Little Falls beats Apollo in area volleyball competition

ST. CLOUD -- The Little Falls Flyers volleyball team defeated the Apollo Eagles 15-11, 15-12, 13-15, 15-8 Thursday in Central Lakes Conference play.

Flyer Jenny Oldakowski was 23-23 serving with five kills. Rachel Davich was 35-37 setting with eight set assists and four kills.

"This was a well played game, the players all did extremely well," said Flyers' coach Kevin Hoskins. "This was a big win for us."

Little Falls Stats

Sarah Fedor 10 kills

Sam Parker 10 kills, 5 assists

Erin Mrozek 7 kills, 7 ace blocks

Amanda Klein 19-19 setting, 5 assists

Rachel Davich 35-37 setting, 8 set assists, 4 kills

Erika Baros 19-21 setting, 6 assists

Jenny Oldakowski 23-23 serving, 5 kills

Brenda Hoskins 14-15

Conference -- 1-0. Overall -- 1-0. Next match -- LF at St. Cloud Tech Tuesday.

Pierz 3, Crosby-Ironton 0

PIERZ --The Pierz Pioneers defeated the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 15-0, 15-6, 15-6 in a non-conference volleyball match Thursday.

Tracy Bell was 10-12 serving with two ace serves and eight set assists for the Pioneers and teammate Kelly Gruber was 19-20 serving with five ace serves for Pierz.

"We are such a young squad and we had a point to prove after our play on Tuesday night." said Pioneer head coach Sheryl Wesenberg. "We played with more confidence and desire in this match and were a much more relaxed team."

Pierz statistics

Tracy Bell 10-12 serving, 2 ace serves, 8 set assists

Shari Waytashek 10-11 serving, 3 ace serves, 2 kills, 1 block

Kelly Gruber 19-20 serving, 5 ace serves

Kari Block 5-5 serving, 1 ace serve, 2 kills, 2 set assists, 1 block

Lexie Palo 5 kills

Stacy Block 2-2 serving, 2-3 hitting, 1 block

Amy Herold 2-3 serving, 2 kills

Julie Herold 7-7 serving, 1 ace serve, 3 set assists

Allyson Kloss 5 kills

Overall --Pierz 2-3. Next match --Tuesday September 5th at Mora 7:30 p.m.

Henning 3, Pillager 2

PILLAGER --The Henning Hornets outlasted the Pillager Huskies 15-11, 6-15, 15-12, 11-15, 15-13 in a Park Region Conference volleyball match-up Thursday,

Nacole Carlson was 18-21 serving with once ace serve and five kills and Tanya Lauer was 10-12 serving with one ace serve, one kill and two solo blocks.

Pillager statistics

Nacole Carlson 18-21 serving, 1 ace serve, 5 kills

Tanya Lauer 10-12 serving, 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 2 solo blocks

Jessica VanVickle 8-12 serving, 1 ace serve, 6 kills, 1 solo block

Kayla Bell 27-30 serving, 4 ace serves, 6 ace tips, 13 set assists

Katie Rasinski 6-10 serving, 1 kill, 1 solo block

Anna Sebasky 15-18 serving, 2 ace serves, 1 kill

Amorette Borst 2 kills

Conference --Pillager 0-1 . Overall --Pillager 0-1 . Next match --Thursday September 7th at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m.

Pine River-Backus 3, Menahga 0

PINE RIVER -- The Pine River-Backus Tigers improved to 1-0 in the Park Region Conference and 2-0 overall with a 15-7, 15-4, 15-8 triumph over the Menahga Braves Thursday.

Leah Wangberg was 14-15 serving with five ace serves and four kills. Sarah Laposky was 14-15 serving with three ace serves and seven kills in the match.

PR-B statistics

Leah Wangberg 14-15 serving, 5 ace serves 4 kills

Alicia Finch 4 kills 3 ace blocks

Brooke Rollins 2 kills

Sarah Laposky 14-15 serving, 3 ace serves, 7 kills

Meg Tabaka 9-10 serving, 1 ace serve, 5 kills, 2 ace blocks

Whitney Rollins 12-12 serving, 2 ace serves, 1 kill, 9 set assists

Rachel Prososki 12-13 serving, 3 ace serves

Conference --PR-B 1-0. Overall --PR-B 2-0. Next match --Thursday September 7th host New York Mills 7:30 p.m.