REDWOOD FALLS — One-tenth of a point. That’s what separated the Pipestone Area Schools gymnasts from Redwood Valley during a Big South Conference meet on Thursday, Jan. 23, at the field house. And the Cardinals nipped the Arrows, 132.4-132.3. “(The meet) made it clear that every tenth counts,” PAS head coach Stacie Wallace commented. “That’s a good wake-up call as we set our sights on sections.” Wallace said the Arrows will look to add difficulty on the uneven parallel bars, and also clean up routines. The coach is hopeful the Arrows have not “hit the ceiling” in that event. “We’re...

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Pipestone Area Schools’ junior Taryn Tuinstra connected on a 3-pointer during the Arrows first offensive possession. Tuinstra’s triple just 14 seconds in set the wheels in motion for her strong performance. She scored 14 points on five field goals as the Arrows defeated arch-nemesis Luverne, 67-37, last Friday, Jan. 17, in Big South Conference action at PAS Gymnasium. “Taryn’s a big part of what we try to do (offensively),” PAS head coach Grant Everson said. “When she scores, she helps us immensely. It set the tone for her, and built confidence in her.” Tuinstra also contributed four rebounds, three pass...

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INFORMATION CALENDAR Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 Girls Basketball 7:30 p.m., Sleepy Eye-St. Mary’s at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Knights Gymnasium, Tyler Knowledge Bowl 7 p.m., Pipestone Area at Lakeview, Cottonwood Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Jackson County Central 7:30 p.m., Westbrook/Walnut Grove at Southwest Minnesota Christian, Edgerton 7:30 p.m., MACCRAY (Clara City) at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Knights Gymnasium, Tyler 8 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Deuel, Clear Lake, S.D. Girls Basketball 6 p.m., Pipestone Area at Jackson County Central 6:30 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Deuel, Clear Lake, S.D. Wrestling 5 p.m., Pipestone Area Schools triangular with Canby and Wabasso, PAS...

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NEW LONDON — Six of seven Pipestone Area Schools wrestlers earned a spot on the podium at the conclusion of the New London Spicer Invitational Friday, Jan. 17. The meet capped a grueling week with four duals and this bracket-formatted tournament. “I think we wrestled well,” PAS head coach Paul Young said. “But, we could have been better.” Young said the schedule was devised in such a way to make the wrestlers “embrace the grind,” which will help them during the postseason — which is roughly one month away from this edition of the Pipestone County Star. Arrow freshman Miklo...

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WORTHINGTON — Pipestone Area Schools’ multi-time state qualifier Kaysa Douty reached for even loftier numbers during a Big South Conference meet on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Douty established a new school record in the all-around competition as well as the floor exercise as part of a dazzling night. PAS head coach Stacie Wallace said Douty’s performance in the floor exercise was aided by a strong third tumbling pass. “Kaysa’s third pass on the floor is a round off, 1 1/2-twist, dive roll,” Wallace explained. The coach also said Douty changed another one of her leap passes, and added overall difficulty to...

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INFORMATION SCOREBOARD Monday, Jan. 13 Boys Basketball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 82, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 34 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 74, Edgerton Public 39 Southwest Minnesota Christian 53, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 42 Dell Rapids-St. Mary’s 70, Elkton-Lake Benton 20 Tuesday, Jan. 14 Boys Basketball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 86, Red Rock Central 51 Southwest Minnesota Christian 76, Murray County Central 62 Hills-Beaver Creek 62, Edgerton Public 44 Dell Rapids-St. Mary’s 61, Elkton-Lake Benton 41 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 68, Murray County Central 49 Canby 58, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 43 Gymnastics Worthington 141.55, Pipestone Area 134.175 Wrestling Pipestone Area 72, Springfield 0 Tea Area, S.D., 39, Pipestone Area 30 Tea Area, S.D.,...

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TYLER —  Defense continues to be the calling card for the Russell-Tyler-Ruthton girls’ basketball team. “Defensively, we work hard on it (in practice),” RTR head coach Steve Hesse said. “We talked about it before the game, we wanted to hold them (Murray County Central) below their season average point total, and we did well with that.” The Rebels were averaging close to 48 points per game. But, not in this Red Rock Conference contest as RTR downed MCC, 52-40, on Thursday, Jan. 16. at Knights Gymnasium. RTR also had a little more offensive balance, too. Adalia Matzner paced eight different...

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The Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball team came into last Friday’s Big South Conference contest riding a three-game winning streak. Luverne senior guard Carter Sehr put an end to such good fortune as the Cardinal dropped in 30 points on 11 field goals, including a pair of 3-pointers, and a spotless 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. And Luverne swept the regular-season series between the rivals, taking this one 73-54 at PAS Gymnasium on Friday, Jan. 17. “He’s a multi-dimensional scorer,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. “He can get going from the perimeter and the inside. He’s a smart player,...

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Chris “Kip” Johnson is the new chief of the Jasper Fire Department. He was elected to the position by his fellow firefighters in December and took over the position Jan. 1. Johnson replaces Jeff Leslie, who joined the Jasper Fire Department in 1983 and had been chief for around 16 or 17 years. Leslie said he thought that was long enough and that it was time for someone younger to step into the role. He plans to remain on the fire department for a few years to help with the transition. Johnson is originally from Pipestone, but now calls Jasper...

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ELKTON, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton’s boys and girls basketball teams will be serving as hosts for the Dakota Valley Conference Showcase Saturday. Tickets are for adults and for students from kindergarten through 12th grade. All games will be live-streamed on Big Sioux Media. The Elks girls will square off with Edgerton at 6 p.m. in the South Gymnasium. The boys will play Canby at 7:30 p.m. — also in the South Gym. Here’s the complete schedule: South Gymnasium 11 a.m., Deubrook vs. Hills-Beaver Creek (girls) 12:45 p.m., Wilmot vs. Lower Brule (boys) 2:30 p.m., Deubrook vs. Sully Buttes...

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