Pipestone County Star

Paulsen Sports Complex was filled with curious spectators for a season-opening softball doubleheader on Tuesday, April 8. Two fan bases wanted to be outside, and the fresh air was inviting. How would Pipestone Area Schools fare against Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial, a 2024 Class AA state tournament runner-up? The Arrows gave the Knights all they could handle, falling in a pair of one-run games (Game One, 3-2, and Game Two, 6-5). “We competed very hard and had chances to win,” PAS second-year head coach Robert Petersen said. “We were ahead in both games. I was very happy with how we...

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Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton met up for both a single baseball and softball game Thursday, April 10. RTR triumphed in the baseball game at Edgerton, 8-2, while E/SWC downed the Knights, 12-2 in the softball game at Tyler. Here’s a short recap on both games. Softball Cathryn Feikema threw a complete game and both Reese Vande Griend and Elliot Fleischman rapped out three hits to fuel E/SWC. E/SWC forged ahead in the first inning on RBI singles from Kya Voge and Fleischman. Addie Nibbelink opened the inning with a crafty bunt single. The Knights responded with two runs in...

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The Pipestone Area Schools’ boys and girls track and field teams served as host of the first of three meets scheduled for the Paulsen Sports Complex. Overall the Arrow boys scored 68 points, which was good enough for fifth place. The girls compiled 81 points; however, they finished sixth on the team ladder. “Team wise, we didn’t place very high,” PAS head coach Mark Moeller said. “But, that’s not our goal. ... I saw good performances individually, and got to see some things that helped me measure out where we’re sitting for this first week on our meet schedule.” The...

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INFORMATION LOCAL SCOREBOARD Monday, April 7 Baseball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 10, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 4 Softball Lac qui Parle Valley 13, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 0 (5) Tuesday, April 1 Baseball Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3, Yellow Medicine East 2 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 15, Lakeview 5 Softball Game One:  Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 3, Pipestone Area 2 Game Two: Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial 6, Pipestone Area 5 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 11, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 5 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 2, Lakeview 1 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 12, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 5 Thursday, April 10 Baseball  Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 8, Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 2 Boys Tennis Milbank, S.D. 9, Pipestone Area 0 Softball Game One:...

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Max Taubert and Matt DeBates took turns recording the low round for the Pipestone Area Schools’ golf team last week. Taubert carded a nine-hole 39 during a triangular versus Southwest Minnesota Christian/Murray County Central on Tuesday, April 8, at Pipestone Country Club. DeBates scored a 13-over par 84 during the Worthington Invitational on Friday, April 11, at GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness Club. PAS head boys golf coach Craig Boeddeker discussed how both Taubert, a senior, and DeBates performed last week. “For Max, I think he played to his strengths and understanding of the course,” the coach commented. Taubert’s lone blemish...

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The Pipestone Country Club has announced its 2025 summer schedule, including tournament dates. Men’s league will begin on Tuesday, May 13, with the women’s league opening on Wednesday, May 28. The Pipestone Area Chamber of Commerce will have its golf tournament on June 5, with two additional events that month: Glo-Ball (June 7) and a couples tournament (June 21). The 2nd annual #LiveLikeJoe tournament has been scheduled for July 12. Other events that month are a women’s invitational (July 16), soybean tournament (July 17), Dine on 9 (July 18), the senior handicap open (July 24) and the Hurd Open (July...

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ADRIAN — Pipestone Area Schools’ Landon Quist smacked his first home run of the season, but it wasn’t enough as Adrian-Ellsworth defeated the Arrows, 13-8, last Friday. The Dragons took control of the game early, pushing across seven runs for a 7-0 lead. The Arrows responded with three runs in the third, but they couldn’t close the deficit to less than three runs. PAS fared well at the plate; however, the Arrows had trouble squelching the Dragon offense. Weston Reinhard went 3-for-5, Landon Johnson 3-for-3 with a triple and Troy Boelman 2-for-4 with two runs scored. Quist was 2-for-4 with...

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ST. LOUIS PARK — Building relationships. That’s one reason why Kimball Area head football coach Clay Anderson has enjoyed such a successful career, according to Pipestone Area Schools’ Scott Boomgaarden. “He builds relationships with the kids,” Boomgaarden said. “He has been able to get the most out of them; they give him 110 percent.” Boomgaarden said he’s learned plenty from Anderson, who served in the same role here in Pipestone from 2015-2019. Scott was Clay’s defensive coordinator. “Clay is a very deserving individual,” Boomgaarden said. “He was great to work with, and instilled the same values (seen in the Arrow...

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MILBANK, S.D. — The Pipestone Area Schools boys’ tennis team traveled to face Milbank on Thursday, April 10. South Dakota has a different format from Minnesota, allowing for repeats along with six singles and three doubles matches to be played. Here are the results: INFORMATION BOYS TENNIS Thursday, April 10 Results At Milbank, S.D. Milbank 9, Pipestone Area 0 Singles No. 1: Charles Whitesitt, M, d. Makhi Winter, 6-2, 6-4 No. 2: Greg Grabow, M, d. Brady Dunn, 6-1, 6-0 No. 3: Will Muellenbach, M, d. Baptiste Phillipon, 6-1, 6-1 No. 4: Alex Baugh, M, d. Matthew Swenson, 6-2, 6-3...

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Five Southwest Minnesota Christian students participated in a trout stocking event — in conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources — at Camden State Park in Lynd on Tuesday, April 8. The students who assisted in stocking were Tyson Bleyenberg, Cash Decker, Nathan Hoekman, Nilson Van Hulzen and Case Van Dyken.

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