Parker, Patriots rebound with win

CROSBY -- After a disappointing showing against second-ranked Albany, the Pequot Lakes Patriots received 17 points and 22 rebounds from Teresa Parker in a 38-25 Mid-State Conference girls' basketball victory Tuesday over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers.

Maggie Sandberg led the Rangers will 11 points. C-I's leading scorer, Whitney Smetana, fouled out with just six points.

Pequot Lakes 8 9 7 14 -- 38

Crosby-Ironton 0 10 9 6 -- 25

PEQUOT LAKES (38)

Brittany Engen 2, Kelly Anderson 2, Mandie Roggenkamp 2, Teresa Parker 17, Flecia Foster 9, Ashley Meschke 5, Kristy Myers 1. Team totals: FG 15-60 (25 percent), FT 7-14 (50 percent). Conference -- 4-0. Overall -- 8-1. Next game: Host Detroit Lakes 7:30 p.m. Friday.

CROSBY-IRONTON (25)

Maggie Sandberg 11, Kim Rosecrans 6, Heather Santi 2, Whitney Smetana 6. Team totals: 11-53 FG (21 percent), FT 3-4 (75 percent). Conference -- 3-2. Overall -- 5-6. Next game: At Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Friday.

3-point baskets -- PL-1 (Foster). Fouled out -- CI-Smetana.

Pierz 56, B-B-E 47

BELGRADE -- Nicole Meyer scored a career-high 17 points to lead the Pierz Pioneers to a 56-47 victory over the Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars in Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball Tuesday.

The Pioneers' Kari Block scored 14 points and Allyson Kloss added 13 rebounds and eight points.

Pierz 11 20 11 14 -- 56

Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 14 12 8 13 -- 47

PIERZ (56)

Nicole Meyer 17, Kari Block 14, Allyson Kloss 8, Emily Stumpf 8, Becky Korf 4, Kristin Kapsner 3, Lauren Dauphinais 2. Team totals: FG 23-62 (37 percent), FT 4-12 (33 percent). Conference -- 2-2. Overall -- 7-4. Next game: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted at Pierz 7:30 p.m. Friday

BELGRADE-BROOTEN-ELROSA (47)

Bridget Kirckof 14, Sarah Wold 9, Tanna White 3, Kari Halls 2, Danielle Marthaler 10, Melissa Weller 2, Jada Illies 7. Team totals: FG 17-43 (40 percent), FT 12-19 (63 percent). Conference -- 0-4. Overall -- 1-9.

3-point baskets -- P-Meyer 3, Stumpf 2, Kapsner; BBE-Wold 1.

Lake Region 54,

Swanville 36

BAXTER -- Ashley Kientzle scored 23 points and Lindsey Green added 18 to lead the Lake Region Hornets past the Swanville Swans 54-36 Tuesday in girls' basketball action.

Swanville 6 7 7 16 -- 36

Lake Region Christian 5 17 16 16 -- 54

SWANVILLE (36)

Pam Frieler 9, Lizz Dold 8, Megan Sieben 8, Franny Strossburg 6, Sarah Pittman 4, Stacy Barthel 1. Team totals: FG 18, FT 5-12 (41 percent).

LAKE REGION CHRISTIAN (54)

Ashley Kientzle 23, Lindsey Green 18, Leah Green 8, Melissa Bradow 4, Brittany Lee 1. Team totals: FG 21, FT 12-26 (46 percent). Overall -- 3-3. Next game: In St. Francis Tournament Friday.

3-point baskets -- S-2 (Dold 2). Fouled out -- S-Dold; LRC-Melissa Bradow.

East Central 55, Aitkin 28

AITKIN -- Amanda Kiellor scored 15 points and Leah Payne 13 to lead East Central past Aitkin 55-28 in a Great River Conference girls' basketball game Tuesday.

East Central 16 12 17 10 -- 55

Aitkin 6 5 9 8 -- 28

Aitkin (28)

Mary Nelson 9, Sarah Just 8, Brittany Johnson 5, Hallie Ladd 2, Melissa Hasskamp 3, Trista Spolarich 1. Team totals: FG 7, FT 13-30 (43 percent). Conference -- 1-3. Overall -- 1-8. Next game: At Braham 7:30 p.m. Friday.

3-point baskets -- A 1 (Johnson).