PR-B girls win first game of season

Pine River -- Chelsey Dabill scored 22 points for the Pine River-Backus Tigers in their first victory of the season, 48-34, over the Verndale Pirates in non-conference girls' basketball Thursday.

Brianna Erickson added 11 points for the Tigers.

Stacey Schoon had 12 points for Verndale.

Verndale 10 13 7 4 -- 34

Pine River-Backus 7 9 12 16 -- 48

Verndale

Cayla Collison 2, Kelly Stave 8, Chelsa Beaver 2, Maria Moenkedick 4, Julie Pankratz 2, Stacey Schoon 12, Schmitz 4. Team totals: FT 3-10 ( 30 percent). 3-point baskets: 1 (Schoon ). Next game: host Pillager 7:30 p.m. Friday.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

Brianna Erickson 11, Beth Pryor 2, Brianna Israelson 7, Chelsey Dabill 22, Kayla Hamilton 6. Team totals: FT 13-19 (68 percent). 3-point baskets: 5 (Dabill ). Overall --1-11 . Next game: host Cass Lake-Bena at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

Pequot Lakes 60, Pillager 26

PILLAGER -- The Pequot Lakes Patriots, led by Flecia Foster's 12 points, defeated the Pillager Huskies 60-26 in a non-conference matchup Thursday night.

Chelsa Schwegel and Teresa Parker added 12 points apiece for the Patriots.

Pillager was led by Katie Rasinski's 14 points.

Pequot Lakes 11 17 13 19 -- 60

Pillager 2 14 4 6 -- 26

PEQUOT LAKES 60

Danielle Blaesar 3, Lauren Anderson 3, Kayla Lenz 2, Brittany Engen 1, Kristin Willer 2, Kelly Anderson 2, Mandie Roggenkamp 3, Teresa Parker 10, Chelsa Schwegel 10, Flecia Foster 12, Kristi Myers 2, Brooke Keys 10. Team totals: FG 27 (percent), FT 3-21 (14 percent). 3-point baskets: 3 (Roggenkamp 2, L. Anderson 1 ).

PILLAGER

Katie Rasinski 14, Megan Carlson 6, Sarah Mulroy 1, Whitney Hoheisel 2, Katie Turpin 3. Team totals: FG 5 (percent), FT 14-24 (58 percent). 3-point baskets: 2 (Carlson 1, Turpin 1). Overall -- 7-11. Next game: At Verndale 7:30 p.m. Friday

Pierz 66, Kimball 49

PIERZ -- Emily Stumpf scored 23 points and had five rebounds, five steals and three assists as the Pierz Pioneers girls' basketball team topped the Kimball Cubs 66-49 in a Central Minnesota matchup Thursday.

Becky Korf had a double-double, with 22 points and 10 rebounds, as the Pioneers improved to 7-2 in the conference, 13-4 overall.

Kimball 10 11 10 18 -- 49

Pierz 21 18 10 17 -- 66

KIMBALL

Melanie Marquardt 22, Amelia Hentges 12, Melanie Massman 6, Jill Libbesmeier 2, Ashley Kunkel 5. Team totals: FG 18-56 (32 percent), FT 9-15 (60 percent). 3-point baskets: 4 (Marquardt 2, Kunkel, Hentges 1). Conference -- 0-8. Overall -- 3-12.

PIERZ

Becky Korf 22, Emily Stumpf 23, Nicole Boser 7, Kaylee Tretter 2, Jenaye Swanson 2, Sarah Froelich 1, Kayla Meyer 2, Kristin Sczublewski 6, Kaitlyn Jensen 1. Team totals: FG 24-54 (46 percent), FT 16-22 (73 percent). 3-point baskets: 2 (Sczublewski 1, Korf 1). Conference -- 7-2. Overall -- 13-4. Next game: host Maple Lake 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.