Staples-Motley sweeps Pequot Lakes

PEQUOT LAKES -- Shari Berg picked up two victories in helping the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 17-5, 12-0 Mid-State Conference sweep of the Pequot Lakes Patriots softball team Tuesday.

Brenda Dailey was 3-for-5 and Melissa Roberts was 2-4 with two runs in game one for S-M.

Chelsea Einerwold tripled and Liza Milless was 1-3 with a triple and two runs scored for S-M in game two.

Staples-Motley -- 17 7 2

Pequot Lakes -- 5 8 8

WP -- Shari Berg. LP -- Olivia Baumann. 2B -- PL-Afton Rach, Kayla Lenz.

Staples-Motley -- 12 10 1

Pequot Lakes -- 0 2 4

WP -- Shari Berg. LP -- Olivia Baumann. 3B -- SM-Liza Milless, Chelsea Einerwold. Conference -- S-M-2-0, PL-2-2. Overall -- S-M-3-0, PL-2-2. Next game --SM hosts Pine River-Backus 4 p.m. Tuesday; PL at Menahga tournament 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Pierz 9, Kimball 8

PIERZ -- Tina Pohlkamp went 3-for-4 with a single, double and triple to lead the Pierz Pioneers to a 9-8 Central Minnesota Conference softball victory Tuesday over Kimball.

Kimball -- 8 7 1

Pierz -- 9 9 5

WP -- Kelly Medek . LP -- W. Gettler. Conference -- P-2-1. Overall -- P-2-4. Next game -- Pierz at Howard Lake 5 p.m. Thursday.

W-DC 10-9,

Park Rapids 6-4

WADENA -- Wadena-Deer Creek's Alex Askew pitched seven innings, fanning six and walking three, to win game one of a Mid-State Conference softball doubleheader against Park Rapids Tuesday.

Nikki Kneisl secured the W-DC sweep by winning game two 9-4. Kneisl threw a complete game, striking out six, walking five.

Michelle Gastecki had two of W-DC's three hits in game one. She scored two runs and drove in one.

Park Rapids -- 6 10 6

Wadena-Deer Creek -- 10 3 2

WP -- Alex Askew. LP -- Janessa Wolf.

Park Rapids -- 4 7 3

Wadena-Deer Creek -- 9 8 3

WP -- Nikki Kneisl. LP -- Amy Luther. Conference -- WDC 2-0. Overall -- WDC 3-1. Next game -- W-DC hosts Pelican Rapids 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Detroit Lakes 8-8

Crosby-Ironton 1-0

CROSBY -- Crosby-Ironton's Hannah Baratto was 2-for-3 with a double and Britta Johnson was 2-3 in an 8-1 game one loss to Detroit Lakes Tuesday in Mid-State Conference softball.

C-I lost game two 8-0 despite Cassie Duffney's 2-2 performance.

Detroit Lakes -- 8 6 0

Crosby-Ironton -- 1 6 4

WP -- Steff Wilson. LP -- Megan Landowski. 2B -- CI-Hannah Baratto. 3B -- CI-Betsy Wehseler.

Detroit Lakes -- 8 10 0

Crosby-Ironton -- 0 4 4

WP -- Ashley Lund. LP -- Landowski. Conference -- CI 0-2. Overall -- CI 0-3. Next game -- C-I at Pequot Lakes 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Ogilvie 4, Aitkin 2

OGILVIE -- Emily Walz was 2-for-3 with one RBI and Ellen Rauschel had an RBI single for the Aitkin Gobblers in a Great River Conference loss to Ogilvie Tuesday.

Sarah Ibenez allowed just one hit for the Gobblers and walked four.

Aitkin -- 2 5 2

Ogilvie -- 4 1 1

WP -- K. Bloom. LP -- Sarah Ibenez. 2B -- A-Megan Ladd. Conference -- A 0-1. Overall -- A 1-3. Next game -- Aitkin hosts Isle 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Parkers Prairie 12,

Pillager 0

PARKERS PRAIRIE -- Tiffany Dixon tripled and doubled in the Pillager Huskies' loss to Parkers Prairie Tuesday.

Losing pitcher Katie Turpin struck out three and walked one.

Pillager -- 0 3 1

Parkers Prairie -- 12 12 0

LP -- Katie Turpin. 2B -- Tiffany Dixon. 3B -- Dixon. Conference -- Pill 0-4. Overall -- Pill 0-4. Next game -- Pillager at Menahga 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Perham 4, PR-B 3

Perham 9, PR-B 7

PINE RIVER -- Erin Cusac of Pine River-Backus was a combined 4-for-7 with one RBI in a Mid-State Conference doubleheader loss to the Perham Yellowjackets Tuesday.

In game two Ashley Smith was 2-for-3, Chelsey Dabill was 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI, Saara Backberg was 2-for-2 with two RBI and Lyndie Walker was 1-for-2 with a double and two RBI for PR-B.

Perham -- 4 9 0

Pine River-Backus -- 3 7 0

WP -- Gain. LP -- Jamie Fay.

Perham -- 9 5 2

Pine River-Backus -- 7 10 4

WP -- Jensen. LP -- Ashley Carlson. 2B -- PRB Lyndie Walker. 3B -- PRB Chelsey Dabill. Conference -- PRB 0-4. Overall -- PRB 0-4. Next game -- Pine River-Backus hosts Frazee 4:30 p.m. Friday.