Pipestone County Star

SLAYTON — Several Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton athletes earned gold medals at the Red Rock Conference meet on Thursday, May 15. On the boys’ side, SWC/E’s Ryan Pap came through with a first-place finish in the 400-meter run, clocking in at 51.97. Teammate Silas Van Essen recorded a time of 41.22 to win the 300-meter intermediate hurdles. Josimar Van Hulzen, Tyler Pap and Jonah Uilk joined Ryan Pap to win the 4x400-meter relay in a strong time of 3:37.71. Soon-to-be Dakota State University football player and current Russell-Tyler-Ruthton senior Sean Griesse continued preparations for his upcoming gridiron season by...

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WORTHINGTON — The Pipestone Area Schools boys and girls track and field teams wrapped up the regular season on Tuesday, May 13, at Worthington High School’s Trojan Relays. Teams were split up by enrollment sizes. The Arrow girls scored 47 points for sixth place while the boys racked up 26 points. PAS sprinter Aurora Winsel was the highlight yet again, setting another school record in the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of 25.60. She also earned gold medals in the 100 dash (12.85) and 400 run (59.64, breaking through the one-minute threshold). Complete results accompany this story in agate...

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Pipestone Area Schools once again is offering a middle school acceleration program set to begin on Tuesday, June 11. This is run through the Pipestone County Medical Center & Family Clinic, affiliated with Avera, with a cost of per child. The program is for student-athletes entering fifth and sixth grade, and will focus on plyometrics, running and strength training — in an effort to create a foundation for future success in sports. PCMC athletic trainer Jeff Haufschild will administer the program, which will run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to noon in the PAS high school gymnasium....

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Pipestone Family Aquatic Center has announced there will be newly designed pool passes this year. These passes are available to be picked up at the Ewert Recreation Center in downtown Pipestone. The pool is reportedly set to open on Wednesday, June 4, per the Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department. The pass features a bar code on the back that will need to be scanned upon entry to the pool — like in previous years. A single resident pool pass is , with additional passes each. The non-resident fee is , with additional passes each. Additional passes will act...

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SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dordt University student-athlete Micah Schaap has been listed as an alternate for the upcoming NAIA national outdoor track and field meet. The event is set for Wednesday through Friday, May 21-23, at Indiana Wesleyan University in Marion, Ind. The Defenders have qualified for all three relays: the 4x100-, 4x400- and 4x800-meter contests. Kaden Van Wyngarden, the Great Plains Athletic Conference champion and school record-holder, will compete in the 1,500 run to wrap up the Defenders’ contested events. Schaap is an alternate for the 4x400 relay, which came in with the 18th-best seed time, clocking in at...

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The Pipestone A’s amateur baseball team earned a split on the road Sunday, defeating Fox Lake, 7-1, while falling to Fairmont, 6-0. Mitchel Carson tossed a complete-game four-hitter, allowing one earned run while striking out 10, walking five and issuing one hit batsman in the conquest over Fox Lake at Truman. Second baseman Merrick Heidebrink performed well as the A’s lead-off hitter, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBI. Jackson Melcher, fresh from attending North Dakota State University, also scored twice. Mark Abrahamson doubled and contributed two RBI, and Carson helped his own cause with a 2-for-4 performance...

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A group of former active servicemen with Pipestone ties raised the American flag before a Minnesota Twins game versus the San Francisco Giants outside Target Field on Saturday, May 10. The group was composed of, from left, Dean Ebsen, Clint Ebsen, Brian Douty, Ron Abbink and Bob Douty. Also with the group that day were Jeff Douty, Myron Koets, Ed Hansen and Bob Buffington. The Twins defeated the Giants, 2-1, with Trevor Larnach going 2-for-4, including a two-run homer, and pitcher Joe Ryan striking out seven in picking up the win. The Armed Forces Flag Raising program was created by...

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BROOKLYN CENTER — The Minnesota State High School League on Wednesday released pairings for upcoming section tournaments. In Section 3AA South, the Pipestone Area Schools (8-11) was seeded fifth and will travel to Windom for a first-round game, which will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at Island Park. Interestingly enough, PAS defeated No. 4 Windom twice during the regular season with Weston Reinhard winning both games — but, the decision was made to send the Arrows on the road. Fairmont, one of the premier Class AA teams in Minnesota, was given the first-round bye and top overall seed....

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MONTEVIDEO — Montevideo eliminated the Pipestone Area Schools boys tennis team from the Section 3A team tournament on Tuesday, May 13. The Thunderhawks downed the Arrows, 6-1. PAS’ only win was at No. 1 doubles as Makhi Winter and Brady Dunn teamed up to defeat Chris Negen and Jackson Viessman, 7-5, 6-1. Matthew Swenson played hard at No. 2 singles, but suffered a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Hunter Anspach. The Arrows’ No. 3 doubles team composed of Austin Jorgenson and Charles Haak also managed to get three games off Montevideo’s Alex Fultz and Caleb Winter in the first set —...

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The Pipestone Area Schools baseball team posed with representatives of Pipestone County Medical Center and Family Clinic after the Arrows’ game on Tuesday, May 13, versus Redwood Valley. The baseball team raised [post_excerpt],310.05 through the sale of walking tacos and other food at the Rock Steady Boxing 5K conducted on Thursday, May 8, at the Paulsen Athletic Complex. Overall, the event drew more than 150 participants with more than ,000 in contributions to support Rock Steady Boxing, surpassing a fundraising goal by nearly double the dollars. Rock Steady Boxing is a recognized, worldwide non-contact boxing-based fitness program for people with...

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