Pipestone County Star

EDGERTON — An Edgerton Public special teams miscue helped Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda to a 19-18 victory on Friday, Oct. 2. It was a dreadful end to what was the Flying Dutchmen’s Homecoming game.  Edgerton dropped to 3-2 heading into a Friday, Oct. 9 clash with 9-Player No. 1 ranked Hills-Beaver Creek. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Edgerton’s Reece Gilbertson knotted the score at 6-all in the second qua...

LUVERNE — The Pipestone Area Schools football team returned the “Battle Axe” to Luverne on Friday, Oct. 2. What’s more, it was in the worst way possible.  Luverne topped PAS, 42-0, in what’s regarded as the most lopsided outcome in the history of this glorious southwest Minnesota series.  The Cardinals have shut out three opponents in five games this season. Meanwhile, the injury-depleted Arrows h...

ELKTON, S.D. — During the season, the Elkton-Lake Benton volleyball program made a coaching change. Aubie Powell was installed as the new head coach, replacing Dan Suedbeck.  Since Powell has taken over, the Elks have been making strides — with a 5-12 record as of Monday morning, Oct. 5.  ELB showed that progress during a three-game sweep over Flandreau by scores of 25-13, 25-23, 25-23 on Tuesday,...

MONTEVIDEO — The Pipestone Area Schools girls tennis team has learned its playoff fate. PAS head coach James Skyberg said the Arrows will face Montevideo in the opening round of the Section 3A Team Tournament next Monday, Oct. 12.  The Thunderhawks are the No. 2 seed while the Arrows are slotted seventh.  The match will be in Montevideo since its the better seed. Morris Area-Chokio-Alberta/West Ce...

INFORMATION LOCAL SCORES Monday, Sept. 28  Girls Tennis Pipestone Area 4, Marshall 3  Boys Soccer   Southwest Minnesota Christian 5, Central Minnesota Christian 0 Volleyball    Hills-Beaver Creek d. Edgerton Public, 25-23, 25-18, 17-25, 25-17 Jackson County Central d. Southwest Minnesota Christian, 25-18, 25-22, 25-16   Tuesday, Sept. 29 Volleyball Pipestone Area d. St. James Area, 25-16, 19-25, 2...

The Pipestone Performing Arts Center (PPAC) recently began its 33rd season with a performance by Transit Authority, a Chicago tribute band, on Saturday, Oct. 3. PPAC Managing Director Mark Thode said over 200 people attended the show. It was the first of four presenter series shows the PPAC has planned for this season. The others are “The Holiday Songbook” on Dec. 12, comedy ventriloquist David Ma...

The Pipestone Area Marching Arrows won the Diamond in the Rough Award Saturday, Oct. 10 at the Dutchmen Field Championship in Orange City, Iowa. Director Zach Ploeger said the award recognizes the band with the most improved score from last year to this year. He said the Arrows improved by about 10 points with a score of 65.25. “That’s about what it’s been all season,” Ploeger said. “We used to be...

Settlement approved for assessment appeals Pipestone City Council members during their Oct. 5 meeting approved settlement agreements with Post Property Management, LLC and HL & DJ Properties, LLC, which had appealed special assessments for street and utility work done in 2023 and 2024. The City Council made the decision following a closed session to discuss pending litigation with the city’s a...

This week, the Pipestone County Star concludes an informational series to introduce readers to candidates running for positions in local government who will appear on local ballots. This week we have information about contested races for candidates for State Senate District 21 and State Representative District 21A Our questionnaires were sent only to candidates vying for contested seats. Minnesota...

The Calumet Players are bringing “Church Basement Ladies” to the stage of the Pipestone Performing Arts Center (PPAC) beginning on Friday, Oct. 16. The musical comedy was inspired by the books of Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson, the authors of “Growing Up Lutheran,” and written by Jim Stowell and Jessica Zuelhlke. The music and lyrics are by Drew Jansen. Troupe America, Inc., a Minneapolis-b...

The number of students meeting state standards at school districts in Pipestone County was lower than state averages in nearly all cases, according to the results of the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCAs) that were recently released by the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE). The lone exception was that a greater percentage of students at Russell Tyler Ruthton (RTR) met the state stand...

This week, the Pipestone County Star begins an informational series to introduce readers to candidates running for positions in local government and that will appear on local ballots. We begin the series with information about contested races for Jasper City Council. In next week’s edition (Oct. 1), we will have information for candidates for Pipestone County Commissioner and Pipestone County Sher...

Betty Huisken, of Edgerton, celebrated her 84th birthday Thursday, Sept. 17, by challenging the community to donate 84 units of blood. Huisken has been involved with Red Cross Blood drives in Edgerton for about 50 years, organizing the drives, recruiting volunteers and encouraging donors. She doesn’t donate blood herself because she doesn’t like needles, but said her husband, Fred, had been a fait...

