Pipestone County Star

ST. JAMES — The St. James school district has announced it plans on leaving the Big South Conference. St. James’ school board officially approved the measure, 4-1, during a meeting with a “full house” in attendance, per a story written in the St. James Plaindealer newspaper. “The vote was an important one, with strong support for the change demonstrated throughout the process,” St. James superintendent Steve Heil said in a statement. School officials and coaches cited the district’s small enrollment size. Blue Earth Area officials also have discussed possibly leaving the Big South Conference as well, with the topic on...

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WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Community Club will be conducting sports programs this summer. Youth T-ball will take place on four straight Monday nights beginning June 16, with game time at 6:15 p.m. The games are 45 minutes long. Coaches are sought as well. There will be a youth fundamentals camp for kindergartners through fourth graders on June 9. There will be an introduction to T-ball session from 6-7 p.m. for kindergartners and first graders, followed by fundamentals session for second through fourth graders from 7-8 p.m. There is a fee each for both youth T-ball and the fundamentals camp....

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The Pipestone Arrows Summer Acceleration program will begin on Tuesday, June 3, at the school. This program, sponsored by the Pipestone Arrows Athletic Booster Club, is for boys and girls entering seventh through 12th grade. Students are asked to use their school emails when signing up, and there is a QR Code available on the flyer. The cost is , and make checks payable to PAS. Make payment to either coaches or the office staff. Financial assistance is available through the activities office. The tenants of the acceleration program are: strength training, conditioning, speed and agility work. Sessions will be...

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ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Pipestone Area Schools’ senior Haylie Tripp has signed with Northwestern College. Tripp made it official during a special signing ceremony on Friday, April 25, in the PAS school library. “I had been following their program for a couple of years, and when I met with coach (Scott Bahrke), and detailed it for me, I felt like it would be a great fit.” PAS head track and field coach Mark Moeller cited Tripp’s willingness to try new events as a reason why colleges were attracted to her.  “She was willing to try the sprints,” Moeller said. “We’ve...

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SPEARFISH, S.D. — Caden Strasser is currently wrapping up his sophomore season as a member of the Black Hills State University track and field program. Strasser placed 24th in the 1,500-meter run at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference track and field championship conducted in Golden, Colo., in late April. He clocked in with a time of 4:22.14. The RMAC features such universities as Colorado School of Mines, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, Colorado Mesa, Chadron State (Neb.), Colorado State-Pueblo, Western Colorado, Fort Lewis State, and South Dakota School of Mines. This season, Strasser posted a best time of 4:00.64 in the...

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WINDOM — Pipestone Area Schools’ Weston Reinhard nearly pitched a complete game. And Windom Area’s defense proved charitable with several errors as the Arrows downed the Eagles, 9-4, in Big South Conference action at Island Park on Tuesday, April 15. Reinhard surrendered four runs (only three earned) on five hits while striking out seven and walking seven. Trevor Chaulsett came in to pitch, and struck out Charles Erickson to end it. “Weston threw really well,” PAS head coach Rick Zollner said. “He threw strikes when he needed to. It was a gutty performance out of him.” Reinhard effectively mixed his...

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Mark Moeller was officially approved as the third Pipestone Area Schools’ head track and field coach earlier this year. The first was Robert “Bob” Nangle. PAS coaches and athletes will continue Nangle’s tradition with the 49th Annual Arrow Relays on Tuesday, April 29, at Paulsen Sports Complex. The event was named in honor of Bob beginning with the 2004 meet. Nangle died on Nov. 9, 2016, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, the same city he was born. He was 77. “Bob left a remarkable legacy,” Moeller said, “and I am honored to be a part of this, and help...

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MARSHALL — The Pipestone Area Schools boys and girls track and field teams had their best success in the sprints during the Marshall Invitational on Monday, April 14. The Arrow girls scored 42 points for sixth place and the boys compiled 30 for seventh in the meet, which was conducted at Southwest Minnesota State University. Aurora Winsel was the gold standard in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 27.79. She also was second in the 100 (12.84). Haylie Tripp placed second in the high jump, marking at 4-feet, 6-inches. Winsel also helped propel the Arrows to a bronze medal finish...

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TRACY— Tracy-Milroy Balaton pushed across five runs in the bottom of the fourth, and the Panthers made that hold up in a 5-4 victory over visiting Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Thursday, April 15. RTR’s rally in the top of the fifth fell short. Brayden Chandler scored on an Eli Determan RBI double. Sean Griesse then pushed across a run on a Drew Chandler ground out. Tyler Wichmann drove home Determan with a single. The Knights (8-2 before Monday’s doubleheader) were set down in order in both the sixth and seventh innings. Wichmann absorbed the loss, throwing four innings with the following linescore: five...

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LOCAL SCOREBOARD Monday, April 14 Baseball Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 9, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 1 Softball Lac qui Parle Valley 13, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0 (5) Tuesday, April 15 Baseball Pipestone Area 9, Windom Area 4 Adrian-Ellsworth 6, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3 Softball Flandreau 14, Elkton-Lake Benton 2 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 12, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 2 Adrian-Ellsworth 10, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 5 Wabasso 8, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 2 (10) Thursday, April 17 Baseball  Pipestone Area 10, Jackson County Central 6 (5) (official) Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 3, Minneota 2 Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 5, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 4 Softball Minneota 10, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 6 Hanson 16, Elkton-Lake Benton 0 Elkton-Lake Benton 17,...

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