Tigers blast past Rangers

CROSBY -- Erin Cusac had 11 kills and Chelsey Dabill added eight kills as the Pine River-Backus Tigers roared to a 25-15, 25-13, 25-23 win over the Crosby-Ironton Rangers Tuesday in non-conference volleyball action.

C-I's Annie Adams had 13 kills and 15 digs while Andre'a Wynn and Shayna Foote also had strong performances. Wynn had 20 set assists, 11 digs and six blocks while Foote contributed 14 digs and six blocks.

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Andre'a Wynn 20 set assists, 11 digs, 6 blocks

Shayna Foote 1 kill, 3 set assists, 14 digs, 6 blocks

Chelsea Lundgren 5 kills, 9 digs

Jena Larson 2 kills, 2 digs

Maggie Sandberg 5 kills, 15 digs

Annie Adams 13 kills, 15 digs

Carissa Steuck 2 digs

Jessica Cranfill 12 digs

Overall -- C-I 5-3. Next match -- C-I at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pine River-Backus statistics

Laura Laposky 1 dig, 1 set assist

Chelsey Dabill 3 ace serves, 8 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 2 set assists

Chelsea Christensen 2 ace serves, 2 kills, 8 digs

Brianna Erickson 5 digs, 23 set assists

Krystle Hamilton 7 digs

Erin Cusac 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 1 block, 12 digs

Naomi Anderson 1 ace serve, 3 kills, 3 blocks

Kayla Hamilton 2 ace serves, 5 kills

Overall -- PRB 5-2. Next match -- Pine River-Backus hosts Cass Lake-Bena 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Pierz 25 25 25

Mora 19 20 20

PIERZ -- Katie Kimman led the eighth ranked, Class 2A Pierz volleyball team with 11 kills and five ace serves as the Pioneers steamrolled the Mora Mustangs 25-19, 25-20, 25-20 in a non-conference match Tuesday.

Pierz's Lisa Pohlkamp added 10 kills and Lauren Fischer had 22 set assists and four ace serves in the win.

Pierz statistics

Kelly Solinger 4 digs

Tonya Athman 3 digs

Kayla Meyer 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 4 digs

Jessica Riley 1 kill, 1 block, and 2 digs

Lisa Pohlkamp 3 ace serves, 10 kills, 1 block, 10 digs

Lisa Kurtz 11 kills, 2 blocks, 17 assists, 3 digs

Lauren Fischer 4 ace serves, 22 assists, 3 digs

Katie Kimman 5 ace serves, 11 kills, 1 block, 4 digs

Kaylee Hawks 2 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs

Gabrielle Boser 1 kills, 4 set assists

Conference -- P 1-0. Overall -- P 9-1. Next match -- P at Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

W-DC 25 25 25

Frazee 8 4 16

WADENA -- Kasey Theisen of Wadena-Deer Creek had 18 of the Wolverines' 28 kills in their 3-0 non-conference win over the Frazee Hornets Tuesday.

Wadena-Deer Creek statistics

Nikki Kneisl 10 kills, 3 digs

Alyssa Hay 2 ace serves, 5 kills, 2 digs, 1 block

Kasey Theisen 6 ace serves, 18 digs, 21 set assists

Alexa Hoffman 6 kills, 2 digs, 1 block

Conference -- WDC 2-0. Overall -- WDC 4-1. Next match -- W-DC hosts Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Deer River 25 25 25

Aitkin 12 6 19

AITKIN -- The Deer River Warriors cruised past Aitkin in three games Tuesday as the Gobblers' Ellie Cox had 16 digs and Jennifer Sommerfeld had a team-high four kills in the loss.

Aitkin statistics

Brittany Bowyer 1 ace serve, 6 digs

Ellie Cox 1 ace serve, 16 digs, 6 ace assists

Michelle Duffy 5 digs

Jenny Moe 5 digs

Tricia Betley 6 digs

Jennifer Sommerfeld 7 digs, 4 kills, 3 blocks

Katie Olson 1 kill, 6 digs

Isabel Otto 1 ace serve, 8 digs

Angie Carlson 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 7 digs

Sarah Novak 8 digs

Conference -- A 1-0. Overall -- A 4-4. Next match -- Aitkin at Onamia 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Sebeka 25 25 21 25

S-M 20 17 25 18

SEBEKA -- Ashley Longbella and Hannah Wagner each had 18 set assists and Chelsea Einerwold and Shari Berg each had 13 digs as the Staples-Motley Cardinals lost to Sebeka in non-conference play Tuesday.

Staples-Motley statistics

Ashley Longbella 18 set assists

Brenda Dailey 4 aces, 5 kills, 3 digs, 7 blocks

Chelsea Einerwold 6 kills, 13 digs, 5 blocks

Megan Pierce 17 digs

Kendell Spar 3 aces, 5 kills, 2 digs, 5 blocks

Amber Detloff 2 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks

Shari Berg 1 ace, 13 digs

Hannah Wagner 18 set assists

Overall -- SM 1-3. Next match -- Staples-Motley at Frazee 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Willmar 25 25 25

Little Falls 10 16 13

WILLMAR -- Little Falls' Brittany Dobmeier had nine set assists and six digs while Staci Kallis finished with three kills and five digs in a 3-0 loss to the Willmar Cardinals in Central Lakes Conference play Tuesday.

Little Falls statistics

Kayla Atkinson 2 kills

Brittany Dorn 1 ace serve

Vanessa Grams 8 digs

Elizabeth Schultz 2 kills

Melissa Monnier 3 kills

Staci Kallis 3 kills, 5 digs

Brittany Dobmeier 9 set assists, 6 digs

Conference -- LF 0-3. Overall -- LF 2-6. Next match -- Little Falls hosts Brainerd 7:30 p.m. Thursday.