Pequot's Mindy Howard reaches milestone with 26-point game

PEQUOT LAKES - Pequot Lakes junior Mindy Howard reached 1,000 career points as she drained a 3-pointer off an inbound play to start the second half in a 68-44 Mid-State Conference victory over the Park Rapids Panthers Monday.

Howard finished with 26 points for 1,009 total career points. She becomes the 11th Patriot girl to reach the scoring milestone. She becomes the first since the threesome of Flecia Foster, Teresa Parker and Chelsea Schwegel in 2004-05 to reach the mark

Emily Lueck added 10 points and Katie Finn scored eight as Pequot improved to 5-3 in the conference and 15-6 overall.

Park Rapids 23 21 - 44

Pequot Lakes 37 31 - 68

PEQUOT LAKES

Kylie Beltz 2, Chelsey Thorson 5, Madison Engen 4, Katie Finn 8, Kirsten Noska 4, Mindy Howard 26, Mattie Lueck 2, Robin Soukup 7 , Emily Lueck 10. Team totals: FG 18, FT 11-18 (61 percent), 3-point baskets: 7 (Howard 4, Lueck 2, Soukup). Conference: 5-3. Overall: 15-6. Next game: vs. Northland in Remer 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PARK RAPIDS

Hannah Wolff 14, Hailey Lundin 2, Holly Roepke 10, Heather Tretbar 4, Mindy Lawrence 12, Alyssa Klingenberg 2. Team totals: FG 18, FT 2-7 (29 percent), 3-point baskets: 2 (Wolff). Conference: 0-7. Overall: 2-18.

Crosby-Ironton 46, Staples-Motley 30

CROSBY - Alicia Moritz tallied 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers as they outscored the Staples-Motley Cardinals 46-30 in a Mid-State Conference matchup Monday.

Megan Zillmer scored 12 points and Kassie Duffney added five points and 11 rebounds in the Rangers (17-3) 10th straight victory.

Nikki Pearson led the Cardinals with nine points. S-M hit 16 percent from the field and fall to 6-12 overall.

Staples-Motley 15 15 - 30

Crosby-Ironton 21 25 - 46

CROSBY-IRONTON

Megan Zillmer 12, Katie Swanhorst 8, Jana Anderson 7, Sam Stanfield 4, Kassie Duffney 5, Alisha Mortiz 10. Team totals: FG 14-50 (28 percent), FT 13-20 (65 percent), 3-point baskets: 5 (Anderson 2, Swanhorst 2, Stanfield). Conference: 7-2. Overall: 17-3. Next game: at Deer River 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

STAPLES-MOTLEY

Nikki Pearson 9, Cassie Pearson 6, Catlin Robinson 6, Naomi Landecker 2, Abby Smith 3, Liz Willgohs 4. Team totals: FG 8-50 (16 percent), FT 10-18 (56 percent), 3-point baskets: 4 (Robinson 2, C. Pearson, N. Pearson). Conference: 3-5. Overall: 6-12. Next game: at Detroit Lakes 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Pillager 40, Wadena-Deer Creek 69

WADENA - Jordan Moenkedick tallied 16 points and five rebounds to lead the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines to a 69-40 non-conference victory Monday over the Pillager Huskies.

Brigetta Berg added 12 points and eight rebounds and Courtney Volkmann scored 14 for the 9-9 Wolverines.

Amy Fredman led the 6-11 Huskies with 15 points and 13 rebounds and Kaylie Hanson added 12 points and four steals.

Pillager 11 29 - 40

Wadena-Deer Creek 34 35 - 69

PILLAGER

Amanda Ruhl 2, Shelby Nokken 2, Kaylie Hanson 12, Rachel Sebasky 3, Jackie White 2, Amy Fredman 15, Kayla Rardin 2, Shauna Maurer 2. Overall: 6-11. Next game: hosts Henning 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

WADENA-DEER CREEK

Brigetta Berg 12, Steph Perkins 8, Courtney Volkmann 14, Kendra Grothmann 6, Hannah Askew 5, Avery Jackson 4, Jordan Moenkedick 16, Amy Brown 2, Hannah Toedter 2. Team totals: FG 24, FT 18-22 (82 percent), 3-point baskets: 1 (Grothmann 1). Overall: 9-9. Next game: hosts Park Rapids 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Verndale 72, Swanville 24

SWANVILLE - Elizabeth Johnson scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Verndale Pirates snap an eight-game losing streak and defeat the Swanville 72-24 Monday in non-conference action.

Taryn Fuller collected 13 points and 10 rebounds. Alicia Johnson added 13 points and Brittany Kern picked 10 rebounds.

Verndale 48 24 - 72

Swanville 11 13 - 24

VERNDALE

Elizabeth Johnson 18, Trista Finck 4, Taryn Fuller 13, Tina Uselman 1, Brittany Kern 7, Alicia Johnson 13, Cassie Loveless 2, Kelsey Booth 14. Team totals: FG 29, FT 12-19 (63 percent), 3-point baskets: 2 (Johnson). Overall: 6-12. Next game: at Sebeka 7: 30 p.m. Thursday.

SWANVILLE

Bonnie Shields 2, Jayna Harthan 4, Tracy Fruechte 2, Laurie Kruchten 15, Lexi Loven 1. Team totals: FG 10, FT 4-15 (27 percent). Overall: 0-19.

Sebeka 74, Pine River-Backus 65

PINE RIVER - Taylor Sheley tied a season-high with 32 points, but the Sebeka Trojans came back from a six-point halftime deficit to defeat the Pine River-Backus Tigers 74-65 Monday in non-conference action.

Sheley added six steals and Naomi Anderson recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Both teams collected 33 rebounds, but Sebeka shot 57 percent to the Tigers 39 percent.

Sebeka 37 37 - 74

Pine River-Backus 43 22 - 65

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Taylor Sheley 32, Molly Lundrigan 6, Krystle Hamilton 2, Katie Wangberg 9, Laura Kaiser 2, Caitlyn Mecklenberg 1, Naomi Anderson 12, Tatum Sheley 1. Team totals: FG 28-72 (39 percent), FT 9-17 (53 percent). Overall: 13-7. Next game: hosts Clearbrook-Gonvick 7:30 p.m. Friday.

SEBEKA

Katrina Tucker 2, Taylor Schwartz 2, Betsy Olson 25, Megan Olson 21, Bridget Martini 8, Jessica Lillquist 16. Team totals: FG 27-47 (57 percent), FT 17-26 (65 percent), 3-point baskets: 3-4 (B. Olson 1, M. Olson 2) . Overall: 17-4.