Pipestone County Star

Every few years,the Pipestone County Fair board comes up with a new activity. In recent years, the Ag Olympics has become a popular feature, and it’s on the docket again in 2025. The event will take place at 7:30 p.m. in the grandstand. (For more information, read a full preview on the Pipestone County Fair on the front page.) “We try to get both children and adults involved,” said Pipestone County Fair board of directors member Ryan Bosma, who is in charge of these Ag Olympics. Bosma said there will be both round and square bale activities, four events in...

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Dahl Motors will be conducting a car show on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the dealership. The dealership is located at the junctions of U.S. Highway 75 and State Highways 23 and 30. Registration is set for noon, with the show from 1-4 p.m. There is a registration fee, with proceeds for the upcoming Pipestone Veterans Memorial in Moore Park. All vehicles are welcome: classics, sport class, pick-up trucks, motorcycles and ratrods. Dash plaques will be given to the first 125 entrants, and there will be door prizes. D.J. Mylan Ray provides the musical entertainment. Backyard BBQ and Grill and...

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INFORMATION SOFTBALL Minn-Dakota Slowpitch Standings School       Record       Lake Benton Bar   16-0 D&T Meat Mkt.   12-6 Anacondas                   10-3 Lake Benton II     10-4 Sluggers     8-7 Dirty Dairymen             8-8 Alcobolics     7-9 Staci’s Bar     5-11 The Starfish     3-7 Ice Spice Elite     3-13 SB2                     1-15 Schedule  Tuesday, July 122        Alcobolics at Lake Benton II, Lake Benton Dirty...

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Quartziter Days featured a volleyball tournament in City Park. The event lasted nearly seven hours with seven competitive teams vying for the top spot. In the end, Team Houselog was the champion. The team was, in no particular order, Josh Houselog, Angie Houselog, Ashley Hoheisel, Holden Surat, Michaela Surat and Briana Wallin. Team Garcia placed second, a group composed of Zachary Bradley, Maya Garcia, Luis Javier Garcia, Angel Garcia, Uribe Hernandez and Jorge Mendez. The event is an annual tradition, with Angel Garcia organizing it. Look for a photo gallery from this event online at pipestonestar.com. 

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The #LiveLikeJoe Memorial Tournament featured a slightly adjusted format this year with two nine-hole tournaments. Both morning and afternoon sessions featured full participation, per tournament organizers, this past Saturday at Pipestone Country Club. Robert Petersen’s group was victorious during the morning nine, scoring 29. Petersen’s team featured Brent Dinger, Zach Warne and Mitch Warne. Ties were broken by “handicap holes.” In the afternoon, Mitchell Biever’s group was tops, a foursome also with Cooper Kanthak, Maddox Biever and McCaden Biever. The group carded a 30 to win by one stroke.  Complete results with team captain’s names accompany this story in agate...

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(Editor’s Note: The Pipestone Country Star will be running an eight-part series on local golf courses to promote the game from this issue through Aug. 21.) WORTHINGTON — GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness Club serves as the main hub for the sport in Nobles County. That’s in part because Prairie View Golf Course was decommissioned several years ago — now primarily used as a site for cross country meets and practices. GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness Club is part of an extended network of golf courses throughout the region, including Rocky Run in nearby Dell Rapids, S.D. — which will be the...

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ST. PAUL — Both wrestling and volleyball fans agree that a building’s recent name change will be an adjustment. The National Hockey League’s Minnesota Wild announced on Monday, June 30, the new name for their facility: “Grand Casino Arena.” The rink had been known as the Xcel Energy Center since it opened on Sept. 29, 2000. “It will always be the ‘X’ to me,” said longtime Pipestone Area Schools wrestling coach Brian Bos. “I’ll probably call it that forever.” The Mille Lacs Brand of Ojibwe, which owns casinos in Mille Lacs and Hinckley, and the Wild struck a 14-year naming...

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ADRIAN — Adrian eliminated Pipestone Post No. 6 from the American Legion junior tournament on Monday, winning 11-3. Pipestone grabbed an early lead only to watch Adrian score eight runs in the third to take command. Nick Bruns singled and scored in the first, and Zayne Zollner was later hit by a pitch and also scored. Trey Boelman singled and scored in the third inning to account for Pipestone’s final run. Jibril Razzaq absorbed the loss. Adrian’s Matthew Geister was the winning pitcher. Here are the Legion tournament scores from last week. INFORMATION SCOREBOARD Senior Tournament At Windom Thursday, July...

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Sure, the Pipestone A’s dropped a pair of games last week. But, the team was competitive in both and it was the perfect preparation for the upcoming Region 10C Tournament.  The Luverne Redbirds, thanks to pitcher Jake Haugen, blanked the A’s 4-0 on Wednesday, July 9, at A’s/City Field. On Sunday, July 13, the Milroy Irish nipped the A’s, 6-5, scoring what proved to be the game-winning run in the fourth inning. “We’ve started clicking, and I am happy with the direction we are going,” Pipestone head coach Avery Ploeger said. “I think we’re playing good baseball.” The A’s won’t...

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SLAYTON — There will be a benefit drive-in and fundraiser and dinner on from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 at the Murray County Fairgrounds. Proceeds benefit Slayton mechanic Johnny Meyer, owner of John’s Automotive, who is battling unspecified medical issues. He has experienced costly hospital stays and more. Funds raised will alleviate financial stress as Meyer works to return to his car shop as a self-employed mechanic. There will be a pork burger dinner, courtesy of the Murray County pork producers, and milkshakes on the menu. A silent auction is scheduled, plus door prizes. Tony Moger will be the...

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