Pipestone County Star

The first ever Holland Days is planned for Friday, July 24 and Saturday, July 25. Many communities in the area have summer celebrations and Nicole Buffington, speaking on behalf of the Holland Days Committee, said a group of community members decided Holland should too. Darbi Kor, owner of Kor’s Korner Pub in Holland, was planning to have a street dance and the Holland Days Committee, which includ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Soon-to-be Elkton-Lake Benton sophomore Quinn Slegers can call herself an All-American. This was based on her performance at the Amateur Athletic Union girls volleyball national championships at the Orange County Convention Center on Wednesday, July 1. Slegers was a member of the Avera Health Kairos 15 White squad. She was the team’s primary libero. “My goal this year for club was...

FARGO, N.D. — Pipestone Area Schools’ soon-to-be junior wrestler Miklo Hernandez is once again an All-American. Hernandez finished sixth overall — with a field of more than 100 wrestlers — in the junior freestyle 132-pound weight class bracket at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals. “I think Miklo performed well,” PAS head wrestling coach Paul Young said. “He was finding his shots, and his go-b...

INFORMATION CALENDAR  Wednesday, July 22 Amateur Baseball TBD, Pipestone A’s at Gopher League Tournament Thursday, July 23 Festival  7 p.m., Æbleskiver Days (bake-off, 4-H building, Lincoln County Fairgrounds) Friday, July 24 Amateur Baseball TBD, Pipestone A’s at Gopher League Tournament Festival  9 a.m., Æbleskiver Days (golf tournament, picnic, chalk the walk, pool party) 5 p.m., Holland Days (...

WORTHINGTON — The Pipestone Athletics and Worthington Cubs were locked in a pitcher’s dual Sunday, July 12 in Gopher League action. Unfortunately for Pipestone, the team found itself on the business end of a 1-0 loss at Trojan Field. As A’s coach Avery Ploeger explained, the only run that scored was unearned. “Mark (Abrahamson) had 11 strikeouts and Matt (Geister) pitched phenomenally,” Ploeger sa...

INFORMATION RED ROCK CONFERENCE All-Conference Teams ACADEMICS Baseball Landon Koehne, Adrian/Ellsworth; Cameron Brunck, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda; Carter Hanson, Murray County Central; Teague Meyer, MCC; Cayden Veldhuisen, MCC; Carter Therkilsen, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove  Golf Ellie Freking, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda/Westbrook-Walnut Grove; Neil Kuehl, HLOF/WWG; Dominic Lee, HLOF/WWG...

LAMBERTON — The Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian softball program tied Adrian-Ellsworth atop the Red Rock Conference. Both the Dragons and Flying Dutchmen posted 10-2 records. Meanwhile in baseball, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton finished second in the Red Rock Conference during the 2026 season. Thanks to those high placements, both E/SWC softball and RTR baseball received a slew of conference accola...

The Pipestone County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) Board of Supervisors during its July 9 meeting approved eight grant contracts totaling 1,730 to help Pipestone County farmers purchase soil health equipment. It was the first time the SWCD has offered such grants. SWCD Board members voted during their April meeting to offer the grants using 0,000 in project fund dollars from the stat...

JASPER — There will be plenty of sports-related events during Quartziter Days set for this weekend. There will be a classic car cruise-in and show from 5-8 p.m. Friday, July 17. The show is sponsored by Reclaim Community. There will be a sand volleyball tournament in City Park beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 18. The festival also will feature both children’s and adult bale tosses, and turtle r...

The Pipestone Parks and Recreation Department conducted its annual trip to see the Minnesota Twins play on Thursday, July 9 versus American League Central Division foe, the Cleveland Guardians, at Target Field in Minneapolis. Forty-seven children signed up along with seven chaperones boarded a motorcoach for the game at about 6:30 a.m., returning that evening. The Twins scored single runs in both...

The Pipestone Country Club will conduct a pair of noteworthy tournaments this week. A “Dine On Nine” tournament is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Friday, July 17. The cost is 0 per team. The concept of this four-person scramble-formatted tournament is there will be food to sample on every hole. Senior Tournament The Senior Tournament is slated for 11 a.m. Monday, July 20. This event is for players 50 yea...

HOLLAND — The Holland Community Foundation will present a kickball tournament during the Holland Days festival. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday, July 24-25. The championship is set for that Saturday. The cost is 0 per team. Teams are guaranteed three six-inning games, or a game lasting one hour. Rules and regulations will be given at the time of sign-ups. There will be concessions...

