Tigers win silver division in Crosby-Ironton tourney

CROSBY - With its 25-19, 22-25, 15-9 victory over Crosby-Ironton, the second in two weeks, the Pine River-Backus Tigers won the Silver Division of the Barb Neprud tournament Saturday.

Hermantown won the Gold Division with a perfect 4-0 record.

PR-B defeated Pillager and lost to Eveleth-Gilbert to land in the Silver Division. There the Tigers beat Walker-Hackensack-Akeley to set up the championship with C-I, who topped Robbinsdale-Cooper in the other semifinal.

Pillager placed fourth in the Gold Division, while Staples-Motley finished second and Pequot third in the Bronze Division.

Pool play

Pool A

Chisholm def. Cass Lake-Bena 25-14, 25-17

Crosby-Ironton def. CL-B 25-22, 25-18

Chisholm def. C-I 25-12, 19-25, 15-10

Pool B

Hermantown def. Staples-Motley 25-9, 25-17

Hermantown def. Robbinsdale-Cooper 25-11, 25-19

Robbinsdale-Cooper def. S-M 25-19, 25-11

Pool C

Pine River-Backus def. Pillager 25-18, 25-22

Pillager def. Eveleth-Gilbert 25-12, 25-13

E-G def. PR-B 27-25, 25-22

Pool D

Walker-Hackensack-Akeley def. Pequot Lakes 25-19, 22-25, 15-8

Greenway def. W-H-A 20-25, 25-23, 15-11

Greenway def. Pequot Lakes 25-19, 25-16

Gold Division

Champion: Hermantown def. Greenway 25-22, 25-27, 15-9

Third: Chisholm def. Pillager 25-14, 25-20

First round: Hermantown def. Chisholm 25-16, 26-24

Greenway def. Pillager 25-23, 25-15

Silver Division

Champion: PR-B def. C-I 25-19, 22-25, 15-8

Third: Robbinsdale-Cooper def. W-H-A 25-22, 23-25, 15-11

First round: C-I def. R-C 25-21, 25-19

PR-B def. W-H-A 16-25, 25-20, 15-7

Bronze Division

Champ: Eveleth-Gilbert def. S-M 25-12, 25-20

Third: Pequot def. CL-B 25-21, 28-26

First round: S-M def. CL-B 25-22, 23-25, 15-4

E-G def. Pequot 29-27, 22-25, 15-9

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Lacey Lindahl 5 ace serves, 3 kills, 51 set assists, 42 digs, 1 block

Katie Swanhorst 2 ace serves, 14 kills, 10 digs

Cassie Valentino 14 digs

Kendra Perpich 9 digs

Katie Kraemer 15 digs

Jana Anderson 7 ace serves, 25 kills, 1 set assist, 39 digs, 2 blocks

Marcie Hendrickson 7 ace serves, 14 kills, 11 set assists, 16 digs, 1 block

Missy Foote 12 kills, 1 set assist, 7 digs, 6 blocks

Sienna Miller 1 ace serve, 10 kills, 18 digs, 3 blocks

Maggie Buchite 12 digs

Amy Biever 21 digs

Overall: CI 3-9. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Aitkin 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Pequot Lakes statistics

Abby Palmer 2 blocks, 13 digs, 6 kills, 2 aces, 1 set assist

Audra Clement 1 block, 2 digs, 6 kills, 2 set assists

Chelsea Walton 15 blocks, 1 dig, 11 kills, 2 set assists

Emily Lueck 7 blocks, 25 digs, 6 kills, 6 aces, 2 set assists

Chelsea Ekeberg 8 digs, 3 kills, 4 aces, 19 set assists

Renee Kardell 1 block, 15 digs, 9 kills, 2 aces, 1 set assist

Rachel Mott 15 blocks, 6 digs, 5 kills, 1 set assist

Kirsten Noska 30 digs, 4 aces, 3 set assists

Kendra Johnson 2 blocks, 6 digs, 9 kills, 2 aces

Kayla Wangen 18 digs

Mattie Lueck 8 digs, 1 kill, 5 aces, 15 set assists

Overall: PL 3-9. Next: Pequot Lakes hosts Pillager 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Pillager statistics

