Pillager girls knock off Verndale

VERNDALE -- The Pillager Huskies jumped to a 16-2 lead after the first quarter and posted a 48-37 victory over the Verndale Pirates in Park Region Conference girls' basketball Tuesday.

Melissa Roberts and Jessie Van Vickle each scored 14 points for the Huskies.

Raya Kern led Verndale with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Pillager 16 10 12 10 -- 48

Verndale 2 12 6 17 -- 37

PILLAGER (48)

Melissa Roberts 14, Jessie Van Vickle 14, Kayla Bell 11, Katie Rasinski 9. Team totals: FG 17 (percent), FT 15-30 (50 percent). Conference --0-2. Overall --4-10. Next game: host Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m. Friday.

VERNDALE (37)

Raya Kern 19, Kayla White 9, Steph Tomte 4, Jessica Desrocher 3, Cherice Fuller. Team totals: FG 14 (percent), FT 3-8 (percent). Conference --1-1. Overall --5-10. Next game: host Menahga 7:30 p.m. Friday.

3-point baskets --V 2 (White, Kern). Rebounds --P 28 (Roberts 7, VanVickle 7), V 29 (Kern 10). Turnovers --P 9, V 22. Total fouls --P 11, V 25. Fouled out --V (Desrocher, White, Jenny Wilson, Tomte). Assists --P 14 (Bell 4), V 7. Steals -- P 9 (Rasinski 3, Bell 3), V 13. Blocks --P 3 (Roberts 2, Bell), V 2.

LP-GE 46,

Wadena-Deer Creek 43

WADENA -- The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines couldn't overcome a sluggish second quarter as they lost to the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder 43-46 in non-conference girls' basketball Tuesday.

After leading 17-13 in the first quarter, W-DC managed four points in the second quarter and fell behind 24-21 at halftime.

The Wolverines were paced by Kerby Johnson's 25 points.

Wadena-Deer Creek 17 4 7 15 -- 43

Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 13 11 9 13 -- 46

LONG PRAIRIE-GREY EAGLE (46)

J. Venekamp 5, Kayla Kleinschmidt 10, Robin Earhart 13, Amanda Katterhagen 4, Jodie Miller 8, Amanda Johnson 16. Team totals: FG 15, FT 14-28 (50 percent).

WADENA-DEER CREEK (43)

Avery Buresh 8, Missy Speed 8, Kerby Johnson 25, Andrea Helmrichs 2. Team totals: FG 17, FT 6-8 (75 percent). Conference -- 4-0. Overall -- 8-3. Next game: Hosts Crookston 7:30 p.m. Friday.

3-point baskets --LP 2 (Venekamp, Earhart), WDC 3, (Speed 2, Johnson 1). Total fouls --LP 14, WDC 22. Fouled out -- WDC (Johnson).

Albany 76,

Pequot Lakes 35

ALBANY -- The Albany Huskies held the Pequot Lakes Patriots girls' basketball team to 10 second-half points in a 76-35 non-conference triumph Tuesday.

Julie Redebaugh was the only Patriot in double figures with 17 points.

Pequot Lakes 18 7 6 4 -- 35

Albany 17 18 24 17 -- 76

PEQUOT LAKES (35)

Brittany Engen 6, Teresa Parker 4, Flecia Foster 4, Ashley Meschke 2, Julie Redebaugh 17, Kristi Myers 2. Team totals: FG 14, FT 6-10 (60 percent). Conference -- 1-1. Overall -- 6-5. Next game: at Pillager 7:30 p.m. Friday.

ALBANY (76)

Potter 3, Wolford 15, Stongler 2, J. Noreen 15, Gill 2, D. Noreen 26, Denne 8, Mitchell 5 Team totals: FG 26, FT 15-19 (79 percent). Overall --13-3.

3-point baskets --PL 1 (Redebaugh) A 7 (J. Noreen 3, D. Noreen 3, Potter). Rebounds --PL 24 (Redebaugh 5). Turnovers --PL 16. Total fouls --PL 14, A 13. Assists --PL 7 (Foster 7). Steals --PL 8. Blocks --PL 1.

Kimball 76, Pierz 68

PIERZ -- Shiela Stegora, Becky Korf and Allyson Kloss all recorded double-doubles for Pierz but the Pioneers came up short in a 76-68 loss to the Kimball Cubs in Central Minnesota Conference action Tuesday.

Stegora had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Korf 16 points and 10 boards and Kloss 12 points and 12 rebounds.

"Both teams shot the ball well," Pierz coach Rick Sczublewski said. "The difference in the game was Kimball hit key shots in the fourth quarter when they needed them, particularly Tammy Kuechle.

"We erased a 15-point third-quarter lead down to 63-61 in the fourth. We did not hit the key shots when we needed them."

Emily Stumpf added 13 points for the Pioneers.

Kimball 22 17 19 18 -- 76

Pierz 16 17 17 18 -- 68

KIMBALL (76)

Jenny Kunkel 11, Lindsey Christenson 14, Katie Christenson 2, Tammy Kuechle 21, Melanie Marquardt 16, Carla Henneman 4, Kayleen Starcevic 8. Team totals: FG 28-60 (47 percent), FT 13-19 (68 percent). Conference -- 6-1. Overall -- 12-1.

PIERZ (68)

Shiela Stegora 22, Becky Korf 16, Shelly Boser 5, Emily Stumpf 13, Allyson Kloss 12. Team totals: FG 25-55 (45 percent), FT 16-26 (62 percent). Conference -- 4-3. Overall -- 11-5. Next game: at Howard Lake vs. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 7:30 p.m. Friday.

3-point baskets -- P 2, K 7 (Kuechle 3, Marquardt 2, L. Christenson 2). Rebounds -- P 43 (Stegora 11, Korf 10, Kloss 12), K 44. Turnovers -- P 15, K 17. Total fouls -- P 19, K 18. Fouled out -- Kloss, Boser, Starcevic, L. Christenson, Kunkel. Assists -- P 13 (Stegora 5). Steals -- P 6. Blocks -- P 9 (Korf 4).