CROSBY — Hallie Schmidt’s 18 kills led the No. 4 seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the No. 5. seeded Pine City Dragons in the Subsection 1, Section 7-2A quarterfinals Wednesday.
Missy Foote added 15 more kills, Amy Biever added 31 digs and Bailey Swensen recorded 38 set assists for C-I.
Sienna Miller finished with 15 digs, 11 kills and five ace serves to improve the Rangers’ record to 12-15-0. C-I will now play top-seeded Esko Friday in Proctor.
Pine City 25 21 16 21
Crosby-Ironton 11 25 25 25
Crosby-Ironton statistics
Amy Biever 31 digs, 4 set assists
Shania Johnson 5 kills, 23 digs
Mary Kraemer 2 kills, 1 block, 5 set assists
Breauna DeCent 2 kills, 1 dig, 1 block
Hallie Schmidt 1 ace serve, 18 kills, 9 digs
Mariah Melenich 2 digs
Missy Foote 3 ace serves, 15 kills, 18 digs, 5 blocks, 1 set assist
Bailey Swensen 1 ace serve, 4 kills, 9 digs, 38 set assists
Sienna Miller 5 ace serves, 11 kills, 15 digs, 2 blocks, 1 set assist
Overall: CI 12-15-0. Next: No. 4 Crosby-Ironton vs. No. 1 Esko in Subsection 1, Section 7-2A playoffs in Proctor Friday.
Cloquet 3, Aitkin 0
CLOQUET — Mikayla Michaletz and Jenae Herron had seven digs apiece for the No. 6 seeded Aitkin Gobblers as they lost 3-0 to the No. 3 seeded Cloquet Lumberjacks in Wednesday’s Subsection 1, Section 7-2A quarterfinals.
The Gobblers end their season with a 4-16 overall record.
Cloquet 25 25 25
Aitkin 14 14 24
Aitkin statistics
Bailey Nordean 3 digs, 2 kills, 3 set assists
Mikayla Michaletz 7 digs, 1 kill, 2 ace serves
Jenae Herron 7 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace serve
Kassie Kokesh 1 block, 7 digs, 5 set assists, 1 ace serve
Melissa Paulson 1 block, 6 digs, 4 kills, 1 ace serve
Carene Bayerle 1 block, 5 digs, 1 kill, 2 ace serves
Final: A 4-16.
