SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Southwest Minnesota Christian volleyball players Madyson Fey and Hannah Caspersen will both continue playing the sport they love on the collegiate level. Fey and Caspersen in late January both signed NAIA National Letters of Intent to play for Dordt University in the competitive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Dordt, under head coach Jacki Smith, finished with a 14-16 overall record (8-8 in the GPAC) during the 2024 season. With the move to Dordt, Fey and Caspersen will reunite with former teammate Myah Vander Maten, currently a  libero/defensive specialist combination. “Madyson is an all-around standout athlete and...

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SIOUX CITY, Iowa — For the second time in her collegiate career, Morningside University sprinter Meredith Draper will compete in the famous Sioux City Relays. Morningside serves as the host for the annual event set for Elwood Olsen Stadium. The Sioux City Relays are both a regional track and field tradition and celebration, featuring colleges and high schools. Draper is set to run in both the open 100- and 200-meter dashes. Recently, Draper ran at the Central Methodist University meet in Fayette, Mo., recording a time of 13.07 seconds in the 100 dash and 27.69 in the 200. For Draper,...

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For the first time ever, Pipestone Area Schools will be fielding a sporting clays target shooting team. The Arrows will join other local schools — Southwest Minnesota Christian, Edgerton Public and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton — with this offering. The Minnesota State High School League has sanctioned this activity for a number of years, administered by the Minnesota State High School Clay Target Shooting League. The PAS school board officially approved the sport at a previous meeting. The Arrow squad is quite young, with six boys and one girl. Here’s the team: ninth-graders Ethan Faber, Thomas Reese, Torin Schroyer and Keely Burke, eighth-grader...

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ROCHESTER — The Pipestone Little Arrows wrestling program competed at the Northland Youth Wrestling Association state tournament last weekend at the Mayo Civic Center. The Little Arrows returned with a pair of second-place finishes. Briggs Evans earned second in the third- and fourth-grade 72-pound division. Evans reached the final with a major decision over Davis Artmann from New Prague, a technical fall versus Maverick Miner of Westfield and Lola Barrett of St. James Area. Colter Wilhelmi from Foley recorded a 7-1 decision over Briggs in the championship match. Oliver Sterud also placed second, in the seventh- and eighth-grade 160-pound bracket....

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Keira Larson, a senior on the Elkton-Lake Benton cheerleading squad, has signed to continue cheering on the collegiate level at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, S.D. Larson, a basketball cheerleader, is shown here with E-LB cheer coach and sponsor Nicole Bye. She received the Determination Award during the winter sports awards program on Monday, March 24, in Elkton School's North Gymnasium. Augustana fields both cheer and dance squads, under the direction of head coach Betzi Plucker and assistant Camryn Reid.  Larson will major in special education. 

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This Saturday, the Pipestone Area Schools’ boys tennis team embarks on the 2025 season with a pair of matches on the road. The Arrows will face Section 3A champion Montevideo at 10 a.m., followed by the short jaunt to Granite Falls to face Yellow Medicine East at 1 p.m. — weather permitting. As has been in the case in recent years, PAS has struggled with numbers. PAS head boys tennis coach James Skyberg said the Arrows will need to field a full varsity roster. What’s more, the Minnesota State High School League doesn’t allow for players to repeat in both...

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Two Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball players have received all-Big South Conference accolades. Senior shooting guard/swing forward combination Makhi Winter was named an all-league first-team selection in the Big South’s Blue Division. Senior point guard Tagon Woelber was honorably mentioned. “It is always awesome to have kids selected to the all-conference team for the Big South,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. “We have a very competitive conference with a ton of talent and big schools. It’s a well-deserved honor for both Makhi and Tagon.” Both Winter and Woelber also chimed in on their accomplishments. “Being named to the Big...

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INFORMATION SCHEDULE Editor's Note: Schedules are subject to change, weather and field conditions permitting.  Friday, April 4 Baseball 4:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Murray County Central, Slayton (“B” game will be played in Hadley) 4:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Lakeview, Cottonwood 4:30 p.m., Canby at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian  Softball 4:30 p.m., Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial at Pipestone Area, Paulsen Sports Complex (DH) 4:30 p.m., Clinton-Grace-Beardsley vs. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, at Dawson-Boyd 4:30 p.m., Jackson County Central at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, City Field Track and Field 4 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Invitational, Tyler junior high meet Saturday, April 5 Baseball Noon, Minneota at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Ruthton Boys...

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The Minnesota State High School Clay Target League will open up practice the week of Sunday, March 30. Team registration wrapped up on March 24. For the first time ever, Pipestone Area Schools will field a squad. Kyle Viland will serve as the head coach with Gavin Viland and Robert Faber as the assistants. PAS’ first practice was set for Tuesday, complete with gun inspection and in-person training. Edgerton Public, Southwest Minnesota Christian and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton also will have teams this season. Conferences will be announced, and state tournament registration is set for April 14, with competitions beginning six days later....

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Pipestone Area Schools’ Mylee Weber prepares to field a ball at second base while Kaysa Douty swings away during a preseason scrimmage on Saturday, March 22, at the Wescott Sports Complex in Austin. The Arrows participated in another scrimmage on Saturday, March 29, versus St. Peter and Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial at Minnesota State University in Mankato. Weather permitting, the regular-season opener is set for Friday, April 4, versus LCWM. The doubleheader will begin at 4 p.m., moved up one-half hour. 

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