Sheley, Anderson pace Tigers

PILLAGER - Taylor Sheley scored 19 points and Naomi Anderson 14 to lead the Pine River-Backus Tigers to their fourth straight win as they defeated the Pillager Huskies 51-38 in non-conference girls' basketball Monday.

Megan Carlson scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Amy Fredman scored 11 points for the Huskies who have now lost 11 of their last 12 games.

Pine River-Backus 19 32 - 51

Pillager 15 23 - 38

PINE RIVER-BACKUS

April Hulke 4, Taylor Sheley 19, Molly Lundrigan 4, Caitlyn Mcechlenberg 6, Naomi Anderson 14, Krystle Hamilton 3, Ashley Perkins 1. Team totals: 3-point baskets: 1 (Sheley). Overall - 13-8. Next game: hosts Nevis 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

PILLAGER

Megan Carlson 13, Tiffany Dixon 5, Katie Johnson 2, Amy Fredman 11, Amy Kientzle 2 , Kelly Johnson 3, Lena Unger 2. Team totals: 3-point baskets: 1 (Carlson). Overall - 7-14. Next game: at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pierz 54,

Holdingford 48

PIERZ - Kristin Sczublewski scored 18 points and handed out eight assists for the Pierz Pioneers as they defeated the Holdingford Huskers 54-48 in Central Minnesota Conference girls' basketball Monday.

Katie Kimman added 13 points and eight rebounds and Gabrielle Boser added 15 points, nine rebounds and four steals for the Pioneers as they upped their conference record to 6-5 and their overall mark to 14-8.

Holdingford 19 29 - 48

Pierz 33 21 - 54

HOLDINGFORD

Brittany Stoermann 6, Rachel Skwira 2, Katelyn Maciej 2, Marie Kierzek 14, Nicole Berscheid 2, Katie Nelson 16, Amy Waletzko 6. Team totals: FG 19-68 (28 percent), FT 7-15 (46 percent), 3-point baskets: 1 (Kierzek). Conference - 2-9. Overall - 4-15.

PIERZ

Kristin Sczublewski 18, Katie Kimman 13, Katie Sczublewski 3, Tina Pohlkamp 4, Gabrielle Boser 15, Kelsey Saeehr 1, Stacee Lenz 2. Team totals: FG 19-52 (37 percent), FT 14-31 (45 percent), 3-point baskets: 2 (Kristin Sczublewski, Katie Sczublewski). Conference - 6-5. Overall - 14-8. Next game: at Kimball 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Hill City 45, Aitkin 33

HILL CITY - Katie Olson and Sara Hoge scored nine points apiece for the Aitkin Gobblers as they dropped a non-conference girls' basketball game to the Hill City Hornets 45-33 Monday.

Olson pulled down eight rebounds for the Gobblers as they dropped to 9-12 on the season.

Aitkin 12 21 - 33

Hill City 26 19 - 45

AITKIN

Sarah Novak 2, Laura Wagner 2, Emily Mehr 5, Michelle Duffy 6, Katie Olson 9, Sara Hoge 9. Team totals: 3-point baskets: 4 (Duffy, Hoge, Olson, Mehr). Overall - 9-12. Next game: hosts Rush City 7:30 p.m. Thursday

HILL CITY

Misty Flynn 13, Erin Lamke 9, Gina Bounds 6, Cassie Clarke 8, Jess Wagner 7, Sara Humphrey 2. Overall - 9-12.

Swanville 39,

Lake Region 23

BAXTER - Shanda Zacher scored 10 points for the Lake Region Christian Hornets in Monday's 39-23 non-conference girls' basketball loss to Swanville.

Swanville 18 21 - 39

Lake Region 8 15 - 23

SWANVILLE

Jayna Harthan 2, Tracy Fruechte 10, Ashley Hartwig 12, Laurie Kruchten 9, Jenna Hollermann 6. Team totals: 3-point baskets: 2 (Freuchte 2). Overall - 1-20.

LAKE REGION

Shanda Zacher 10, Carissa Grogg 4, Emily Jensen 2, Anne Wallen 7. Overall - 4-11. Next game: at Minnesota Association of Christian Schools State Tournament in Plymouth at Fourth Baptist Feb. 22, 23, 24.