Branstner, Seaton pace Verndale

PILLAGER -- Courtney Branstner went 5-for-7 with six RBI and three runs and Sami Seaton was 4-7 with seven RBI and four runs for the Verndale Pirates in a 29-16 Park Region Conference softball victory over the Pillager Huskies Tuesday.

Verndale's Bobbie Rogge was 4-7 with six runs and Chelsa Beaver was 2-4 with seven runs scored.

Pillager's Tiffany Dixon was 3-for-4 with two doubles, a triple and three RBI and Tara Buckingham was 3-4 with a triple and three RBI. Tracy Bell was 3-4 with a double for Pillager.

Verndale -- 29 25 4

Pillager -- 16 15 5

WP -- Nick Bart. LP -- Katie Turpin. 2B -- V Chelsa Beaver. Pil- Brooke Steffen, Turpin, Tiffany Dixon (2), Tracy Bell. 3B -- P-Tara Buckingham, Dixon, Breena Oberschmid. Conference -- V P 0-6, P 2-4. Overall -- V P 0-6, 4-6. Next game -- Pillager hosts Sebeka 4:30 p.m. Tuesday; Verndale hosts Sebeka 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

S-M 13, PR-B 0

S-M 10, PR-B 0

STAPLES -- Shari Berg pitched both games of a doubleheader and struck out 16, leading the Staples-Motley Cardinals to 13-0 and 10-0 Mid-State Conference softball victories Tuesday over Pine River-Backus.

S-M's Liza Milless went 2-3 with two RBI and Brenda Dailey was 2-2 with two RBI and two runs in game one.

Katti Crawford went 2-3 with one run and two RBI and Berg went 1-1 with one run and one RBI in game two.

PR-B's Chelsey Dabill was a combined 2-4.

Pine River-Backus -- 0 3 3

Staples-Motley -- 13 7 1

WP -- Shari Berg. LP -- Carlson. 2B -- SM-Liza Milless. 3B -- SM-Brenda Dailey.

Pine River-Backus -- 0 1 1

Staples-Motley -- 10 7 0

WP -- Berg. LP -- Walker. 2B -- SM-Chelsea Einerwold, Samantha Rosenthal. Conference -- S-M 4-0. Overall -- S-M 5-0. Next game -- Staples-Motley hosts Cardinals Tournament 10:30 a.m. Saturday.

Pequot Lakes 10, C-I 0

Pequot Lakes 11, C-I 8

PEQUOT LAKES -- Courtney Markham was 3-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, helping the Pequot Lakes Patriots to a 10-0 opening game, Mid-State Conference victory over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers Tuesday.

Pequot won the second game 11-8 thanks to Mandie Roggenkamp, who went 2-3 with two runs.

Pequot's Maria Craig and Kayla Lenz each went 2-4 with a run in game one. Lenz added a RBI.

C-I's Betsy Wehseler went 2-3 with a pair of runs scored in game two.

Crosby-Ironton 0 3 7

Pequot Lakes 10 8 0

WP -- Olivia Baumann. LP -- J. Larson. 2B -- PL-Kayla Lenz, CI-Wehseler.

Crosby-Ironton 8 3 3

Pequot Lakes 11 6 3

WP -- Baumann. LP -- M. Landowski. 2B -- CI-Wehseler. Conference -- PL 4-2. Overall -- PL 5-4. Next game -- Pequot Lakes hosts Greenway 4:30 p.m. Thursday.

Perham 5, W-DC 2

Perham 10, W-DC 7

WADENA -- Michelle Gastecki was 2-4 and Amanda McManigle was 2-4 with one RBI in the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines' 5-2 Mid-State Conference loss to the Perham Yellowjackets Tuesday in game one of a doubleheader.

W-DC's Ann Brakefield was 2-4 with a RBI in a 10-7 game two loss.

Perham 5 8 4

Wadena-Deer Creek 2 10 0

WP -- Kristen Gain. LP -- Nikki Kneisl.

Perham 10 12 2

Wadena-Deer Creek 7 7 4

WP -- Laurie. LP -- Alex Askew. Conference -- WDC 2-2. Overall -- WDC 3-4. Next game -- Wadena-Deer Creek at New York Mills 4:30 p.m. Friday.