Verndale comes together as a team for volleyball win

MENAHGA -- The Verndale Pirates volleyball team decided to disrupt Menahga's parents night Tuesday by defeating Park Region Conference foe 7-15, 15-5, 15-12, 15-7.

"We really played as a team tonight," said Verndale coach Kelly Youngbauer. "It was really fun to watch."

The team play was real evident on the defensive side of the net, as Verndale chalked up almost 100 digs with five different players racking up at least 13.

Jessica Desrocher led the dig category for the Pirates, as she tallied 25 of them.

"She was all over the floor tonight," said Youngbauer. "She came out of this game a wounded warrior."

Verndale statistics

Beth Rogge 11-13 serving, 7 set assists, 2 digs

Kate Wenzel 3 kills, 1 dig

Trista Dockhm 2 digs

Pam Hron 1 kill, 2 digs

Jessica Desrocher 12-15 serving, 1 ace, 1 kill, 2 blks, 25 digs

Crystal Schoon 2-2 serving, 6 digs

Kayla White 18-19 serving, 3 aces, 3 set assists, 4 kills, 2 blks, 17 digs

Raya Kern 6 kills, 7 blks, 1 dig

Stephanie Tomte 14-14 serving, 1 ace, 5 kills, 9 blks, 15 digs

Melissa Stave 15-16 serving, 2 aces, 6 kills, 4 blks, 13 digs

Kelly Olson 18-18 serving, 2 aces, 1 blk, 13 dig

Conference --V 3-5. Overall --V 4-16-1. Next match --Verndale hosts Nevis 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Pierz 3

Hinckley-Finlayson 1

HINCKLEY -- The Pierz Pioneers defeated the Hinckley-Finlayson Jaguars 15-5, 15-9, 6-15, 15-3 Tuesday in non-conference volleyball.

"I could tell that we were emotionally and physically drained after last nights win at Cathedral," said Pierz coach Wally Brown, "but we played well enough to win."

Kari Block played a solid game for the Pioneers, going 17-18 serving, with five aces, 13 kills, 15 set assists, and 12 digs.

Pierz statistics

Becky Loidolt 8-9 serving, 1 ace, 1 block, 4 digs

Tracy Bell 15-17 serving, 5 aces, 27 set assists, 14 digs

Jodie Solinger 15-16 serving, 23 digs

Lexie Palo 7 kills, 2 blk assists

Shelley Boser 16-16 serving, 2 aces, 2 digs

Ashley Athman 1-1 serving, 1 dig

Kari Block 17-18 serving, 5 aces, 13 kills, 1 blk, 9 blk assists, 15 set assists, 12 digs

Stacy Block 1-3 serving, 7 kills, 7 blk assists, 16 digs

Nicole Meyer 7-7 serving, 1 ace, 5 kills, 1 blk assist, 17 digs

Allyson Kloss 12 kills, 1 blk, 7 blk assists, 4 digs

Serving, ace serves, kills, set assists, blocks

Conference -- P 4-1. Overall -- P 18-5. Next match -- Pierz hosts Rockford 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Isle 3, Pillager 0

ISLE -- The Pillager Huskies lost a tightly fought match the Isle Indians in non-conference volleyball Tuesday 15-13, 16-14, 15-7.

Coach Penny Dobson of Pillager noted that the passing was not very good tonight and might have contributed to their downfall.

Serving was not the problem as the Huskies only missed six serves and recorded 10 aces.

Jackie Stoll led the way with 12-of-13 serving with six aces and three kills.

Pillager statistics

Jackie Stoll 12-13 serving, 6 aces, 3 kills

Tonya Lauer 12-12 serving, 1 ace, 1 kill

Kayla Bell 11-14 serving, 2 aces, 1 kill, 5 ace tips, 5 set assists

Katie Rasinski 5-6 serving, 1 kill

Jessie VanVickle 11-12 serving, 1 ace

Heather McCulley 8-8 serving, 2 kill

Conference -- P 3-5. Overall -- P 8-13. Next match --Pillager at Nevis 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Park Rapids 3

Crosby-Ironton 1

CROSBY-- The Park Rapids Panthers defeated the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 15-4, 15-8, 13-15, 15-3 in a Mid-State Conference volleyball Tuesday.

Korie Bedard was 10-for-10 serving with two ace serves, two kills, and 20 digs for the Rangers and Devan Preimesberger was 15-15 serving with 23 set assists and 32 digs.

C-I statistics

Brianna Wynn 11-11 serving, 2 ace serves, 36 digs, 6 blocks, 9 kills

Sarah Uglem 8-8 serving, 13 digs, 1 block

Amy Cruser 4-5 serving, 1 kill, 19 digs

Devan Preimesberger 15-15 serving, 32 digs, 23 set assists

Korie Bedard 10-10 serving, 2 ace serves, 2 kills, 20 digs

Whitney Smetana 6 kills, 9 digs, 3 solo blocks

Heather Santi 10-10 serving, 2 ace serves, 5 kills, 17 digs, 3 blocks

Jackie Steinke 14 digs, 1 block

Conference --C-I 0-4. Overall --C-I 4-16. Next match --C-I at Pequot Lakes 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Bertha-Hewitt 3

Pine River-Backus 1

PINE RIVER -- The Bertha-Hewitt Bears dealt the Pine River-Backus Tigers their first Park Region Conference loss with a 15-5, 15-9, 5-15, 15-7 victory Tuesday.

