Pequot Lakes girls defeat Pillager

PILLAGER -- The Pequot Lakes Patriots held the Pillager Huskies to two points in the first quarter and went on to post a 50-38 victory in a Park Region Conference girls' basketball game Friday.

Teresa Parker led the Patriots with 18 points. Julie Redebaugh added 16 points and Flecia Foster 10 for the Patriots.

Kayla Bell and Jessie Van Vickle each scored nine points for the Huskies.

Pequot Lakes 9 12 18 11 -- 50

Pillager 2 11 12 13 -- 38

PEQUOT LAKES (50)

Teresa Parker 18, Julie Redebaugh 16, Flecia Foster 10, Ashley Meschke 6 Team totals: FG 22, FT 3-11 (27 percent).

PILLAGER (38)

Kayla Bell 9, Jessie Van Vickle 9, Sarah Mulroy 7, Tara Buckingham 6, Katie Rasinski 4, Melissa Roberts 3. Team totals: FG 11, FT 13-20 (65 percent). Conference --0-3. Overall --4-11. Next game: host Bertha-Hewitt 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3-point baskets --P 1 (Bell) PL 1 (Redebaugh). Rebounds --P 28 (Van Vickle 6, Roberts 6). Turnovers --P 12. Total fouls --P 14, PL 19. Assists --P 10 (Bell 5). Steals --P 5. Blocks --P 2.

Hinckley-Finlayson 49, Aitkin 40

AITKIN -- The Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars overcame a slow start and defeated the Aitkin Gobblers 49-40 in a Great River Conference game Friday.

Hallie Ladd was the only Aitkin player in double figures with 13 points.

Hinckley-Finlayson 6 16 10 17 -- 49

Aitkin 13 8 11 8 -- 40

HINCKLEY-FINLAYSON (49)

Brooke Chaffee 12, Andrea Lewis 7, Ashley Raiche 2, Shannon McCarthy 5, Shaunna Simmer 4, Katie Baustian 2, Lisa Bramer 9, Kelsey Ausmus 8 Team totals: FG 16, (percent), FT 17-26 (65 percent).

AITKIN (40)

Trista Spolarich 2, Hallie Ladd 13, Sarah Just 8, Mary Nelson 9, Amanda Carlson 6, Brittany Johnson 2. Team totals: FG 13, FT 11-16 (69 percent). Next game: at East Central 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

3-point baskets --A 1 (Ladd). Total fouls --A 18, H-F 16. Fouled out --Nelson.

Verndale 57, Menahga 46

VERNDALE -- Raya Kern scored 20 points and collected 10 rebounds and Kayla White added 10 points and 11 boards in the Verndale Pirates' 57-46 victory over the Menahga Braves Friday night.

Menahga 4 12 9 21 -- 46

Verndale 13 16 13 15 -- 57

MENAHGA (46)

Carly Maninga 2, Trisha Salmen 14, Tara Horton 7, Lindsey Finco 6, Candace Berkman 2, Erica Cleveland 8, Kirsten Habargen 7 Team totals: FG 19-58 (32 percent), FT 7-15 (46 percent).

VERNDALE (57)

Beth Rogge 6, Jessica Desrocher 9, Kayla White 10, Melissa Stave 6, Steph Tomte 6, Raya Kern 20 Team totals: FG 21-62 (34 percent), FT 13-20 (65 percent). Conference --2-1. Overall -- 6-10. Next game: at New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

3-point baskets --V 2 (White, Desrocher) M 1 (Finco). Rebounds --V 39 (White 11, Kern 10) M 30. Turnovers --V 23, M 28. Total fouls --V 17, M 18. Fouled out --none. Assists --V 15 (White 4, Tomte 4) M 11. Steals --V 12 (White 5) M 9. Blocks --V 2.

Crosby-Ironton 57, Detroit Lakes 53

CROSBY -- Whitney Smetana had 23 points and 13 rebounds to help the Crosby-Ironton Rangers earn their first conference victory, 57-53, over the Detroit Lakes Lakers Friday.

Erika Ogard added 13 points for the Rangers.

"It was nice to finally get the monkey off our back and get that first conference win," C-I coach Randy Swanhorst said. "We were ahead from the start and they started coming back, nailing three-pointers late in the game, but we hung on to get the victory."

