Huskies rally for conference win

MENAHGA - After falling behind 2-1, the Pillager Huskies battled back to claim their first Park Region Conference victory in two years with a 3-2 win over the Menahga Braves Thursday.

It was also the first conference win for third-year Huskies head coach Christine Ganley, who singled out the play of senior Bristy Bourgoin.

"She played the game of her life," said Ganley. "She had a terrific night passing and digging (23) and served 23 for 24 with three ace serves. She also served about eight points in the final game."

Also singled out was Kaylie Hanson, who tallied 12 kills and 24 digs and went 16 for 17 serving with seven aces.

Emily Doss had 24 set assists and 16 digs and Jackie White contributed 10 kills with 20 digs and two blocks.

Menahga 25 19 25 18 10

Pillager 21 25 22 25 15

Pillager statistics

Bristy Bourgoin 23 digs, 3 ace serves

Jackie White 10 kills, 20 digs, 2 blocks

Ally Hunstad 3 set assists, 7 digs, 1 ace serve

Breeanna Deyo 5 kills, 3 digs, 2 blocks

Jasmin Massie 8 kills, 3 blocks

Emily Doss 1 kill, 24 set assists, 16 digs, 2 ace serves

Kaylie Hanson 12 kills, 24 digs played 16 for 17 serving with 7 aces

Danielle Johnson 1 kill

Amanda House 2 kills, 2 blocks

Conference: Pill 1-0. Overall: Pill 2-2. Next: Pillager in Barb Neprud tournament at Crosby-Ironton 9 a.m. Saturday.

Pine River-Backus 3, Aitkin 1

PINE RIVER - Kendra Hamilton racked up 11 kills, four blocks and two ace serves and Katie Wangberg added 16 set assists and 10 digs for the Pine River-Backus Tigers en rout to a 3-1 win over the Aitkin Gobblers Thursday.

Emalee Arends added nine kills and five ace serves for the Tigers.

Aitkin's Catlin Landrus finished with 11 digs and Kristy Hoge 9 added nine digs.

Aitkin 10 12 25 19

Pine River-Backus 25 25 19 25

Aitkin statistics

Anjelica Montano 2 kills, 4 ace serves, 3 digs

Courtney Tesch 1 dig, 6 set assists

Kristy Hoge 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 9 digs

Catlin Landrus 11 digs

Shelby Kokesh 2 kills, 3 digs, 1 block

Gabriela Maqueda 4 ace serves, 3 digs

Lena Montano 3 kills, 5 digs

Carissa Herron 4 kills, 1 block

Overall: A 1-5. Next: Aitkin at Barnum tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.

Pine River-Backus statistics

Katie Wangberg 2 kills, 2 blocks, 10 digs, 3 ace serves, 16 set assists

Emalee Arends 9 kills, 4 digs, 5 ace serves

Nikki Tulenchik 5 digs, 2 ace serves

Crysta Christensen 6 kills, 6 digs, 1 ace serve

Kendra Hamilton 11 kills, 4 blocks, 3 digs, 2 ace serves

Morgan Demars 3 kills, 5 digs, 1 ace serve, 7 set assists

Hannah Zaske 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig

Tiffany Smith 1 kill, 2 set assists

Monica Hamilton 1 block, 1 dig

Ashley Kline 2 digs

Overall: PRB 5-2. Next: Pine River-Backus in Barb Neprud tournament at Crosby-Ironton 9 a.m. Saturday.

Pierz 3, Eden Valley-Watkins 0

EDEN VALLEY - The Pierz Pioneers improved to 9-1 as they swept the Eden Valley-Watkins Eagles 3-0 in Central Minnesota Conference action Thursday.

Pierz's Sammi Lucking tallied 10 kills and three blocks and Kelsey Meyer added 43 set assists and Miranda Przybilla posted 20 digs.

