The Pipestone Area Schools’ boys and girls track and field teams served as host of the first of three meets scheduled for the Paulsen Sports Complex. Overall the Arrow boys scored 68 points, which was good enough for fifth place. The girls compiled 81 points; however, they finished sixth on the team ladder. “Team wise, we didn’t place very high,” PAS head coach Mark Moeller said. “But, that’s not our goal. ... I saw good performances individually, and got to see some things that helped me measure out where we’re sitting for this first week on our meet schedule.” The...

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Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton met up for both a single baseball and softball game Thursday, April 10. RTR triumphed in the baseball game at Edgerton, 8-2, while E/SWC downed the Knights, 12-2 in the softball game at Tyler. Here’s a short recap on both games. Softball Cathryn Feikema threw a complete game and both Reese Vande Griend and Elliot Fleischman rapped out three hits to fuel E/SWC. E/SWC forged ahead in the first inning on RBI singles from Kya Voge and Fleischman. Addie Nibbelink opened the inning with a crafty bunt single. The Knights responded with two runs in...

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Paulsen Sports Complex was filled with curious spectators for a season-opening softball doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8. Two fan bases wanted to be outside, and the fresh air was inviting. How would Pipestone Area Schools fare against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, a 2024 Class AA state tournament runner-up? The Arrows gave the Knights all they could handle, falling in a pair of one-run games (Game One, 3-2, and Game Two, 6-5). “We competed very hard and had chances to win,” PAS second-year head coach Robert Petersen said. “We were ahead in both games. I was very happy with how we...

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INFORMATION At Bole-Mor Lanes, Pipestone From April 9-10 Lynnette’s Ladies Standings Team W-L The Bowling Stones          34-18 American Legion          32-19.5 JBS                                               32-20 Stay In Your Lane                     30.5-21.5 Sister Chicks                                26-26 Dolls With Balls                      ...

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INFORMATION LOCAL CALENDAR Monday, April 21 Baseball 1 p.m., Minneota at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Ruthton 4:30 p.m., Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian at Adrian-Ellsworth 4:30 p.m., Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Ruthton Boys Golf  4 p.m., Pipestone Area at Big South Conference division event, at Adrian Country Club, Adrian Girls Golf 4 p.m., Pipestone Area at Big South Conference division event, at Windom Country Club, Windom Softball  4:30 p.m., Murray County Central at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, Edgerton City Fields Track and Field    4 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton at Luverne Invitational, Cardinal Field Tuesday, April 22 Baseball  4:30 p.m., Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian at Murray County...

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TRACK AND FIELD HONOR ROLL Friday, April 11 Pipestone Area Invitational At Paulsen Sports Complex Team Scores Boys 1, Hills-Beaver Creek, 170; 2, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, 110.5; 3, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 102.5; 4, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 98; 5, Pipestone Area, 68; 6, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 64; 7, Adrian-Ellsworth, 35; 8, Harrisburg, S.D., 21 Girls 1, Hills-Beaver Creek, 103; 2, Adrian-Ellsworth, 100; 3, Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton, 97; 4, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda, 94; 5, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, 87; 6, Pipestone Area, 81; 7, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 72; 8, Harrisburg, S.D., 10 Individual Results Pipestone Area Schools Boys 100-meter dash: 4, Americ Suvandy, 11.94 200 dash: 2, Cayden Zephier, 24.01; 4, Suvandy, 24.47...

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Five Southwest Minnesota Christian students participated in a trout stocking event — in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources — at Camden State Park in Lynd on Tuesday, April 8. The students who assisted in stocking were Tyson Bleyenberg, Cash Decker, Nathan Hoekman, Nilson Van Hulzen and Case Van Dyken.

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MILBANK, S.D. — The Pipestone Area Schools boys’ tennis team traveled to face Milbank on Thursday, April 10. South Dakota has a different format from Minnesota, allowing for repeats along with six singles and three doubles matches to be played. Here are the results: INFORMATION BOYS TENNIS Thursday, April 10 Results At Milbank, S.D. Milbank 9, Pipestone Area 0 Singles No. 1: Charles Whitesitt, M, d. Makhi Winter, 6-2, 6-4 No. 2: Greg Grabow, M, d. Brady Dunn, 6-1, 6-0 No. 3: Will Muellenbach, M, d. Baptiste Phillipon, 6-1, 6-1 No. 4: Alex Baugh, M, d. Matthew Swenson, 6-2, 6-3...

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ST. LOUIS PARK — Building relationships. That’s one reason why Kimball Area head football coach Clay Anderson has enjoyed such a successful career, according to Pipestone Area Schools’ Scott Boomgaarden. “He builds relationships with the kids,” Boomgaarden said. “He has been able to get the most out of them; they give him 110 percent.” Boomgaarden said he’s learned plenty from Anderson, who served in the same role here in Pipestone from 2015-2019. Scott was Clay’s defensive coordinator. “Clay is a very deserving individual,” Boomgaarden said. “He was great to work with, and instilled the same values (seen in the Arrow...

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ADRIAN — Pipestone Area Schools’ Landon Quist smacked his first home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough as Adrian-Ellsworth defeated the Arrows, 13-8, last Friday. The Dragons took control of the game early, pushing across seven runs for a 7-0 lead. The Arrows responded with three runs in the third, but they couldn’t close the deficit to less than three runs. PAS fared well at the plate; however, the Arrows had trouble squelching the Dragon offense. Weston Reinhard went 3-for-5, Landon Johnson 3-for-3 with a triple and Troy Boelman 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Quist was 2-for-4 with...

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