Four Pipestone Area Schools  football players were named Mid-South all-district performers. Senior Minnesota State University-Moorhead pledge Xavier Banjoko, athletic Cayden Zephier, offensive/defensive lineman Jackson Post and quarterback...

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 play...

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 F...

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 Mount...

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 ...

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. Satur...

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 w...

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 L...

Pipestone Sons of the American Legion Post No. 6 is offering free bowling for youth at Bole-Mor Lanes on Sunday, Dec. 28. This is a program for bowlers 17 years of age and younger. Free bowling will run from noon to 3 p.m. The shoe rental will ...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 110.4...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 Gymnas...

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 tour...

The Pipestone Little Arrows youth wrestling team conducted its own tournament on Saturday, Dec. 13. Ten mats were used in two gymnasiums to keep the action flowing. More than 300 wrestlers competed in the event, which took a little more than th...

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 es...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Northwestern College senior Rylie Franken participated in the NAIA national championship match on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at the Tyson Events Center. Indiana Wesleyan defeated Northwestern in four sets by scores of 25-23, 23-25, 25-...

REGIONAL SCOREBOARD High Schools Tuesday, Dec. 2 Boys Basketball Jackson County Central 81, Pipestone Area 61 Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 78, Heron Lake-Okabena-Fulda 39 Edgerton Public 80, Canby 47 Southwest Minnesota Christian 72, Worthington 42 Gi...

With 36.5 seconds remaining in the second half, sophomore guard Kenley DeWilde put the finishing touches on a Pipestone Area Schools’ victory. DeWilde knocked down a 3-pointer from the wing, and the Arrows easily downed Blue Earth Area 75-42 in...

Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball home opener didn’t quite go as planned — or even hoped. Five Blue Earth Area players canned 13 3-pointers as the Buccaneers defeated the Arrows 69-41 in this Big South Conference clash. BEA’s Will Bromela...