W-DC sweeps Rangers

WADENA - Wadena-Deer Creek followed the lead of junior setter Courtney Volkmann to post a 3-0 Mid-State Conference win over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers Thursday.

Volkmann tallied 10 ace serves, three kills, four blocks, 11 digs and 29 set assists while teammate Rachael Carlisle added seven kills and nine blocks.

For C-I, Jana Anderson finished with 20 digs and four kills.

Crosby-Ironton 6 14 15

Wadena-Deer Creek 25 25 25

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Lacey Lindahl 4 kills, 6 set assists, 7 digs

Katie Swanhorst 2 kills, 3 digs

Cassie Valentino 10 digs

Katie Kraemer 6 digs

Jana Anderson 4 kills, 20 digs

Marcie Hendrickson 2 set assists, 4 digs, 1 block

Missy Foote 2 ace serves, 1 kill, 14 digs, 1 block

Sienna Miller 2 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Amy Biever 3 digs

Conference: CI 0-1. Overall: CI 0-2. Next match: Crosby-Ironton hosts Pierz 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Wadena-Deer Creek statistics

Caitlin Volkmann 15 digs, 6 ace serves

Kelsi Crawford 5 kills

Courtney Volkmann 3 kills, 11 digs, 10 ace serves, 29 set assists, 4 blocks

Hope Theisen 14 digs

Brittney Noon 8 kills, 2 digs, 1 block

Rachael Carlisle 7 kills, 3 digs, 9 blocks

Rachel Craig 5 kills, 8 blocks

Conference: WDC 1-0. Overall: WDC 1-0. Next match: Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Thief River Falls 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Little Falls 3, Holdingford 1

LITTLE FALLS - Alayna Kabanuk registered 15 kills leading the Little Falls Flyers to a 3-1 win over the Holdingford Huskers Thursday.

After dealing with consistency issues in a 25-22 Game One loss, the Flyers regrouped and won three straight for the match win.

The Flyers Lexi Hirsch finished with 16 digs and 22 set assists and Jessica Hanowski had 10 digs and 10 set assists.

Holdingford 25 14 15 17

Little Falls 22 25 25 25

Little Falls statistics

Alayna Kabanuk 15 kills, 2 ace serves, 8 digs, 0.5 blocks

Breanna Arndt 4 kills, 2 ace serves, 4 digs, 0.5 blocks

Jessica Hanowski 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 10 digs, 0.5 blocks, 10 set assists

Lexi Hirsch 3 kills, 3 ace serves, 16 digs, 22 set assists

Lindsay Kapus 6 kills, 12 digs, 0.5 blocks

Paige Saulter 6 kills, 13 digs

Overall: LF 0-1. Next match: Little Falls hosts Brainerd 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Verndale 3, Eagle Valley 2

VERNDALE - Trista Finck posted 15 kills and 48 digs and Brittany Kern dished out 41 set assists to lead the Verndale Pirates to a 3-2 non-conference victory over the Eagle Valley Rebels Thursday.

Ashley Richter knocked down 10 kills and Crystal Haskin added 34 set assists.

Eagle Valley 23 16 25 25 8

Verndale 25 25 22 21 15

Verndale statistics

Brittany Kern 41 set assists

Trista Finck 15 kills, 48 digs

Ashley Richter 10 kills, six ace serves

Crystal Haskin 34 set assists

Elizabeth Johnson five blocks

Overall: V 1-1. Next match: Verndale at Swanville 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Park Rapids 3,

Pequot Lakes 0

PARK RAPIDS - Emily Lueck tallied 17 digs in the Pequot Lakes Patriots 3-0 Mid-State Conference loss to the Park Rapids Panthers Thursday

Kayla Wangen added 13 digs for the Patriots.

Park Rapids 25 25 25

Pequot Lakes 18 21 16

Pequot Lakes statistics

Audra Clement 1 ace serve. 4 digs

Chelsea Walton 4 blocks, 1 kill

Emily Lueck 17 digs, 4 blocks, 2 kills

Chelsea Ekeberg 1 dig, 4 set assists

Renee Kardell 4 kills, 1 block, 2 digs, 1 ace serve

Rachel Mott 1 dig, 2 kills

Kirsten Noska 3 kills, 1 block, 5 digs, 2 ace serves

Kendra Johnson 5 digs

Kayla Wangen 13 digs

Mattie Lueck 2 kills, 1 block, 1 set assist, 1 ace serve

Conference: PL 0-1. Overall: PL 0-3. Next match: Pequot Lakes hosts Pine River-Backus 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.