Eden Valley-Watkins 19 17 18

Pierz 25 25 25

Pierz statistics

Miranda Przybilla 20 digs

Kayla Stich 7 digs

Amber Preimesberger 6 kills, 2 blocks

Lindsay Monson 7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace

Sam Herold 1 ace serve, 11 digs

Hannah Groves 7 kills, 10 digs

Kelsey Meyer 1 kill, 43 set assists, 1 ace serve, 11 digs

Emily Weber 7 kills, 1 block, 3 ace serves

Erika Broschofsky 5 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs

Sammi Lucking 10 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace serve, 5 digs

Conference: Prz 2-0. Overall: Prz 9-1. Next: Pierz at Sauk Rapids tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.

Wadena-Deer Creek 3, Detroit Lakes 0

WADENA - Courtney Volkmann accumulated 27 set assists, seven kills and six ace serves as Wadena-Deer Creek improved to 5-0 with a 3-0 Mid-State Conference victory over Detroit Lakes Thursday.

Brittany Noon pounded 10 kills for the Wolverines and Kelsi Crawford added eight kills as W-DC improved to 3-0 in the conference.

Detroit Lakes Lakers 16 12 16

Wadena-Deer Creek 25 25 25

Wadena-Deer Creek statistics

Caitlin Volkmann 7 digs, 1 ace serve

Kelsi Crawford 8 kills, 3 digs, 1 block

Courtney Volkmann 7 kills, 4 digs, 6 ace serves, 5 blocks, 27 set assists

Hope Theisen 8 digs

Brittney Noon 10 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace serve

Kelly DeFoe 7 blocks, 2 kills

Avery Jackson 4 digs, 1 ace serve

Mandy Perkins 8 digs, 2 ace serves

Rachael Carlisle 4 kills, 6 blocks

Rachel Craig 6 kills, 8 blocks

Conference: WDC 3-0. Overall: WDC 5-0. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Sauk Rapids tournament 9 a.m. Saturday.

Rocori 3, Little Falls 0

LITTLE FALLS - Little Falls struggled offensively in losing 3-0 to Rocori in a Central Lakes Conference volleyball match Thursday night.

"Rocori has a nice team and took advantage of the free balls we gave them," said Flyer coach Becky Abbott. "Tonight was a tough night for us."

For the Flyers Alayna Kabanuk had six kills and 15 digs. Lexi Hirsch had 10 digs, three kills and eight set assists.

Rocori 25 25 25

Little Falls 11 11 17

Little Falls statistics

Alayna Kabanuk 6 kills, 2 ace serves, 15 digs

Alexa Kapsner 6 digs

Breanna Arndt 1 kill, 1 set assist, 3 digs

Jessica Hanowski 1 kill, 5 set assists, 8 digs

Lexi Hirsch 3 kills, 8 set assists, 10 digs

Lindsay Kapus 2 kills, 2 digs

Paige Saulter 2 kills, 5 digs

Stephanie Ronning 1 kill, 1 dig

Conference: LF 1-3. Overall: LF 4-6. Next: Little Falls at Alexandria 7 p.m. Thursday.

Sebeka 3, Staples-Motley 0

STAPLES - Abby Smith totaled three kills and three ace serves as the Staples-Motley Cardinals suffered a 3-0 loss courtesy of the Sebeka Trojans Thursday.

Ashley Dumprope led the team with six set assists and Kelly Pearson had four digs.

Sebeka 25 25 25

Staples-Motley 20 6 17

Staples-Motley statistics

Lonna Dumprope 1 ace serve, 1 dig, 4 set assists

Kelly Reese 4 digs

Abby Smith 3 kills, 3 ace serves, 3 digs, 2 blocks

Kelli Roline 2 kills, 1 block

Nikki Pearson 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 2 set assists

Kelly Pearson 2 kills, 1 ace serve, 4 digs, 2 blocks

Jennifer Vasquez 1 kill, 1 dig

Ashley Miles 1 kill, 3 digs, 6 set assists

Overall: SM 3-6. Next: Staples-Motley in Barb Neprud tournament at Crosby-Ironton 9 a.m. Saturday.

Henning 3, Verndale 0

HENNING - The Verndale Pirates dropped three close games to Park Region Conference opponent Henning in a 3-0 loss Thursday.

The Hornets disarmed the Pirates 25-17, 27-25 and 28-26.

Verndale travels to Menahga for a Park Region Conference showdown 7 p.m. Tuesday.