For the third straight summer, Pipestone-based auto dealership Dahl Motors will conduct a car show. The event will begin with registration at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 18. The show follows from noon to 3 p.m. An awards program will take place at 3:30 p.m. “We’re hoping to get 80 entries,” said Dahl Motors CEO Scott Dahl. “This (show) seems to keep growing and getting better every year.” The dealer...

MASON, Mich. — For the second straight year, Southwest Minnesota Christian trap shooter Riley Williams competed on the national stage. Although Williams didn’t make the final round — as Riley did in 2025 — he savored the experience. “It was really cool to be there again,” said Williams, who will be a senior at SWC, of his participation at the USA Clay Target League National Championship at the Mic...

ELKTON, S.D. — The annual Elkton Harvest Festival begins with the gala and pageant set for Thursday, July 16. This scholarship-based pageant, “The Under the Sea” gala, will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Elkton School North Gymnasium. Queen contestants are Kadence Olberding, Claire McMahon, Madelyn Jensen and Evelyn Foss. Little Miss contestants are Abigail Schuurman and Riley McLaughlin. Mr. Elkt...

During the public comments portion of the Pipestone City Council meeting of July 6, the condition of the JBS Sportsplex soccer fields was again brought to the attention of the council. Myron Koets opened by asking that the council hear from some local soccer supporters regarding the fields. Prior to these individuals speaking, City Administrator Stephanie LaBrune provided an update on actions take...

Jasper Quartziter Days is Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19. Festivities begin Friday with a classic car cruise in on Wall Street sponsored by Reclaim Community, and a hot dog and hamburger meal by Reclaim at Memorial Hall from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will then be a Kids Fun Night at 8 p.m. at Bauman Hall, which is sponsored by the Bauman Hall Arts Grant. New this year is a Jasper Quartziter...

LUVERNE — Local and regional high schools are set to participate in the Southwest Minnesota Shootout on July 15-16. This marks the 18th annual event, which draws teams from several states. The Pipestone girls are set to compete in a pool with Rapid City Christian (S.D.), West Lyon (Inwood, Iowa) and Western Christian of Hull, Iowa from 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 15. The Arrows first play...

The second candidate filing period for the Nov. 3 election opens Tuesday, July 14 and ends Tuesday, July 28. The second filing period applies to all cities in Pipestone County except Pipestone, all school districts, and townships that hold their elections in November. Prospective candidates must file an affidavit of candidacy and there is typically a filing fee. Most local seats up for election ar...

The Pipestone Planning Commission, during its June 10 meeting, recommended that the Pipestone City Council approve a conditional use permit allowing the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council (SMOC) to build a Head Start facility on property it owns at the corner of North Hiawatha Avenue and 11th Street Northeast. The recommendation included the conditions that a line of trees be planted to provi...

The Pipestone Country Club will conduct the first of two glo-ball golf tournaments this year on Friday, June 19. Play will begin at 9 p.m. This will be a two-person team tournament. The cost is per team, which does not include cart rental. The event is limited to 36 teams. Tournament organizers report 28 teams have signed up so far. The kitchen will be open; however, there is no meal special. For...

Five local veterans were awarded Quilts of Valor during the Flag Day picnic Saturday, June 14, at Moore Park in Pipestone. Quilts of Valor is a national organization that began in 2003. The group’s founder, Catherine Roberts, had a son deployed in Iraq at the time, and had a nightmare in which she saw a young soldier sitting on his bed in the middle of the night, hunched over in despair due to his...

One of the longest-running town festivals is the Dakota-Minnesota Saddle Horse Holiday. This marks the 80th annual event, which began on Monday with the Miss Lake Benton Pageant and runs through Saturday, June 20. This year’s pageant contestants were Rozlynn Thooft, Sydney DeVries and Angie Deutz. Starting this past Tuesday, there were daily hidden horseshoe clues. Find the clues through Friday, J...

The Redstone Horse Company will present a three-event barrel racing series at Diamond H Acres beginning Saturday, June 20. Diamond H Acres is a facility located at 1527 41st Street be- tween Edgerton and Hatfield. Series dates will be: June 20, July 18 and Sept. 5. The arena will be open at 8 a.m., with the office opening one-half hour later. Exhibitions run from 9-10 a.m., followed by an open are...

REDWOOD FALLS — Pipestone Area Schools’ junior Brady Dunn was named to the all-Big South Conference boys tennis team. The team was officially released on Monday, June 8. This marks Dunn’s first-ever inclusion on the squad. “Making the team for the first time really makes me reflect on all of the efforts I have made, not only for my athletics, but also my academics,” Dunn said. PAS head coach James...