STAPLES - Courtney Volkmann had a team-high 24 set assists to go with seven kills as Class 2A's 10th-ranked Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines devoured the Staples-Motley Cardinals 3-0 during Mid-State Conference play Thursday.
The Wolverines' Brittney Noon led all players with eight kills.
Wadena-Deer Creek 25 25 25
Staples-Motley 11 8 8
Staples-Motley statistics
Autumn Murray 1 kill
Abby Smith 3 kills, 1 ace serve
Nikki Pearson 1 kill
Kelly Pearson 2 kills
Ashley Miles 4 set assists
Conference: SM 0-1. Overall: SM 1-2. Next: Staples-Motley in Pine and Lakes tournament at Pequot Lakes 9 a.m. Saturday.
Wadena-Deer Creek statistics
Caitlin Volkmann 1 ace serve, 5 digs
Kelsi Crawford 1 kill
Courtney Volkmann 7 kills, 5 ace serves, 24 set assists
Brittney Noon 8 kills, 3 digs, 4 ace serves
Kelly DeFoe 2 kills, 3 blocks
Avery Jackson 2 digs, 1 ace serve
Rachael Carlisle 2 kills, 2 blocks
Rachel Craig 4 kills , 3 blocks
Conference: WDC 2-0. Overall: WDC 3-0. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Pelican Rapids 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Pierz 3, Kimball 1
PIERZ - Sammi Lucking finished with 13 kills and 5.5 blocks as the Pierz Pioneers defeated the Kimball Cubs 3-1 during Thursday's Central Minnesota Conference matchup.
Hannah Groves led the Pioneers with 13 digs and Sam Herold added 11.
Kimball 26 20 25 22
Pierz 28 25 23 25
Pierz statistics
Miranda Przybilla 6 digs
Amber Preimesberger 2 kills, 1 blocks
Lindsay Monson 3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig, 2 ace serves
Sam Herold 1 kill, 11 digs
Hannah Groves 7 kills, 2 ace serves, 2 blocks, 13 digs
Katelyn Fuhrman 2 ace serves, 4 digs, 1 set assist,
Kelsey Meyer 1 kill, 4 digs, 3 blocks
Erika Broschofsky 3 kills, 1 ace serve, 7 digs, 1 block
Sammi Lucking 13 kills, 3 digs, 5.5 blocks
Conference: Prz 0-0. Overall: Prz 2-0. Next: Pierz at Ogilvie tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
Ogilvie 3, Aitkin 0
AITKIN - Shelby Kokesh finished with five kills and Lena Montano led the Aitkin Gobblers with 17 digs in Thursday's 3-0 Great River Conference loss to Ogilvie.
Ogilvie 25 25 25
Aitkin 17 16 16
Aitkin statistics
Anjelica Montano 3 kills, 4 digs
Courtney Tesch 2 digs
Kristy Hoge 1 kill,1 ace serve, 7 digs
Catlin Landrus 7 digs
Alyssa Haugley 1 dig
Shelby Kokesh 5 kills, 1 ace serve, 8 digs, 2 blocks
Gabriela Maqueda 4 digs
Lena Montano 1 kill, 17 digs
Carissa Herron 3 kills, 1 dig
Conference: A 1-1. Overall: A 1-3. Next: Aitkin at Ogilvie tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
Park Rapids 3, Crosby-Ironton 0
CROSBY - Jana Anderson racked up eight kills and 11 digs for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers during their 3-0 Mid-State Conference loss to the Park Rapids Panthers Thursday.
Lacey Lindahl finished with 10 set assists and eight digs.
Park Rapids 25 25 25
Crosby-Ironton 20 19 21
Crosby-Ironton statistics
Lacey Lindahl 3 ace serves, 1 set assist
Katie Swanhorst 6 kills, 1 ace serve, 6 digs
Cassie Valentino 1 dig
Kendra Perpich 1 kill, 4 digs, 2 set assists
Katie Kraemer 5 digs
Jana Anderson 8 kills, 11 digs, 1 block, 1 set assist
Marcie Hendrickson3 ace serves, 1 set assist
Missy Foote 1 kill, 1 ace serve
Sienna Miller 5 kills, 5 digs, 2 blocks, 2 set assists
Maggie Buchite 5 digs
Conference: CI 0-2. Overall: CI 0-4. Next: Crosby-Ironton at Pine and Lakes tournament at Pequot Lakes 9 a.m. Saturday.
Sauk Rapids 3, Little Falls 0
SAUK RAPIDS - Jessica Hanowski tallied five kills, five digs and five set assists, but the Little Falls Flyers suffered a 3-0 Central Lakes Conference loss to the Sauk Rapids Storm Thursday.
Alayna Kabank had a team-high eight digs for Little Falls.
Sauk Rapids 25 25 25
Little Falls 20 14 10
Little Falls statistics
Alayna Kabanuk 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 8 digs, 0.5 blocks, 2 set assists
Alexa Kapsner 4 digs, 2 set assists
Breanna Arndt 4 kills, 3 digs, 1 set assist
Jessica Hanowski 5 kills, 5 digs, 0.5 blocks, 5 set assists
Lexi Hirsch 1 kill, 7 digs, 3 set assists
Lindsay Kapus 1 kill, 5 digs, 1 block, 3 set assists
Paige Saulter 7 digs, 1 set assist
Sierra Hoheisel 1 dig, 2 set assists
Stephanie Ronning 1 dig
Conference: LF 1-1. Overall: LF 4-4. Next: Little Falls hosts Fergus Falls 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Detroit Lakes 3, Pequot Lakes 1
DETROIT LAKES - Renee Kardell racked up eight kills, seven digs and four blocks as the Pequot Lakes Patriots suffered a 3-1 Mid-State Conference loss to the Detroit Lakes Lakers Thursday.
Emily Lueck and Kendra Johnson added a team-high 13 digs each for the Patriots, while Chelsea Ekeberg led the team with six blocks and seven set assists.
Detroit Lakes 25 21 25 25
Pequot Lakes 21 25 9 20
Pequot Lakes statistics
Audra Clement 1 dig
Chelsea Walton 2 kills, 8 blocks
Emily Lueck 4 ace serves, 13 digs, 3 blocks, 5 set assists
Chelsea Ekeberg 2 kills, 1 ace serve, 2 digs, 7 set assists
Renee Kardell 8 kills, 1 ace serve, 7 digs, 4 blocks, 2 set assists
Rachael Mott 2 kills, 4 digs, 4 blocks, 3 set assists
Kirsten Noska 7 kills, 3 ace serves, 6 blocks, 2 set assists
Kendra Johnson 1 kill, 13 digs
Kayla Wangen 14 digs, 4 set assists
Mattie Lueck 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 9 digs, 2 blocks, 7 set assists
Overall: PL 1-4. Next: Pequot Lakes hosts Pine and Lakes tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
Bertha-Hewitt 3, Verndale 1
BERTHA - Ashley Richter's six kills and nine digs weren't enough to lead the Verndale Pirates past the Bertha-Hewitt Bears during a 3-1 Park Region Conference loss Thursday.
Trista Fink led the Pirates with three ace serves and Crystal Haskins had 10 set assists.
Bertha-Hewitt 25 22 25 25
Verndale 7 25 18 13
Verndale statistics
Trista Finck 3 Ace Serves
Ashley Richter 6 kills, 9 digs
Crystal Haskins 10 set assits
Elizabeth Johnson 3 blocks
Conference: V 0-1. Overall: V 2-2. Next: Verndale at New York Mills tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.
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