Sports

ST. JAMES — The St. James school district has announced it plans on leaving the Big South Conference. St. James’ school board officially approved the measure, 4-1, during a meeting with a “full house” in attendance, per a story written in the St. James Plaindealer newspaper. “The vote was an important one, with strong support for the change demonstrated throughout […]

WOODSTOCK — The Woodstock Community Club will be conducting sports programs this summer. Youth T-ball will take place on four straight Monday nights beginning June 16, with game time at 6:15 p.m. The games are 45 minutes long. Coaches are sought as well. There will be a youth fundamentals camp for kindergartners through fourth graders on June 9. There will […]

The Pipestone Arrows Summer Acceleration program will begin on Tuesday, June 3, at the school. This program, sponsored by the Pipestone Arrows Athletic Booster Club, is for boys and girls entering seventh through 12th grade. Students are asked to use their school emails when signing up, and there is a QR Code available on the flyer. The cost is $50, […]

ORANGE CITY, Iowa — Pipestone Area Schools’ senior Haylie Tripp has signed with Northwestern College. Tripp made it official during a special signing ceremony on Friday, April 25, in the PAS school library. “I had been following their program for a couple of years, and when I met with coach (Scott Bahrke), and detailed it for me, I felt like […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. — Caden Strasser is currently wrapping up his sophomore season as a member of the Black Hills State University track and field program. Strasser placed 24th in the 1,500-meter run at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference track and field championship conducted in Golden, Colo., in late April. He clocked in with a time of 4:22.14. The RMAC features […]

INFORMATION LOCAL CALENDAR Sunday, May 11 Amateur Baseball 2 p.m., Pipestone A’s at Luverne, Luverne Diamonds Special Event 2:30 p.m., Russell-Tyler-Ruthton Spring Play, Performing Arts Center Monday, May 12 Girls Golf 10 a.m., Big South Championships, at Dacotah Ridge Golf Club Boys and Girls Golf 10 a.m., Elkton-Lake Benton at Dakota Valley Conference Tournament, Six Mile Creek Golf Course, White, […]

JACKSON — The Pipestone Area Schools’ softball team was given a difficult assignment last Thursday in Big South Conference action. The Arrows squared off with Class AA ninth-ranked Jackson County Central, who’s only losses this season are to 2024 state tournament representative and AA No. 2 Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial and St. James Area. “We definitely competed with them,” PAS […]

INFORMATION GIRLS GOLF Thursday, May 1 At Minn-Iowa Golf Club, Elmore  Par-37, 2,847 yards Team Scores 1, Blue Earth Area, 191; 2, Fairmont, 202; 3, Redwood Valley, 218; 4, Luverne, 222; 5, Jackson County Central, 241; Pipestone Area and Windom Area didn’t have enough players for a team score. Pipestone Area Scores 5, Vivian Brockberg, 46; 23, Olyvia Weber, 60 […]

LOCAL SCOREBOARD Tuesday, April 29 Baseball Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 17, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 7 Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 8, Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3 Luverne 12, Pipestone Area 7 Boys Tennis Redwood Valley 7, Pipestone Area 0 Softball Pipestone Area 14, Luverne 3 Edgerton/Southwest Minnesota Christian 7, Mountain Lake Area-Comfrey 6 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 8, Red Rock Central/Westbrook-Walnut Grove 7 Thursday, May 1 Baseball Pipestone […]