Pipestone County Star

The Prairie Riders Saddle Club has rescheduled its fun show for Sunday, Aug. 17, at the Pipestone County Fairgrounds. The Sunday, June 29, event was cancelled on account of thunderstorms dumping heavy rain just before it was to begin. Because of the cancellation, there only will be one fun show event this year. Look for more information in a future edition of the Pipestone County Star.

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EDGERTON — There will be plenty of sports-themed options during the forthcoming 75th Annual Dutch Festival. The theme is “Diamonds: Through the Decades.” Here’s a list of sporting events taking place during the festival, which runs from Thursday-Saturday, July 10-12. Thursday Mini bulls and Mutton bustin’ Great Frontier Bull Riding — based in Maynard — will present a mini-bulls rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. July 10, with three divisions of competition, in City Park. The divisions are: pee wees (ages 6-8), juniors (9-11) and seniors (12-14). The entry fee is . Registration spots are limited, with 24-hour advanced notice required...

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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.) SLAYTON — Since the late 1950s, Murray County golfers have enjoyed playing at Slayton Country Club. One recent change has been made to the par-5 Hole No. 2, now converted into a dogleg with slightly different yardage. Slayton Country Club has plenty of distinct features, including that tee boxes on Holes Nos. 1, 4 and 7 are just steps from the clubhouse. The course plays as a par-35, which plays at 2,853 yards from...

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Joseph Kor from the Pipestone County 4-H Shooting Sports program recently competed at the national competition in Grand Island, Nebraska. The University of Nebraska helps administer the contest. Kor finished with a three-day total of 691, which earned him ninth place in a field of 73 shooters, in the air pistol division. There were slow and rapid fire contests, and silhouette shooting. Kor, a recent Pipestone Area Schools graduate, will attend Minnesota West Community & Technical College in Jackson where he will be enrolled in the school’s electrician program. He’s shown here with his shooting coach, Mike Porter of Bemidji.

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JASPER — The Quartziter Days community festival this year will feature a sand volleyball tournament. The event will begin at 11 a.m., with registration beforehand, at City Park. Teams will be made up of six people, and several have already signed up per the event organizer. The first-place team will receive , then for the runner-ups and for third.  For information, call Angel Garcia at 1-708-768-1964. For information on Quartziter Days, read a story in this week’s edition of The Pipestone County Star.

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Soon-to-be Elkton-Lake Benton junior Malyha Slegers is all smiles after helping Kairos 16 Gamma place third in the Aspire Division at the AAU National Tournament, which was conducted at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Gamma had a 11-3 record during the tournament, winning 20 of 29 sets. There were nearly 200 teams in the division, making the accomplishment all the more remarkable. At the USA Junior Nationals Volleyball Tournament in Dallas, Tenley Witzel and Nahla Fjeldheim played for the Kairos 15 Alpha team which placed 13th out of 36 teams in the 15 Open division. Witzel and...

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LAMBERTON — Four Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian and three Russell-Tyler-Ruthton softball players earned all-conference honors. It was another successful season for the Flying Dutchmen, who finished with an 18-9 record and 10-2 in Red Rock Conference games. E/SWC split conference games with Adrian-Ellsworth and eventual league champion Murray County Central. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (7-14) was fifth overall in Red Rock games with a 4-8 mark. Eventual Section 3A champion Wabasso ousted RTR in the first round, 11-1, on Thursday, May 22. Then the Rabbits eliminated E/SWC in the championship round, 5-1, one week later at the Marshall Softball Complex. For E/SWC, the four...

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INFORMATION BASEBALL All-Red Rock Conference Chase Christianson, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton; Eli Determan, RTR; Brayden Chandler, RTR; Tyler Wichmann, RTR; Cameron Fenske, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian; Josh Groen, E/SWC; Trevin Prins, E/SWC; Blake Schultz, E/SWC; Brenton Erdman, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda; Dillon Smith, HLOF; Tanner Schultz, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey; Travis Weiss, Adrian-Ellsworth; Joe Rahe, A-E; Kyler Kunkel, A-E; Matt Giester, A-E; Austin Imker, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove; Hudsen Jenniges, RRC/WWG; Dylan Kluis, Murray County Central; Teague Meyer, MCC; Dugan Kluis, MCC; Krew Schneider, MCC Honorable Mentions Seth Cowell, RTR; Sean Griesse, RTR; Gavin Schreurs, RTR; Caden Sas, E/SWC; Kahlid Fontanez, MLAC; Landon Simon, MLAC; Garrett Penning,...

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ST. PAUL — Three Pipestone Area Schools graduates were honored for their academic work on the collegiate level in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. University of Northwestern (Roseville, Minn.) freshman indoor and outdoor track and field athlete Naomi Wallace was named academic all-conference. Bethany Lutheran College (Mankato, Minn.) women’s basketball players Aubrea Kor and Arinn McGee also were recognized.    Individual students who earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better during the winter and spring semesters are honored. Overall, 114 student-athletes from University of Northwestern were chosen for the academic all-conference team.  This year, there were 772 individual academic all-conference...

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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.) GARRETSON, S.D. — Golfers who enjoy a challenging par-5 should make River Ridge Golf Course an appointment destination. “River Ridge has one of the longest par-5’s in the Midwest,” boasts the official course guide. From the blue tee, Hole No. 4 plays 601 yards. There are three other tee-box lengths: 451 yards (red), 471 yards (gold) and 552 yards (white). What’s more, the fourth hole plays uphill and upwind most of the time —...

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