BEMIDJI — Katie White scored 16 points for the No. 2 seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots as they beat the third-seeded Crosby-Ironton Rangers 55-42 in Saturday’s Northeast Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Bemidji State University.
Kayla Miller followed with 14 points and Vanessa Lane added 11 points and 13 rebounds for Pequot, which has won four straight and rebounded from a 77-72 overtime loss to C-I Feb. 18.
Meredith Silgen scored a team-high 16 points for the Rangers, who finished the season 13-15.
Pequot Lakes 26 29 — 55
Crosby-Ironton 17 25 — 42
PEQUOT LAKES
Haley Wiebolt 6, Vanessa Lane 11 13 rebounds, Katie White 16, Kayla Miller 14, Jessica Kreitz 8. FG 19-41 (46 percent), FT 13-22 (59 percent). 3-point 4-6 (66 percent). Overall: 19-9. Next: vs. Crookston in Northeast Subsection 80-2A final at Bemidji State University 7 p.m. Tuesday.
CROSBY-IRONTON
Lauren Peterson 5, Chelsey Bonsante 6, Hallie Schmidt 7, Bailey Swensen 8, Meredith Silgen 16. FT 4-10 (40 percent). Overall: 13-15.
■ Pine River-Backus 83,
East Central 45
McGregor — Megan Felthous kick started the East Subsection 5-1A semifinals game for the No. 2 seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers as she scored 20 first-half points and totaled 24 in Saturday’s 83-45 win over third-seeded East Central.
Tatum Sheley scored all 15 of her points in the first half and added 13 assists.
Brittany Kelley and Autumn Ackerman each scored 13 points and Ackerman tallied a team-high nine rebounds for PR-B, who will face Isle in the subsection championship game Tuesday.
East Central 28 17 — 45
Pine River-Backus 58 25 — 83
EAST CENTRAL
Lizzy Swanson 15, Briana Paige 16, Hana Fletcher 5, Taylor Johnson 2, Morgan Johnson 5, Gabriela Villarreal 2. FG 19-43 (44 percent), FT 4-6 (66 percent).
PINE RIVER-BACKUS
Kendra Brasel 8, Brooke Richards 3, Tatum Sheley 15, Brittany Kelley 13, Megan Felthous 24, Journee Howard 7, Autumn Ackerman 13 9 rebounds. FG 35-66 (53 percent), FT 8-16 (50 percent). 3-point 3-9 (33 percent). Overall: 23-4. Next: vs. Isle in East Subsection 5-1A final at McGregor 7 p.m. Tuesday.
■ Staples-Motley 62, Albany 57
COLLEGEVILLE — Jasmine McGillivray’s 18 points helped the top-seeded Staples-Motley Cardinals to a third-straight win after beating the fourth-seeded Albany Huskies 62-57 in Saturday’s North Subsecton 6-2A semifinals at St. John’s University
Kelly Pearson notched 16 points and Jaelin Beachy added 10 for the Cardinals, who advance to face Sauk Centre in the North Subsection 6-2A championship.
Sauk Centre has knocked S-M out of the playoffs the last three seasons.
Albany 26 31 — 57
Staples-Motley 26 36 — 62
ALBANY
Emily Schoenberg 8, Amazih Eickhoff 11, Emily Pratt 9, Rachel Mohs 4, Vanessa Spohn 9, Kayla Reber 5, Erin Navratil 9, Elizabeth DeGeest 2. FG 13-24 (54 percent), FT 7-10 (70 percent). 3-point 8-20 (40 percent).
STAPLES-MOTLEY
Jaelin Beachy 10, Mackenzie Holst 2, Mikayla Wing 4, Kaitlin Spar 7, Kelly Pearson 16, Kyann Nyhus 5, Jasmine McGillivray 18. FG 12-22 (54 percent), FT 8-12 (66 percent). 3-point 10-22 (45 percent). Overall: 21-5. Next: vs. Sauk Centre in North Subsection 6-2A championship at St. John’s University 6 p.m. Tuesday.
■ Wadena-Deer Creek 41, Hawley 36
MOORHEAD — The No. 5 seeded Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines upset top-ranked Hawley Saturday 41-36 in the Southwest Subsection 8-2A semifinals at Concordia College.
W-DC (18-9), which beat Hawley 34-33 during the regular season, has now won seven straight and will face Pelican Rapids in the Southwest Subsection championship 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at Concordia College in Moorhead.
■ Milaca 40, Aitkin 33
DULUTH — The Aitkin Gobblers saw its four-game winning streak and its season end Saturday as Milaca eliminated them 40-33 during Saturday’s Section 7-2A quarterfinals at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
Mikayla Michaletz notched eight points and 15 rebounds for the Gobblers, who ended the season 21-7.
Milaca 24 16 — 40
Aitkin 10 23 — 33
MILACA
Irina Danilyuk 2, Ashley Cassens 7, Alex Ploeger 2, Molly Banks 10, Makayla Paggen 17, Courtney Beaver 2, Julia Putz 2. FT 12-17 (percent).
AITKIN
Bailey Nordean 7, Melissa Paulson 5, Cassie Sandberg 7, Lisa Anderson 4, Mikayla Michaletz 8, 15 rebounds. FT 10-17 (percent). Overall: 21-7.
