Pipestone County Star

WORTHINGTON — Former Russell-Tyler-Ruthton standout Kya Alderson is dazzling so far at the junior college level for Minnesota West Community & Technical College. For the second straight period, the Minnesota College Athletic Conference has named Alderson its South Division pitcher of the week. Alderson appeared in two games last week, with one start and one in relief. She was the winning pitcher of record in both games as the Blue Jays defeated Rochester Community & Technical College 17-1 (Game One, five innings) and 19-15 (Game Two) on Tuesday, April 1.  During the pair of games, Alderson pitched 9-2/3 innings with...

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INFORMATION BASKETBALL South Dakota High School Activities Association GIRLS State Tournament Event conducted Thursday-Saturday, March 13-15 Class AA: Summit Arena The Monument, Rapid City Class A: Donald E. Young Center, Black Hills State University, Spearfish Class B: Huron Arena, Huron Class AA  State championship: Bishop O’Gorman 47, Brandon Valley 46 Third-place game: Sioux Falls Washington 67, Rapid City Stevens 64 Consolation championship: Mitchell 49, Spearfish 38 Seventh-place game: Sioux Falls Jefferson 52, Pierre T.F. Riggs 51 Class A State championship: Sioux Falls Christian 57, Mahpiya Luta 56 Third-place game: Hamlin 60, Dakota Valley 45 Consolation championship: Sioux Valley 74, Mobridge-Pollock...

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INFORMATION CALENDAR SCHEDULE Saturday, April 12 Baseball 1 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Dawson-Boyd, Dawson Boys Tennis 9 a.m., Pipestone Area at Worthington Invitational, Worthington Middle School courts Speech  9 a.m., Pipestone Area, Edgerton Public and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Section 3A Meet, Redwood Valley High School, Redwood Falls Softball  9 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Avon Tournament, Avon, S.D. Track and Field  10 a.m., Vince Relays, Elkton Athletic Complex, Elkton, S.D. Monday, April 14 Baseball 4:30 p.m., Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian at Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Lamberton 4:30 p.m., Adrian-Ellsworth at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Ruthton Boys Golf 1 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Marshall, Marshall Country Club Boys and...

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Both the Pipestone Area Schools girls golf and boys tennis teams opened the season with matches last week. PAS junior Vivian Brockberg recorded a 23-over par 94 for third place overall at the Worthington Invitational last Friday, April 4, at GreatLIFE Golf & Fitness Club. Arrow head coach Grant Everson was encouraged by the results. “I was really proud of how both girls played,” Everson remarked. “We hadn’t even played a full nine holes this year, so jumping into it and playing 18 Friday was a big adjustment.” Everson noted that both Olyvia Weber and Brockberg shot scores that were...

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INFORMATION At Bole-Mor Lanes, Pipestone From April 2-3 Lynnette’s Ladies Standings Team W-L American Legion          31-17 The Bowling Stones          31-17 JBS                                               31-17 Stay In Your Lane                     28.5-19.5 Dolls With Balls                           23-25 Sister Chicks                           ...

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ELKTON, S.D. — Three Elkton-Lake Benton basketball players were named to Dakota Valley Conference teams. And those honors were distributed during the Elks’ winter sports awards program conducted on Monday, March 24, in the Elkton High School North Gymnasium. E-LB senior Tanner Drietz was named to the DVC first team while Joseph Nibbe, a sophomore, was honorably mentioned. On the girls’ side, Andrea Renkly earned an honorable mention nod as the Elks finished with a 7-14 record. Head boys basketball coach Steve Erickson, head girls coach Miakken Vincent and cheerleading coach/sponsor Nicole Bye presented awards in those activities during the...

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INFORMATION SCOREBOARD Monday, March 31 Schedule Changes Softball: Wabasso at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, no make-up date announced Softball: Hanson at Elkton-Lake Benton, postponed, make-up date, Tuesday, April 15 Tuesday, April 1 Schedule Changes  Baseball: Dawson-Boyd at Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian, moved to Monday, May 19 Track and Field: Luverne Invitational No. 1, moved to Monday, April 21 Thursday, April 3 Baseball  Luverne 9, Pipestone Area 1 Pipestone Area 6, Redwood Valley 2 Schedule Changes Baseball: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Lakeview, moved to May 12  Boys and Girls Golf: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and Hills-Beaver Creek at Pipestone Area, Pipestone Country Club, will not be made up...

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The Pipestone A’s amateur baseball team will open the 2025 season with a home game on Wednesday, May 7, against nearby Flandreau Blue Teal. First pitch is set for 7 p.m. at A’s City Field. A’s head coach Avery Ploeger said the customary opener versus Minneota couldn’t happen this year. “They weren’t going to be able to get enough guys,” Ploeger said. “We wanted to find someone to play.” Additionally, Ploeger said he wanted to “get a game in with live pitching” before opening Gopher League play versus Luverne on Sunday, May 11. The game versus Luverne will be a...

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Somehow, some way, the Pipestone Area Schools baseball team played three games last week. The Arrows split Big South Conference games on Thursday, April 3, at the Sanford Sports Complex Diamonds, defeating Redwood Valley 6-2 and falling to Luverne, 9-1. “We had the opportunity to play a conference doubleheader there,” PAS head baseball coach/activities director Rick Zollner said. “The weather was nice, and it was a great environment (for baseball).” The complex opened in 2012, complete with five turf fields for baseball — plus five more for softball. PAS wrapped up the week with an 11-1 loss, in six innings,...

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SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Southwest Minnesota Christian volleyball players Madyson Fey and Hannah Caspersen will both continue playing the sport they love on the collegiate level. Fey and Caspersen in late January both signed NAIA National Letters of Intent to play for Dordt University in the competitive Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC). Dordt, under head coach Jacki Smith, finished with a 14-16 overall record (8-8 in the GPAC) during the 2024 season. With the move to Dordt, Fey and Caspersen will reunite with former teammate Myah Vander Maten, currently a  libero/defensive specialist combination. “Madyson is an all-around standout athlete and...

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