This week, the Pipestone County Star begins an informational series to introduce readers to candidates running for positions in local government and that will appear on local ballots. We begin the series with information about contested races for mayor of Jasper. In next week’s edition (Oct. 1), we will have information for candidates for Pipestone County Commissioner and Pipestone County Sheriff....

Jasper City Clerk/Treasurer Renae Jennings and her husband, Kevin Jennings, who is the city’s assistant public works employee, are resigning from their positions. Renae said during the Jasper City Council’s Sept. 15 meeting that her last day would be Sept. 30. Kevin’s resignation letter, which was shared with the Pipestone County Star on Sept. 17, indicates that his last day will be Sept. 26. “Unf...

INFORMATION HIGH SCHOOL SCOREBOARD  Tuesday, Sept. 8 Girls Tennis  River Valley 4, Pipestone Area 3  Volleyball  Luverne d. Pipestone Area, 18-25, 19-25, 25-21, 25-22, 18-16 Southwest Minnesota Christian d. Edgerton Public, 25-13, 19-25, 25-17, 25-17  Russell-Tyler-Ruthton d. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, 25-12, 25-20, 25-17  Competition Cheer At Parkston Invitational  Elkton-Lake Benton places first out...

There were plenty of incentives for the Pipestone Area Schools’ girls tennis team to play its best last Thursday, Sept. 10. First off, it was the “Battle Rackets” match versus Big South Conference rival Luverne.  What’s more, seniors Iva Witte and Jasmine Boeke were honored during “Senior Day” activities. Both Witte and Boeke were showered with gifts.  “Jasmine and Iva have been a steady presence...

INFORMATION CALENDAR Thursday, Sept. 17 Boys Soccer  4:30 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Butterfield-Odin (Butterfield)  Cross Country  4:30 p.m., Pipestone Area and Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton at Turkey Trot (Worthington) Girls Tennis  4:30 p.m., Redwood Valley at Pipestone Area (Paulsen PAS Courts)  Volleyball  12:30 p.m., Edgerton Public at Hills-Beaver Creek (Matinee/Hills) ...

DEERWOOD — There are only so many large accommodating basketball arenas to go around in the Twin Cities.  And that’s why the Minnesota State High School League has decided to push back both the boys and girls state tournaments this year.  The state’s governing body on high school sports made the decision during board of directors meetings on Tuesday, Aug. 4 at Ruttger’s Lake Bay Resort. The MSHSL...

TYLER — Sleepy Eye United played the role of spoiler on Friday, Sept. 11, beating Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 36-6 in the Knights’ Homecoming game.  Sleepy Eye didn’t allow a single RTR offensive TD, holding the Knights to 106 total yards. “They beat us up front on both sides of the ball,” RTR head coach Ted Kern said. “With the windy conditions, we knew it would be imperative to establish the run. Slee...

EDGERTON — Edgerton Public School remained undefeated on the season with a 72-14 thrashing over Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Truman/Martin Luther.  Tucker Arp opened the scoring in the first quarter with a 6-yard TD run with Kaisen Hendriks adding the two-point conversion.  There was a lightning delay with a little more than five minutes remaining in the first quarter, which lasted nearly one hour....

WINDOM — PAS senior quarterback Zayne Zollner rushed for two TD, and the Arrow defense allowed minus-4 yards rushing in a 14-point victory over the Eagles at Island Park. “I thought we played well,” Boomgaarden said. “We executed, and gave up one play where we got beat. But, I’m very happy with the effort. It was a good win for us.”  The Arrow offense gained 217 yards, helped by going 7-of-17 on t...

Welcome to Homecoming week, Pipestone Area Schools’ football fans.  In recent years, the Arrows have defeated Minnesota Valley Lutheran, Redwood Valley and Sibley East.  MVL comes calling again for the 2026 installment of HoCo, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at Paulsen Field. Even though the Arrows have had the upper hand in recent games versus the Chargers, MVL will still provide a...

WORTHINGTON — The Minnesota West Community & Technical College athletic department has announced the remainder of the football season has been canceled.  The Bluejays were originally scheduled to play Minnesota State-Fergus Falls this past Saturday, Sept. 12, at Trojan Field.  Additionally canceled games are: North Dakota State College of Science (Sept. 19), Minnesota North-Mesabi Range (Sept....

MOORHEAD — Hannah Masselink is a freshman runner at Concordia-Moorhead. Masselink placed 42nd in a field of 87 runners during the Randy Smith 5,000-meter run in Moorhead. The University of Minnesota-Moorhead served as race host.  Overall, Masselink clocked in with a time of 21:28.7, which was the seventh-best time among the 14 Cobbers running.  The Cobbers placed second overall as a team with 69 p...