’s Jonah Uilk and Hannah Masselink were the region’s top finishers at the Marshall Invitational on Monday, Aug. 25. Runners traversed Marshall Golf Club, with a limited number of schools participating. Uilk, who qualified for the 2024 Class A state meet, clocked in with a time of 17:32.6. Masselink recorded a time of 20:14.5 on the girls’ side. As for Pipestone Area Schools, Rhaelee Heidebrink was the Arrows’ top girls finisher in 21:53.1 — which was good enough for 17th. “This is the best start to the season she’s had as a cross country athlete,” PAS...

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Minnesota West Community & Technical College offensive lineman Codin Bullerman (50) blocks during the Bluejays’ season-opening football game versus national powerhouse College of DuPage (Ill.) at Trojan Field in Worthington. Bullerman (6-foot-5, 285 pounds) is a former standout for Adrian-Ellsworth. The NJCAA Division III No. 1 ranked Chaparrals downed the Bluejays, 37-7. However, the Bluejays played much better than the final score indicated with 339 yards in total offense, including 261 passing. Minnesota West went 0-for-5 in the red zone, with three costly turnovers, two of which were Armon Vinson interceptions. Justin Spears collected 25 tackle points to pace Minnesota...

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The youth football season begins for both Pipestone Area and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton this Saturday, Sept. 6. Pipestone Area will play at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton this Saturday, while Russell-Tyler-Ruthton squares off against Marshall Orange at home in Tyler. Kickoff for both of these Little Ten Youth Football League match-ups is set for 10 a.m. Youth football is for students in third through sixth grade. The format for games will remain the same as in previous years, with both teams spending 20 minutes on both offense and defense. Last weekend, Pipestone Area participated in a joint practice/scrimmage versus Heron-Lake Okabena-Fulda at the Paulsen Athletic Complex....

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The Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club summer trap shooting league came to a conclusion on Wednesday, Aug. 27. This was the first-ever league of its kind at the grounds located northeast of Pipestone. Here’s the group (from left): Dalton Van Dyke, Gary Groth, Mark Templin, Dar Sietsma, Justin Kroschell and Cal Tinklenberg. Results may be found in agate form on the inside rail of Page 2 in the sports section of The Pipestone County Star. Sietsma was also the winner of the lawn mower drawings.

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ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is asking hunters to avoid shooting marked research bears. The bear hunting season officially opened on Monday, Sept. 1, across the state. These bears are marked with distinctive, large and colorful ear tags. They also are wearing radio collars. Researchers are monitoring 50 black bears across the state. These bears live primarily near Chippewa National Forest, Camp Ripley or the Brainerd and Duluth areas. All but three of the bears are female. Photos of collared research bears and findings are available on the Minnesota DNR bear hunting page. Select seasons are...

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WORTHINGTON — Minnesota West Community and Technical College head volleyball coach Brittney McNab recently marked a milestone. McNab earned her 100th career coaching victory in a 3-1 victory over Northland Community & Technical College at Anoka-Ramsey Community College. The Bluejays won by set scores of 25-17, 26-28, 25-19, 25-20. In the win, former Russell-Tyler-Ruthton standout Ally Nelson provided seven kills, four digs and three solo ace blocks. Minnesota West stands at 7-1 after the Siouxland Invitational in Sioux City, Iowa — with tournament wins over Ellsworth (Iowa) Community College, Labette (Kan.) and Western Iowa Tech. Highland (Kan.) is the only...

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INFORMATION LOCAL SCOREBOARD Tuesday, Aug. 19 Girls Tennis  Yellow Medicine East 5, Pipestone Area 2 MACCRAY (Clara City) 4, Pipestone Area 3 Thursday, Aug. 21 Boys Soccer New Ulm 3, Southwest Minnesota Christian 1 Girls Tennis  Montevideo 7, Pipestone Area 0 Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 4, Pipestone Area 3 Friday, Aug. 22 Football Elkton-Lake Benton 59, Waubay-Summit (S.D.) 8 Saturday, Aug. 23 Volleyball Sideout Classic At New Prague Mayer Lutheran d. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 25-21, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20 HOW THEY STAND As of Sunday, Aug. 24 Standings Football School       Record       Elkton-Lake Benton       1-0...

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LOCAL CALENDAR Tuesday, Sept. 2 Cross Country 10 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Redhawk Run, Hendricks Golf Course Girls Tennis 4:30 p.m., River Valley (Springfield) at Pipestone Area Volleyball 7:15 p.m., Pipestone Area at Luverne, Cardinal Gymnasium 7:15 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Castlewood 7:15 p.m., Edgerton at Southwest Minnesota Christian  7:15 p.m., Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Knights Gymnasium Thursday, Sept. 4 Cross Country 4:15 p.m., Pipestone Area and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Invitational, Tracy Golf Course Girls Tennis 4:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Luverne Volleyball 7:15 p.m., Pipestone Area at Adrian-Ellsworth 7:15 p.m., Oldham-Ramona-Rutland at Elkton-Lake Benton 7:15 p.m., Edgerton at Lakeview (Cottonwood)...

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The Pipestone Area Schools football team returns five starters from last year’s squad that produced a 7-3 record. All of the starters are two-way players, as reported by PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden. Those players are 2024 offensive player of the year Cayden Zephier (who will play running back this year), quarterback/defensive back Austin Musch, offensive/defensive lineman Jackson Post, wide receiver/defensive back Kayden White and running back/linebacker Xavier Banjoko. Zephier, as a wide receiver last season, paced the Arrows with 655 yards including a 94-yard TD. He picked off three Redwood Valley passes during the Section 3AA playoff game. Playing...

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