Pioneers win track meet over S-M

STAPLES - Dustin Monson scored 28 points, Chad Lanners had 19 and Bryan Virnig scored 16 to lead the Pierz Pioneers past the Staples-Motley Cardinals 86-80 in a non-conference game Tuesday.

Matt Edin led the Cardinals with 28 points while Jordan Riewer had 15 and Caleb Nurnberger scored 13.

Pierz 44 42 - 86

Staples-Motley 37 43 - 80

Pierz

Cody Varner 13, Matt Przybilla 5, Bryan Virnig 16, Alex Hebler 2, Dustin Monson 28, Robert Bell 3, Chad Lanners 19. Three-point baskets: 6 (Varner 3, Przybilla, Bell, Lanners). Overall: 8-1. Next: at Rockford 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Staples-Motley

Jose Alba 2, Wade Anderson 10, Colton Thompson 9, Caleb Nurnberger 13, Derek Wolhowe 2, Joe Fuhrman 1, Jordan Riewer 15, Matt Edin 28. Three-point baskets: 6 (Riewer 3, Edin, Nurnberger, Thompson). Overall: 4-5. Next: hosts Little Falls 7:45 p.m. Saturday.

Pillager 64, Henning 56

HENNING - Joe Lennon scored 17 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and had six blocks for the Pillager Huskies as they defeated the Henning Hornets 64-56 in Park Region Conference action Tuesday.

Luke Nelson added 18 points and Dexter Mudgett contributed 17 for the Huskies.

Pillager 33 31 - 64

Henning 26 30 - 56

Pillager

Jake Martin 2, Luke Nelson 18, Tyler Holbrook 2, Dexter Mudgett 17, Tom Kientzle 2, John Knebel 6, Joe Lennon 17. Three-point baskets: 2 (Nelson, Mudgett). Conference: 3-1. Overall: 6-3. Next: at New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Henning

Thorson 5, Tranna 4, Ebeling 24, Tan 3, Torgerson 3, Smith 12, McGregor 5. Three-point baskets: 4 (Ebeling 3, Tan).

Pine River-Backus 64,

Blackduck 45

PINE RIVER - Micah Eveland scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and James Fladung added 10 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Pine River-Backus Tigers past the Blackduck Drakes 64-45 in a non-conference game Tuesday.

Blackduck 23 22 - 45

Pine River-Backus 37 27 - 64

Blackduck

Johnny Bennet 1, Brett Nistick 7, Ross Cardenas 8, Steve Sunell 8, Jacob Lean 7, Trapper Goltz 13, Ryan Tjelkes 1 . Three-point baskets: 5 (Nistick, Cardenas 2, Sunell 2).

Pine River-Backus

Micah Eveland 23, James Fladung 10, Jake Ward 4, Ethan Krecklau 11, Nathan Smith 5, Dylan Rice 2, Trenton Fisher 3, Steve Gerken 6. Three-point baskets: 10 (Eveland 5, Fladung, Smith, Fisher, Gerken 2). Conference: 3-3. Overall: 4-7. Next: hosts Laporte 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Breckenridge 79,

Wadena-Deer Creek 68

WADENA - Matt Lepper led the way for Wadena-Deer Creek with 21 points while Erik Johannes had 14 and Corey Asfeld 13 in the Wolverines' 79-68 non-conference loss to the Breckenridge Cowboys Tuesday.

Breckenridge 40 39 - 79

Wadena-Deer Creek 37 31 - 68

Breckenridge

Lipp 12, Snyder 8, B. Jacklitch 2, J. Jacklitch 9, Steckler 21, Conzemius 8, Jenson 7, Allen 8, Swenson 4. Three-point baskets: 7 (Steckler 3, Snyder 2, Lipp, J. Jacklitch).

Wadena-Deer Creek

Anders Meier 4, Corey Asfeld 13, Mason Lynk 9, Jake Trosen 2, Donny Tabery 5, Matt Lepper 21, Erik Johannes 14. Three-point baskets: 5 (Asfeld 3, Tabery, Lepper). Overall: 3-5. Next: vs. Barnesville at Concordia College Saturday.

Deer River 64, Aitkin 53

DEER RIVER - Aitkin received 16 points from Mark Eno and 11 from Ben Sundholm in the Gobblers' 64-53 non-conference loss to the Deer River Warriors Tuesday.

Aitkin 17 36 - 53

Deer River 40 24 - 64

Aitkin

Mark Eno 16, Dalton Moss 2, Travis Modl 5, Ben Sundholm 11, Tom Stromberg 3, Dan Landrus 5, Rob Mellema 2, Jase Hegman 9. Three-point baskets: 2 (Modl, Sundholm). Overall: 3-7. Next: hosts East Central 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Deer River

Jon Ayers 2, Kenny Benham 2, Keith Deegan 10, Travis Deegan 10, Tyler Erzar 14, Aaron Morrison 14, Alex Kaczor 4, Jordan Kaczor 3, Bryce Lyytinen 5. Three-point baskets: 8 (Lyytinen, Erzar 2, K. Deegan, T. Deegan 2, Morrison 2).