Pipestone County Star

Four Russell-Tyler-Ruthton and four Edgerton Public football players have earned first-team all-district honors. The Knights enjoyed a renaissance as a program this season under first-year head coach Ted Kern, finishing with a 7-3 record. The Flying Dutchmen remain a regional powerhouse, compiling an 8-2 mark with their only losses to eventual 9-player state champion Hills-Beaver Creek. For RTR, senior offensive and defensive linem...

ELKTON, S.D. — Elkton-Lake Benton senior quarterback Colt Beck added to his trophy case after completion of the 2025 high school football season. Beck earned All-American distinction, and he was named Dakota Valley Conference most valuable player. He also was first-team all-state in the “athlete” category. “Colt’s stat line was impressive in both passing and rushing on the offensive side of the ball,” ELB head coach Kaleb Haas said...

Maybe it’s true. Especially this year. Playing Luverne in anything brings out the best in Pipestone — and that includes boys’ basketball. Matthew DeBates tossed in a career-high 24 points and the Arrows outscored the Cardinals 40-26 during the second half en route to a 67-59 Big South Conference win. “The boys played extremely well,” PAS head coach Michael Slaba said. “They saw what it takes to pull out a win of that magnitude.” PA...

REGIONAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Tuesday, Dec. 16 Boys Basketball Pipestone Area 67, Luverne 59 Castlewood 54, Elkton-Lake Benton 48 Girls Basketball Pipestone Area 63, Luverne 49 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 52, Southwest Minnesota Christian 34 Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 61, Edgerton Public 37 Castlewood 61, Elkton-Lake Benton 31 Wrestling Minneota 35, Marshall 25 Marshall 66, Morris Area-Hancock/Chokio-Alberta 3 Minneota 60, MAHACA 4 MA...

ROCHESTER — Miklo Hernandez’s list of accomplishments has reached the overflow stage, and he’s just a sophomore. Hernandez earned the 133-pound title at the prestigious MatBoss Christmas Tournament on Saturday at the Mayo Civic Center. “Miklo wrestled really well,” PAS head coach Paul Young noted. “He came into the tournament with the mindset of reaching his goals, and win the title. It was awesome to see him do that in every aspec...

MARSHALL — The Pipestone Area Schools boys and girls basketball teams will participate in holiday-themed events this coming week. The Arrows (2-4 before this past Monday’s game versus St. James Area) will play Minnewaska Area at 4:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27. Varsity games will be conducted in Southwest Minnesota State University’s R/A Facility. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (2-3), after Tuesday’s game versus Tracy-Milroy-Balaton, will play ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Pipestone native George G. Hicks has become a minority partner with Major League Baseball’s Minnesota Twins. Hicks was one of three new minority partners announced, joining Glick Family Investments and Minnesota Wild owner Craig Leipold. MLB approved the transaction on Wednesday, Dec. 17. The Twins also reported a change in leadership structure, with Tom Pohlad succeeding executive chair Joe Pohlad. Sports Business Jo...

REDWOOD FALLS — Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball team called a pair of timeouts in the closing seconds. The goal was to come up with a possible game-winning play. PAS senior Matthew DeBates inbounded the ball to teammate Blake Bosma, who was waiting for it in the corner. In turn, Bosma spotted Austin Musch inside the lane. Redwood Valley’s Zach Lundeen and Dylan Anderson both pestered Musch, whose shot clipped off the front ...

The Pipestone County Pheasants Forever committee and friends went on a hunt on Saturday, Dec. 6, throughout the county. The following participated in the event (from left) Jordan Whipple, Mason Musch, Tyler Rieck, Lance Wheeler, Clayton Johnson, Mike Bloemendaal, Brian Terry, Brandon Moeller and Jordan Baatz. Rieck, Johnson and Moeller are on the Pheasants Forever committee. This harvest illustrates the abundance of pheasants found...

REGIONAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Tuesday, Dec. 9 Boys Hockey Luverne 11, Fairmont 2 Girls Hockey Fairmont 2, Luverne 1 Boys Hockey Luverne 18, Redwood Valley 0 Thursday, Dec. 11 Gymnastics Pipestone Area 127.425, Windom Area/Mountain Lake 110.400 Wrestling PAS Quadrangular At PAS Gymnasium  Pipestone Area 57, Red Rock Central 16 Pipestone Area 36, Fulda/Murray County Central 33 Fulda/Murray County Central 47, Red Rock Central 30 Fu...

REDWOOD FALLS — Kenzley Pater dropped in a career-high 15 points as Pipestone Area Schools girls basketball continued its winning ways. Pater made good on six field goals, including a 3-pointer, and she was 2-of-3 from the free-throw line as the Arrows soundly defeated Redwood Valley 84-51 in Big South Conference action Friday, Dec. 12. “It was awesome that Kenzley had a breakout scoring game,” PAS head coach Grant Everson said. “S...

COLMAN, S.D. — The 28th Annual Michael J. Entringer Classic girls basketball festival is set for Saturday, Dec. 20. The Colman-Egan school district is serving as the event host. Tickets are for adults and for students. All proceeds go toward the Entringer Scholarship Fund. Last year’s Elkton-Lake Benton recipients were Blake DeVries and Maya Jensen. Former ELB athlete Andrea Renkly earned MVP honors after a 2024 Entringer Classic...

MARSHALL – The Southwest Minnesota State University athletic communications office has announced eight individuals and one team have been selected for the Hall of Honor. The Hall of Honor ceremony is set for Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. This is the highest athletic distinction awarded by the university. The class features former Iowa scholastic standout volleyball player Sara Graf (now Jones), swimmer Denny Dayhuff, football player Pau...

INFORMATION BOWLING SCORES From Bole-Mor Lanes Pipestone Lynnette’s Ladies Standings American Legion 30-18, The Bowling Stones 28-20, Dolls w/Balls 26-22, B&B RV Service 24-24, JBS 24-24, Rock Lobsters 22-26, Stay In Your Lane 21-27, Gutter Gals 17-31 Scores High game: Raechelle Kor (sub) 190, Tami Miller (sub) 187, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 177 High series: Tami Miller (sub) 528, Julie Bauer (American Legion) 469, Raechell...

The rivalry between Pipestone Area Schools and Fulda/Murray County Central is a healthy, thriving one. That much was made clear during the Arrows’ home quadrangular — which also featured Red Rock Central and Worthington — Thursday at PAS Gymnasium. PAS squeaked by FMCC, 36-33, a match featuring plenty of throaty fans and coaches delivering a playoff atmosphere even in early December. “Give props to Fulda,” PAS head coach Paul Young...

LOCAL EVENT CALENDAR Friday, Dec. 19 Girls Basketball  6 p.m., Pipestone Area at Fairmont 6 p.m., Iroquois/Lake Preston at Elkton-Lake Benton 7:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey, Mountain Lake 7:30 p.m., Edgerton Public at Hills-Beaver Creek, Hills 7:30 p.m., Southwest Minnesota Christian at Murray County Central, Slayton Boys Basketball 7:30 p.m., Pipestone Area at Fairmont 7:30 p.m., Iroquois/Lake Prest...

ROCHESTER — Roughly 20 defending state champions, including Class A titleholder Miklo Hernandez of Pipestone Area Schools, will compete in the MatBoss Christmas Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 19-20. This intense, individual bracketed tournament will feature 49 high schools across Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. The historic Mayo Civic Center will serve as the site of the event. Young reported Friday’s mat...

While the Pipestone Area Schools gymnastics team didn’t score as well as it did at Jackson, the Arrows still won by a considerable margin. PAS downed Windom Area/Mountain Lake 127.425-110.400 in this Big South Conference home opener, posting especially strong numbers in the balance beam (31.775-24.2). “We took a little bit of a step back in our team score, but that is going to happen with different judges and gymnasts still adjusti...