Pipestone County Star

WILLMAR — Aiden Wichmann has wrapped up his time playing on the Ridgewater College men’s basketball team. And Wichmann, a member of Russell-Tyler-Ruthton’s 2022-23 state championship squad, recently earned honors from the Minnesota Collegiate Athletic Conference. Coaches selected the South and North all-division teams, all-MCAC and all-MCAC defensive teams. Wichmann, a 6-foot-3, 195-pound sophomore, was named to the All-MCAC South Division team along with teammates DeAndre Holloway and Tyrese Mayo. Holloway also represents Ridgewater on the all-league and all-defensive teams. Wichmann had an outstanding season for the Warriors, posting averages of 15.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 24...

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The Pipestone Area Soccer League is currently conducting registration for the spring 2025 season. The league is for boys and girls from second through sixth grade. Registration cost is , with each player receiving a team jersey. Practices will be conducted at the new soccer fields located at the Paulsen Sports Complex, beginning in mid-April. Training sessions will be determined by both coaches and weather. Games will take place on Sunday afternoons: April 27, May 4 and May 18. There also will be a tournament on Friday, May 30 and Sunday, June 1. Volunteers are needed to help with the...

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The Pipestone Area Schools’ softball team will participate in a pair of scrimmages leading up to the regular season. The Arrows will play at the Wescott Sports Complex, an indoor facility in Austin, on Saturday, March 22. PAS is scheduled to play Spring Lake Park at 10:30 a.m., followed by Coon Rapids at 11:45 a.m. The “B” squad also will play, first against Byron at 1 p.m. and then Spring Grove at 2:15 p.m. The Arrows also will have a scrimmage at Minnesota State University in Mankato — versus a pair of familiar opponents on Saturday, March 29. PAS plays...

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ST. PAUL — Unlike the 2024 Minnesota State High School League Class A state gymnastics meet, Pipestone Area Schools’ Kaysa Douty didn’t grab a top-10 finish. Still, Douty should hold her head high as one of only 24 participants in the all-around competition Saturday at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Douty, a sophomore, compiled an all-around score of 33.4, which placed her just behind fellow Section 3A qualifier Amira Cowell from Luverne. Worthington’s Lucy Thier also performed, and finished with a 33.3. “I was happiest with my vault,” Douty said, “because it was my first time doing a two-front handspring one and...

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ST. JAMES — For the Pipestone Area Schools’ wrestling program last Saturday, history was written yet again. See, for the fourth time in program chronicles, the Arrows will be sending at least five grapplers to the Minnesota State High School League state individual tournament. That’s by virtue of the Arrows performance at the Section 3A meet at the St. James Event Center. Freshman three-time state qualifier Miklo Hernandez spearheads the group at 121 pounds — which also features fellow lightweights Lane Fruechte and Mason Fruechte, Haden Mulvihill at 152 and 215-pounder Xavier Banjoko. In the early 1960s, Ron Ackerman was...

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ST. JAMES — Two Pipestone Area Schools wrestlers competed in what’s termed “true second” matches at the Section 3A Tournament Saturday at the St. James Event Center. Everyone’s eyes were locked in on these bouts. “If you lose in the finals, you have to change your mindset quickly,” PAS head wrestling coach Paul Young said. Young said it’s about wrestlers having another opportunity to earn a spot at the Minnesota State High School League state tournament. “I felt pressure,” said Haden Mulvihill, who wrestled Jackson County Central’s Ben Dahlin in the true-second match at 152 pounds. “It felt good to...

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EGAN, S.D. — There will be a benefit darts tournament on Saturday, March 22, at BlueJays C-Store, Casino, Bar & Grill. The facility is located at 407 Bill Davis Street. This two-person handicap tournament begins at 5 p.m. Proceeds from the event will go toward Andy Rosendahl and Family. Rosendahl suffered a stroke on Jan. 6. He has been in a Nebraska rehabilitation facility since. Any and all help financial help is appreciated, the family said on an informational flyer. For information, call Kevin Hammer at 1-605-864-0135.

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GIRLS HOCKEY Minnesota State High School League State Tournament At Xcel Energy Center And TRIA Rink Treasure Island Center St. Paul Wednesday, Feb. 19 Class A First-Round Games  Dodge County 2, River Lakes 0 Academy of Holy Angels 2, Proctor/Hermantown 0 Warroad 4, Marshall 0 Orono 9, Fergus Falls 0 Friday, Feb. 21 Semifinals Dodge County 4, Academy of Holy Angels 1 Warroad 2, Orono 1 Saturday, Feb. 22  Championship  Dodge County 4, Warroad 3 (OT) Third-Place Game Orono 6, Academy of Holy Angels 2 Consolation Championship Proctor/Hermantown 2, Marshall 1 Tigers finish sixth at state, final record 23-5-2. Thursday,...

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The Pipestone County Pheasants Forever chapter will be conducting its 40th annual banquet on Tuesday, March 25. The event begins at 5 p.m., with the meal to follow at 6:30 p.m. at the Pipestone National Guard Armory (421 Second Ave. SW).  The Pipestone County Pork Producers will be serving the meal. There will be countless drawings for hunting supplies. The mission of the local Pheasants Forever chapter is to conserve pheasants, quail and other wildlife through habitat improvements, public access, education, conservation and advocacy. For information, call Marty Wallin at 1-507-215-1486.

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BISMARCK, N.D. — Former Pipestone Area Schools’ player Zoe Velde is wrapping up her collegiate career at the University of Mary. Velde was listed as a graduate student in terms of academic eligibility. Recently, Velde was one of five players honored on senior night with a plaque. The Marauders open up the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 26, with a game versus the University of Minnesota-Duluth at the McDowell Activity Center. Mary has enjoyed a respectable season so far — with a 15-11 overall record and 12-10 in the tough NSIC. Last weekend, the Marauders split...

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