Jackie White 10 kills, 3 ace serves, 8 digs, 1 ace block, 1 set assist

Ally Hunstad 4 ace serves, 18 set assists, 9 digs

Jasmin Massie 11 kills, 2 blocks

Emily Doss 11 digs, 9 aces serves, 26 set assists

Kaylie Hanson 13 kills, 32 digs, 5 ace serves

Overall: Pill 3-5. Next: Pillager at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Staples-Motley statistics

Kelly Reese 1 ace serve

Autumn Murray 1 set assist, 1 block, 1 ace, 3 kills

Abby Smith 3 set assists, 5 blocks, 6 aces, 10 kills

Kelli Roline 2 set assists, 3 blocks, 1 ace, 1 dig, 10 kills

Nikki Pearson 3 set assists, 10 blocks, 8 aces, 2 digs, 22 kills

Kelly Pearson 8 blocks, 1 dig, 11 kills

Jennifer Vasquez 1 assists, 1 block, 6 digs, 1 kill

Ashley Miles 45 set assist, 1 dig, 4 kills

Overall: SM 4-9. Next: Staples-Motley at Pelican Rapids 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

W-DC second, Pierz fourth

SAUK RAPIDS - The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines fell to Annandale to finish second in Saturday's Sauk Rapids Invite.

The Pierz Pioneers finished fourth and were led by Sammi Lucking's 43 kills and 15 blocks, Kelsey Meyer's 113 set assists and Miranda Przybilla's 60 digs.

Little Falls finished the tournament 1-3. Alayna Kabanuk's 27 kills led the Flyers as did Lexi Hirsch's 70 set assists and 37 digs.

Team results

Little Falls

Sauk Centre def. Little Falls 25-19, 25-11

St. Cloud Apollo def. Little Falls 18-25, 25-22, 15-13

Little Falls def. Holdingford 25-20, 25-9

Mora def. Little Falls 21-25, 25-19, 15-8

Pierz

Pierz def. Elk Rive 26-24, 25-22

Pierz def. Monticello 25-20, 27-25

Annandale def. Pierz 25-9, 25-2, 17-15

Third-place: Sauk Centre def. Pierz 23-25, 25-20, 15-9

Little Falls statistics

Alayna Kabanuk 27 kills, 2 ace serves, 27 digs

Alexa Kapsner 1 set assist, 27 digs

Breanna Arndt 13 kills, 3 ace serve, 12 digs, 1 block

Jessica Hanowski 7 kills, 3 set assists, 2 ace serves, 10 dig, 1 block

Lexi Hirsch 6 kills, 1 ace serve, 70 set assists, 37 digs, 1 block

Lindsay Kapus 19 kills, 2 ace serve, 15 digs, 1 block

Paige Saulter 9 kills, 6 ace serves, 1 set assist, 30 digs. 0.5 block

Sierra Hoheisel 2 kills, 1 set assist, 6 digs, 1 ace serve

Stephanie Ronning 6 digs

Overall: LF 5-9. Next: Little Falls at Alexandria 7 p.m. Thursday.

Pierz statistics

Miranda Przybilla 60 digs

Kayla Stich 8 digs

Amber Preimesberger 12 kills, 7 blocks, six set assists, 4 digs

Lindsay Monson 14 kills, 6 blocks, 2 ace serves, 4 digs

Sam Herold 2 set assists, 27 digs

Hannah Groves 18 kills, 6 blocks, 44 digs

Katelyn Fuhrman 1 kill, 2 set assists, 2 ace serves, 30 digs

Kelsey Meyer 5 kills, 113 set assists, 27 digs

Emily Weber 14 kills, 4 blocks, 7 ace serves, 9 digs

Erika Broschofsky 6 kills, 6 blocks, 3 digs

Sammi Lucking 43 kills, 15 blocks, 2 ace serves, 6 digs

Overall: Prz 11-3. Next: Pierz at Sauk Rapids 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.