Pipestone County Star

EDGERTON — The Southwest Minnesota Christian boys soccer team is having one of its strongest seasons on record.  And for Eagles fans, it’s brought back memories of the 2001 Class A state title-winning squad.  SWC defeated Class AA Worthington, 2-0, on an unseasonably warm Tuesday, Oct. 6. The conquest pushed the Eagles record to 12-2-1, and they haven’t suffered a loss since late August.  “Our suc...

INFORMATION BOWLING At Bole-Mor Lanes, Pipestone Last Week’s Results  Lynnette’s Ladies Standings: Rock Lobsters 10-2, The Bowling Stones 8-4, Dolls w/Balls 7-5, Stay In Your Lane 5-7, B&B RV Service 5-7, American Legion 5-7, JBS 4.5-7.5, Hubers Automotive 3.5-8.5 High individual game: Sarah Johnson (Dolls w/Balls) 227, Kerry Johnson (Stay in Your Lane) 201, Amanda Olberding (Rock Lobsters) 19...

INFORMATION TRAP SHOOTING At Pipestone Sportsmen’s Club  Wednesday, Oct. 7 Final Week Results  Team Scores  1, Valley Villians, 220 2, Hiene’s Heroes, 174 3, Gunsmoke Wranglers, 166 Individual Results  (Shooter, Score) 1t, Riley Williams, 47 1t, Troy Wehking, 47 3, Justin Krosschell, 44 4t, Gene Westenberg, 43 4t, Wayne Harris, 43 6, LaDonna Harris, 42 7, Derek Krosschell, 41 8, Ron Krosschell, 41...

ST. PAUL — The Minnesota 2026 pheasant season began on Saturday, Oct. 10. It certainly was a warm and windy opener for the southern two-thirds of the state. The season runs through Jan. 3, 2027, with shooting hours from 9 a.m. to sunset daily, per the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.  The DNR reported there will be a public lands celebratio n this Saturday in conjunction with the opening...

The Pipestone Area Youth Football team features student-athletes from fourth through sixth grade. Here’s the group. Front row (from left), Cameron Bonine, Junior Cardenas, Brooks Beyers, Everett Mathews, Ashton Carpenter, Eduardo Cazares, Alejandro Puente, Mays Stout, Isaiah Sanchez and Zane Johnson. Second row, Lincoln Baatz, Gregorio Rosales, Guillermo Cazares, Mason Stugelmeyer, Lukas Steele, C...

Area wrestlers Miklo Hernandez and Brayden Chandler both met with success at state and regional competitions last weekend.  Hernandez, of Pipestone Area Schools, earned a 4-2 decision over Oleksandr Havrylkiv from Illinois Sunday, Oct. 11 in the championship at the Premier National League fall championship in Des Moines, Iowa.  Hernandez wrestled in the junior 132-pound division. He advanced with...

The Pipestone Area Marching Arrows concluded the 2026 competition season Saturday, Oct. 17 with a first place finish in Class AA at the Quad States Regional Championships in Vermillion. The Arrows were the only band in Class AA and, as such, they also won all the caption awards including Best Music, Best Visual, Best Overall Effect, Best Percussion and Best Color Guard. Overall, the band finished...

Members of the Pipestone City Council and Pipestone Planning Commission met Thursday evening, Oct. 8 to begin the process of updating the city’s zoning code. Guiding them in that process was Mojra Hauenstein, senior planner with Bolton & Menk. The process to update the zoning code will address issues that Hauenstein said she’d already heard about from city representatives, make required code u...

ST. JAMES — The Pipestone Area Schools volleyball program has earned frequent traveler miles lately.  Last Tuesday, Sept. 29, the Arrows traveled to St. James for the second time in four days — this time defeating the Saints in four sets by scores of 25-16, 19-25, 25-18, 25-17.  “I thought we played really well,” PAS head coach Shelly Hennager said. “We readjusted after the second set and finished...

INFORMATION BOWLING At Bole-Mor Lanes, Pipestone Last Week’s Results  Lynnette’s Ladies Standings: The Bowling Stones 6-2, Rock Lobsters 6-2, Dolls w/Balls 5-3, JBS 4.5-3.5, Stay In Your Lane 3-5, American Legion 3-5, Hubers Automotive 2.5-5.5, B&B RV Service 2-6 High individual game: Kayla Smith (Stay In Your Lane) 201, Tami Miller (The Bowling Stones) 184, Deb Ziebarth (Hubers Automotive) 18...

Runners, welcome to Pipestone.  For the second straight year, Pipestone Area Schools will serve as host of a cross country meet. The meet will take place at 4:30 p.m. at the Pipestone Country Club (with the physical address at 1003 8th Avenue SE).  The club will be closed for parts of Wednesday and Thursday for the purposes of cross country running.   “It’s very fortunate being able to host a meet...

MINNETONKA — Marshall High School senior wrestler Brayden Chandler is set to compete at the prestigious MN#1 Classic set for Saturday, Oct. 10.  Chandler, a student-athlete from Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, will square off against Cade Walz from Mahnomen/Waubun.  The match will take place at The Shop (physical address is 15400 Minnetonka Industrial Road). Doors for the one-off event will open at 3:45 p....

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...