Pipestone County Star

All Pipestone Area Schools activities information will now be found on a mobile application and website called BOUND.  “It was a decision made by (Big South) conference schools,” PAS activities director Rick Zollner said of the switch made last spring.    Zollner said slowly, but surely, most of the activities conferences in Minnesota are transitioning to BOUND.  What’s more, the Red Rock Conference also has joined BOUND. Local Red Rock schools are Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, Southwest Minnesota Christian and Edgerton Public.  BOUND has a lot of great things going for it, including ease of scheduling. However, as Zollner pointed out, all data...

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EDGERTON — Southwest Minnesota Christian school will have soccer day on Saturday, Aug. 29.  The Eagles will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the school’s only state Class A soccer title.  The day will begin with a soccer camp for fourth- through sixth-graders from 8:30-10 a.m. — a scrimmage will follow at 10 a.m. The alumni scrimmage will be from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Hot dogs will be served at 12:45 p.m., with a freewill donation going toward repairing both soccer fields.  There also will be school building project tours given at 1:30 p.m.  The regular season opens up on Thursday,...

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The Pipestone Area Schools and 4-H shooting sports program are seeking youth interested in joining the trap team.  Interested youth must register on the school’s new Bound application. The Arrows compete in the Minnesota High School Clay Target League.  This fall, the squad will participate in the 4-H state shoot conducted by the University of Minnesota.  For information, email Robert Faber: [email protected].  

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The 2026 Minnesota/Dakota Slowpitch Softball League wrapped up play on Tuesday, Aug. 18 in Lake Benton, with the Anacondas coming out on top. The Anacondas, seeded second in the postseason tournament, defeated No. 1 seed Lake Benton Bar, 19-13. The Anacondas also defeated Lake Benton Bar II that night, which pushed them to the championship game. Here’s the team (from left to right), Jonah Johnson, Hayden Gravley, Jack Christianson, Blake Christianson, Kyle Fischer, Aiden Wichmann, Logan Lamote, Payton Hess and Chase Christianson. League teams come from all over the region, including Lake Benton, Woodstock and Pipestone. This version of the...

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Pipestone Area Schools sophomore student Jack Goelz competed at the Minnesota State High School Rodeo Association meet in Pine River Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 22-23. Goelz participated in both the team roping and tie-down roping events. During the team roping contest, Goelz served as a heeler while Weston Feist of Jordan was the header. This marked the second straight week a Pipestone student competed at an association meet, with Kenzley Pater Aug. 14-16 in Buffalo. Results were still not available on the association’s website at the time of placing this news item on the web. 

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The Pipestone Parks & Recreation Department is offering fitness classes Monday though Friday.  No membership is required; everyone is welcome to participate in these sessions.  At 5:30 a.m. Mondays, instructor Danielle Bauman will teach a class called total body toning. This is a group workout using light weights, resistance bands and bodyweight exercises to shape major muscle groups.  Instructor Theresa Draper offers different classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  The Tuesday class (from 5:30-6 a.m.) deals with high-intensity interval training, Wednesday’s session from 6:15-7 a.m. covers spin and strength, Thursday from 5:30-6 a.m. is strictly a spin session. Spinning involves...

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) is planning three highway projects in Pipestone County over the next several years. MnDOT District 8 Planning Director Megan DeSchepper presented those plans to the Pipestone County Commissioners during their Aug. 11 meeting. The first project planned in Pipestone County is an unbonded concrete overlay resurfacing of U.S. Highway 75 from Hwy. 30 to County State Aid Highway 9 in 2029. DeSchepper said that project will include widening the turn lane, and adjusting the intersection of Hwy. 75 and Hwy. 30. In 2030, MnDOT plans to do a medium mill and overlay on Hwy....

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INFORMATION CALENDAR Thursday, Aug. 27 Girls Tennis  1 p.m., Montevideo at Pipestone Area (Paulsen Athletic Complex) 4 p.m., Lac qui Parle Valley at Pipestone Area (Paulsen Athletic Complex)  Boys Soccer  4:30 p.m., New Ulm at Southwest Minnesota Christian (Edgerton)   Cross Country  1 p.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at John Collignon Invitational (Madison Golf & Country Club/South Dakota) Volleyball  7:15 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Lakeview (Cottonwood)  Friday, Aug. 28 Boys Soccer  4 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Freeman/Marion/Parker/Viborg-Hurley (Freeman Academy School/South Dakota) Football  7 p.m., Centerville at Elkton-Lake Benton (Elkton Athletic Complex)  Saturday, Aug. 29 Football  10 a.m., Pipestone Area at Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (scrimmage/Tyler)...

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Necessity is the mother of invention.  That proverb perfectly describes why Pipestone-based Parlay Pack has become such a hit with golfers in a short amount of time. Parlay Pack owner Wade Newgard said he created this “premium” all-in-one golf travel system — alongside his wife, Megan — because it was difficult to carry luggage through airports.  “I couldn’t find anything to fix the problem,” Newgard said. “So I tried to come up with a solution.”  Newgard enjoys traveling to southern destinations to play golf, especially both Arizona and Florida. The equipment was designed by the couple, a team effort.  Parlay...

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INFORMATION SOFTBALL  Minn-Dakota Slowpitch Standings  Through Monday, Aug. 17 Team             Record Lake Benton Bar     16-0 Anacondas 14-2 Lake Benton Bar II 10-4 The Starfish   7-7 D&T’s Meat Market 7-9 Sluggers 7-9 Alcobolics   4-12 Staci’s Bar     3-13 Dirty Dairymen   2-14 Schedule   Tuesday, Aug. 18 Semifinals (All games in Lake Benton) 7 p.m., No. 1 Lake Benton Bar vs. No. 3 Lake Benton Bar II 7 p.m., No. 2 Anacondas vs. No. 6 Sluggers  8 p.m., Elimination bracket game  9 p.m., Championship game TRAP SHOOTING At Pipestone Sportsmen’s...

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