Pipestone County Star

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD Luverne Invitational Tuesday, April 7 At Cardinal Field, Luverne Honor Roll Pipestone Area Boys  100-meter dash: 2, Cayden Zephier, 11.54; 6, Americ Suvandy, 11.65 200 dash: 1, Zephier, 23.27; 3, Suvandy, 23.46 1,600 run: 6, Josh Zupp, 5:21.48 Shot put: 7, Carlos Saenlouangraj, 36-9  4x100 relay: (Suvandy, Alavarado-Herrera, Dion and Perez-Garcia), 52.57 4x200 relay: (S...

MARSHALL — The Southwest Minnesota State University wheelchair basketball team placed fourth in the nation on Saturday, April 4. SMSU, which entered the national tournament as the No. 6 seed, lost to the fifth-seeded University of Illinois, 61-50, in the third-place game of the National Intercollegiate Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in the McKale Center. SMSU defeated Eastern Washington and host...

SAUK RAPIDS — The Pipestone Area Schools’ ninth-grade boys basketball team reached the championship game at the Pacesetter State Tournament. The event was conducted on Sunday, March 29, at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School. Duluth Denfield topped Pipestone, 52-49, in a hard-fought title contest. Pipestone defeated Battle Lake, 51-34, in the first round and then Perham, 42-34, in the semifinals. The Pip...

Pipestone Area Schools student Lydia Amen participates in the Blue Mound Figure Skaters program based in Luverne. Amen (at right) is photographed alongside fellow performers Noel Heinrichs and Grace Kempema during the Sunday, March 29 competitors banquet at Generations in Luverne. Amen was tops in team percentage. She also was third place in points for Frosty Blades, and sixth overall in team seas...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Pipestone Area Schools graduate Megan Rosendahl competed for the role of Jackrabbit Stampede Ambassador. Rosendahl was one of four women vying for the title. Delaney Zoss of Forestburg, S.D., was the chosen one, with Ella Smith as first runner-up. Smith graduated from Windom Area. The announcement was made during coronation on Saturday, April 11, before the short go performance a...

WORTHINGTON — For Russell-Tyler-Ruthton senior volleyball player Ava Karbo, it was all about finding the right fit. That fit is Minnesota West Community & Technical College. “The main reason I choose Minnesota West was because of its amazing program and the welcoming environment that immediately made me feel at home.” Minnesota West has been a premier program in the National Junior College Act...

The 2026 Pipestone Area Schools boys tennis team begins its season with a home match versus Milbank, S.D., on Thursday, April 16. The Arrows also play Lac qui Parle Valley at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Friday before a home doubleheader Saturday versus Montevideo and Yellow Medicine East. Here’s the team. Front row (from left) Ammoniah Parke, Eli Roszel, Mikah Weets and Dr...

There are still openings for the Pipestone Country Club women’s league. The openings are for the Wednesday 3:30 p.m. league. Organizers have reported the Wednesday 5:30 p.m. league is full. These are separate entities. The cost is per league. Pipestone Country Club membership is encouraged, but not required. There also is a punch card option for 5, which includes use of a cart and applicable green...

The Pipestone County Planning Commission during its April 7 meeting recommended that the Pipestone County Commissioners approve a conditional use permit allowing Wm. D. Scepaniak Inc. to operate a rock quarry in the northwest quarter of Section 33 of Eden Township, northeast of Jasper. The recommendation included conditions regarding dust control and traffic, and requiring surety in case the quarr...

Representatives of the Southwest West Central (SWWC) Service Cooperative met with the Pipestone Area School (PAS) Board during a special April 9 meeting and spent about two hours providing information and answering questions about the Alternative Learning Center (ALC) SWWC operates in Pipestone. The visit followed backlash after the school district notified parents of ALC students earlier this yea...