Four Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball players received special accolades when awards were presented on Tuesday, March 18. Overall, the Arrows finished 10-16 — eliminated in the opening round of the Class 3AA South subsection tournament by Redwood Valley, 65-45, on Friday, Feb. 28 in Redwood Falls. Most Assists: Tagon Woelber INFORMATION “We had some […]
Four Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball players received special accolades when awards were presented on Tuesday, March 18.
Overall, the Arrows finished 10-16 — eliminated in the opening round of the Class 3AA South subsection tournament by Redwood Valley, 65-45, on Friday, Feb. 28 in Redwood Falls.
Most Assists: Tagon Woelber
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“We had some good wins and some tough losses,” Slaba said. “We did a great job in conference, battling. This was a fun group to coach.”
This was a five-win decline from 2023-24, but that squad had Dakota State University player Rysley Borman, who tallied more than 1,000 points in his Arrow career.
“This is my favorite award,” Slaba said. “Max used his voice, but he was intentional with it.”
That story also will reveal the plans of all six seniors who will be lost to graduation, including Aiden Hiniker and Landon Johnson.
Awards night, inside the PAS Commons, also was an ice cream social.
Quist was outstanding on the boards, with 238 caroms overall. He snagged 52 rebounds on the offensive glass, second only to Austin Musch’s 113. However, Landon finished ahead of Austin in overall boards (Musch had 214).
Players also voted on the “Energy Award,” which was given to senior 5-foot-11 guard Max Taubert.
3-Point Specialist: Makhi Winter
Tagon Woelber received three golden statues as the overall most valuable player, MVP offense and for recording the most assists this season.
Tagon connected on 44 percent of his field goals (.333 from past the 3-point arc) and .633 from the free-throw line. He was the lone Arrow with triple-digit season assists.
Offensive MVP: Tagon Woelber
Tuesday, March 18
Slaba noted Quist is now the Arrows’ all-time leading rebounder with 521, and that will be recognized on a new records placard which features both boys and girls all-time bests.
Landon Quist, a 6-foot-5 senior post who will play football at the next level, was tabbed “rebounding champion.”
Pipestone Area Schools’ boys basketball players (from left) Tagon Woelber, Max Taubert, Landon Quist and Makhi Winter all received special honors during the team’s season-ending awards presentation on Tuesday, March 18, in the PAS Commons. (Star photo by Eric Viccaro)Note, The Pipestone County Star will run the all-Big South Conference boys team in the Thursday, April 3, edition.
Woelber, a 6-foot-2 guard, scored 408 points (16.3 average) with 113 rebounds, 104 assists and 26 steals.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Energy Guy: Max Taubert
Team Awards
At PAS Commons
Awards Night
“In the second half of the year, the last 10 games, Tagon averaged 19.5 points per game,” Slaba noted.
PAS head boys basketball Michael Slaba presented six major awards, three based on statistics and three more voted on by the team members themselves. The players’ choices all were unanimous, the coach reported.
Most Valuable Player: Tagon Woelber
Assistant coaches Tim Stotz and Cody Heidebink also celebrated the accomplishments of the “B” and “C” squads, respectively.
Makhi Winter, soon to be a member of the University of Minnesota-Morris basketball team, earned the three-point specialist award.
Rebounding Champion: Landon Quist
Winter made 67 3-pointers during the 2023-24 season, leading the squad with .373 accuracy. He’s currently sixth all time in school history in 3-pointers made (104).
The season featured two three-game winning streaks, including a stretch of victories over Southwest Minnesota Christian (65-62), St. James Area (76-71) and Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (59-56) from Feb. 4-8.
Statistical Awards
