Pipestone County Star

This past Thursday, Sept. 3, new Pipestone Area Schools’ cheer coach Kaylee Dupont escorted her team onto the track at Paulsen Field.  Dupont replaces Mariah Swanson in the role. Swanson has moved to Rochester.  A 2024 PAS graduate, Dupont was both a cheerleader and color guard member while in high school — so the transition to coach was easy to figure out.  Dupont twice won the Mandy Gillin Award, presented to the top member of the PAS color guard. Gillin was a former color guard member who passed away about two decades ago.  Since there was no time to change...

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Keira Larson is a sophomore cheerleader at Augustana University.  Larson performs as a sideline cheerleader for football, and men’s and women’s basketball as well. During the 2025-26 school year, Larson received the “most reliable” award.  This past summer, Elizabeth Boysen was named head coach of Augustana’s spirit programs, with Thomas Tu Nguyen as the assistant.  Boysen had been the head competitive cheer coach at Sioux Falls Washington. Nguyen has been a dance coach and choreographer for the past decade, most recently at Harrisburg (S.D.) where he guided the Tigers to state championships. Augustana’s spirit squads will...

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INFORMATION TRAP SHOOTING At Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club  Wednesday, Aug. 26 Results  Individual Results 1, Mark Templin 2, Justin Krosschell 3, Jacob Fischer 4, Mark Steuven 5, Dar Sietsma 6, Kyle Viland 7, Torin Schroyer 8, Joe Schaffer 9, Dick Lange 10, Ron Krosschell Editor’s Note: There was just individual and no team shooting.  FALL LEAGUE Wednesday, Sept. 2  Results  Team Scores  1, Valley Villians, 205 2, Hiene’s Heroes, 201 3, Gunsmoke Wranglers, 159 Individual Results  1, Justin Kroschell, 47 2, Riley Williams, 45 3t, Hiene Walhof, 44 3t, Joe Schaffer, 44 5, Derek Krosschell, 43 6t, Wayne Harris, 42 6t,...

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INFORMATION AMATEUR BASEBALL Minnesota Baseball Association Class “C” Tournament  SCOREBOARD  Friday, Sept. 4  Quarterfinals  At Jordan  Hanska 5, Windom 3  At Chaska  Fairmont 9, Richmond 1  Saturday, Sept. 5 Semifinals  At New Prague Fairmont 10, Starbuck 0 (7) Sunday, Sept. 6 Championship Game At New Prague  Fairmont 5, Elrosa 4 Record: Fairmont, 20-8 Outstanding pitcher: Spencer Chirpich  Outstanding offensive player: Joey Crissinger  All-Tournament Team: Collin Lovell, Windom; Luke Becker, Jon Traetow, Joey Crissinger and Spencer Chirpich, Fairmont 

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The Pipestone Little Arrows youth running club has formed.  This is for children from age kindergarten through fifth grade as of fall 2026.  The cost is , and includes a running club T-shirt.  Runners will convene at Paulsen Field, and learn the sport through games, relays and short distance runs.  The club also a way to make new friends.   The program will take place from 4-4:45 p.m. Wednesdays from Sept. 16 to Sept. 30 — with a meet on Oct. 7.  For information, email Laura Wurster at [email protected] or Hollie Pater, [email protected].

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INFORMATION CALENDAR Friday, Sept. 11  Football  7 p.m., Pipestone Area at Windom Area (Island Park)  7 p.m., Sleepy Eye United at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Homecoming Game/Tyler)  7 p.m., Granada-Huntley-East Chain-Truman at Edgerton Public  7 p.m., Estelline/Hendricks at Elkton-Lake Benton (Elkton Athletic Complex)  Boys Soccer  4:30 p.m., Marshall at Southwest Minnesota Christian (Edgerton)  Saturday, Sept. 12 Marching Band  9 a.m., Pipestone Area at Harrisburg Invitational  Boys Soccer  Noon, Southwest Minnesota Christian at St. Peter (St. Peter Middle School Field)  Cross Country  9:30 a.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton at Bruce Gluf Classic (Luverne High School) Girls Tennis  10 a.m., Benson/KMS at Pipestone Area (PAS Courts) ...

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The Minnesota State High School League defending Class A state champions visited Pipestone on Thursday, Sept. 3.  And the results pretty much went as expected.  St. James Area blanked PAS, 7-0, at Paulsen Athletic Complex-PAS Courts.  “It was good competition,” PAS head coach James Skyberg said, “and you want to see what you can get out of it.”  Getting to deuce points and forcing ad-scoring turned into Arrows’ highlights versus the Saints.  “It’s always been a solid program,” Skyberg said regarding St. James Area. “They play in a lot of summer tournaments. A lot of their girls concentrate on tennis.”...

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WINDOM — The Pipestone Area and Windom Area football teams squared off in the Section 3AA tournament last October 2025. The Eagles eventually nipped the Arrows, 38-36.  However, these days, both PAS and Windom share a painful truth — the Arrows and Eagles were both gutted by graduation. New talent is in development. There’s one thing already in the Arrows’ favor: season first downs.  In PAS’ loss to Redwood Valley on Thursday, Sept. 3, the team generated 10 first downs. Meanwhile, Martin County West’s stingy defense didn’t allow Windom a single first down in a whitewash.  Still, head coach Scott...

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Redwood Valley’s seasoned senior quarterback Zack Lundeen powered the Cardinals to 490 yards in total offense.  That told just part of the story as the Cardinals downed Pipestone Area Schools at Paulsen Field on Thursday, Sept. 3.  “They were bigger, faster and stronger than us,” PAS head coach Scott Boomgaarden said. “That was the difference.”  Redwood Valley’s blocking scheme won the edge all game long, and the Cardinals also had four critical conversions (on third and fourth down combined). Lundeen had just 11 pass attempts, rather letting his legs do the work — and RV racked up 41 carries overall. ...

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TYLER — For the second straight season, the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton football team opened by shutting out Yellow Medicine East. The Knights blanked the Sting, 34-0, as quarterback Brayden Chandler went 7-of-12 passing for 111 yards and two TD. Chandler also rushed 15 times for 107 yards and two more scores.  Micah Johnson also fared well for the Knights as the team’s leading rusher with 114 yards on 15 carries. Lane Wichmann added 95 receiving yards — which included both passing scores. The Knights held the Sting to less than 200 yards in total offense, preserving the shutout with a fourth-quarter stand. ...

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