PR-B's Meg Tabaka was 10-10 serving with one ace serve and five kills. Teammate Jessica Birge was 7-8 serving with two ace serves and two kills.

PR-B statistics

Anne Werger 5-7 serving, 3 kills

Carollie Christensen 12-13 serving, 1 ace serve, 18 set assists

Leah Wangberg 5-7 serving, 8 kills, 1 ace block

Meg Tabaka 10-10 serving, 1 ace serve, 5 kills

Jacque Farnam 8-9 serving

Chelsa Schwegel 5 kills, 1 ace block

Steph Robinson 5-5 serving, 1 ace serve

Jessica Birge 7-8 serving, 2 ace serves, 2 kills

Conference -- PR-B 7-1. Overall -- PR-B 15-8. Next match -- Pine River-Backus hosts Blackduck 7 p.m. Thursday.

Detroit Lakes 3

Staples-Motley 0

DETROIT LAKES -- The Detroit Lakes Lakers defeated the Staples-Motley Cardinals 15-1, 15-5, 15-2 in a Mid-State Conference volleyball Tuesday.

Michelle Honek finished four kills and three ace tips to lead the Cardinals.

S-M statistics

Michelle Honek 2-4 serving, 4 kills, 3 ace tips

Beth Hoffert 7-7 serving, 1 ace serve

Emily Goff 7-8 serving, 12 digs

Nicole Bender 4-5 serving, 1 block, 8 set assists

Rachel Domier 1-1 serving, 1 kills, 2 ace tips

Tina Fitcher 3 digs

Ashley Blake 4-5 serving, 1 ace serve

Stacy Berg 1-1 serving, 2 digs

Stephanie Rice 7-8 serving, 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 1 ace tip

Conference -- S-M 2-2. Overall -- S-M 8-10. Next match -- Staples-Motley hosts Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Perham 3

Wadena-Deer Creek 0

WADENA -- The Perham Yellowjackets defeated the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines 15-4, 15-4, 15-13 in non-conference volleyball Tuesday.

Kerby Johnson finished with 15 kills and Sara Kneisl had 23 set assists.

W-DC statistics

Kerby Johnson 5-7 serving, 15 kills, 8 digs

Ashley Wohlwend 10-10 serving, 7 digs

Marissa Browne 15-17 serving, 3 kills, 10 digs

Missy Speed 7-9 serving, 5 digs

Sara Kneisl 8-9 serving, 23 set assists

Conference -- W-DC 3-1. Overall -- W-DC 16-9. Next match -- W-DC at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 7:30 p.m. Monday.

Henning 3, Pequot Lakes 2

PEQUOT LAKES -- The Henning Hornets stung the Pequot Lakes Patriots 6-15, 15-10, 15-12, 9-15, 15-8 in a Park Region Conference match Tuesday.

Julie Redebaugh knocked down 13 kills for Pequot. Teammate Jackie Heslop finished with 35 set assists and Calida Cogan recorded 26 digs.

Pequot Lakes statistics

Julie Redebaugh 20-25 serving, 1 ace serve, 13 kills, 4 ace tips, 3 ace blocks, 8 digs

Jackie Heslop 29-30 serving, 4 ace serves, 2 ace tips, 35 set assists, 17 digs

Jenna Carlson 19-21 serving, 6 kills, 2 ace tips, 1 ace block, 22 digs

Calida Cogan 25-28 serving, 4 kills, 2 ace tips, 26 digs

Carly Blanksma 11-12 serving, 3 set assists, 2 ace tips, 10 digs

Flecia Foster 4-4 serving, 10 kills, 3 ace tips, 3 ace blocks, 9 digs

Jessica Gallaway 3-3 serving, 2 set assists, 5 digs

Overall -- PL 4-20. Next game -- Pequot Lakes vs. Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

W-H-A 3, Pequot Lakes 2

WALKER -- The Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves defeated the Pequot Lakes Patriots 3-2 in non-conference volleyball Monday.

In an intense final game, W-H-A pulled off a 16-14 win to win the match. W-H-A won the first game 15-9, Pequot won the next two 15-2, 15-7, and W-H-A won the fourth 15-10.

Julie Redebaugh finished with 21 kills, 5 ace tips, 27 digs and was 17-of-20 serving with three aces for the Patriots.

Pequot Lakes statistics

Julie Redebaugh 17-20 serving, 3 Aces, 21 kills, 5 ace tips, 27 digs

Jackie Heslop 15-17 serving, 6 aces, 7 kills, 58 assists, 4 ace tips, 17 digs

Jenna Carlson 22-23 serving, 1 ace, 7 kills, 30 digs

Flecia Foster 14-15 serving, 2 aces, 10 kills, 3 ace tips, 2 ace blocks, 9 digs

Calida Cogan 16-17 serving, 12 kills, 18 digs

Jessica Gallaway 5-5 serving, 1 kill, 4 digs

Carly Blanksma 8-9 serving, 2 aces, 2 kills, 5 digs

Courtney Markham 5-6 serving, 1 kill, 3 digs