Detroit Lakes 8 12 13 20--53

Crosby-Ironton 13 20 11 13--57

DETROIT LAKES (53)

Becca Frane 14, Katrina Grinaker 19, Jackie Green 3, Jordanne Ever 6, Angie Thielen 6, Tara Turnwall 2, Amanda Moe 3. Team totals: FG 16-57 (28 percent), FT 16-27 (59 percent).

CROSBY-IRONTON (57)

Becca Gaviglio 4, Nicole Anderson 4, Erika Ogard 13, Jenna Kovatovich 8, Heather Santi 5, Whitney Smetana 23. Team totals: FG 18-37 (49 percent), FT 18-36 (50 percent). Conference -- 1-4. Overall -- 6-10.

3-point baskets -- CI 3 (Olgard 2, Santi), DL 5 (Grinaker 5). Rebounds -- CI 33 (Smetana 13), DL 37. Turnovers -- CI 17, DL 12. Total fouls -- CI 17, DL 25. Fouled out -- Thielen. Assists -- CI 11, DL 5. Steals -- CI 5, DL 6. Blocks -- CI 4, DL 1.

Staples-Motley 53, Park Rapids 34

STAPLES -- The Staples-Motley girls' basketball team beat the Park Rapids Panthers 53-34 in Mid-State Conference action Friday.

Steph Rice scored a game-high 13 points while teammate Rachel Domier scored eight points, had seven steals and dished out five assists.

The Cardinals' Heather Gold added nine points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Park Rapids 14 6 2 12--34

Staples-Motley 12 13 14 14--53

PARK RAPIDS (34)

Breitbach 3, Olsonawski 2, Kendal 10, Broughton 2, Hanson 10, Muler 4, Popma 2, Criswell 1. Team totals: FG 12-59 (20 percent), FT 10-17 (59 percent).

STAPLES-MOTLEY (53)

Laura Warn 6, Sarah Miller 9, Heather gold 9, Rachel Domier 8, Michelle Honek 2, Emily Burrows 4, Steph Rice 13, Holly Windschitl 2. Team totals: FG 22-61(36 percent), FT 8-14 (57 percent). Conference --2-3. Overall --11-5. Next game: at Pelican Rapids 7:30 p.m. Monday

3-point baskets --PR 0, S-M 1 (Miller). Rebounds --PR 30, S-M 33 (Gold 7, Emily Waldahl 7). Turnovers --PR 24, S-M 14. Total fouls --PR 16, S-M 19. Fouled out --S-M Rice. Assists --PR 5, S-M 17 (Warn 5). Steals --PR 2, S-M 14 (Warn 7). Blocks --PR 1, S-M 2.

Pierz 63, Howard Lake-W-W 39

HOWARD LAKE -- The Pierz Pioneers improved their Central Minnesota Conference record to 5-3 by beating the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers 63-39 Friday.

Shiela Stegora led all scorers with 23 points. Stegora also had seven steals, six rebounds and four assists.

The Pioneers received another solid effort from Becky Korf, who recorded a double-double. Korf scored 14 points and pulled down 12 boards.

"We had a great run toward the tail end of the first quarter and continued into the second quarter, where we went from an 11-11 tie, to a 27-11 lead," Pierz coach Rick Sczublewski said.

Pierz 22 14 16 11--63

HL-W-W 11 7 14 7--39

PIERZ (63)

Shiela Stegora 23, Becky Korf 14, Shelley Boser 4, Emily Stumpf 4, Allyson Kloss 16, Nicole Meyer 2. Team totals: FG 24-46 (52 percent), FT 10-17 (59 percent). Conference --5-3. Overall --12-5. Next game: at Big Lake 7:30 p.m. Friday.

HL-W-W (39)

Jenna Gagnon 17, Cassie Ogle 9, Kelly Moe 1, Billie Painschab, Courtney Jensen 5, Amanda Gustafson 2. Team totals: FG 14-65 (22 percent), FT 5-10 (50 percent). Conference --2-6. Overall --6-9.

3-point baskets --P 5 (Stegora 4, Boser 1), HL-W-W 6 (Gagnon 5, Jensen 1). Rebounds --P 50 (Korf 12, Kloss 9), HL-W-W 38. Turnovers --P 21, HL-W-W 18. Total fouls --P 8, HL-W-W 14. Fouled out --HL-W-W Gagnon. Assists --P 21 (Korf 6, Boser 5). Steals --P 14 (Stegora 7). Blocks --P 1.