Patriots come back to defeat PR-B

WALKER -- The No. 5 seeded Pequot Lakes Patriots volleyball team came back to win the final two games against the fourth-seeded Pine River-Backus Tigers 27-25, 28-30, 17-25, 28-26, 15-8 Wednesday in West Subsection 7, Class 2A action.

PL's Teresa Parker had a game-high 22 kills and seven blocks while setter Jessica Gallaway added 35 set assists, five ace serves and two digs.

Sophomore Erin Cusac led PR-B with 20 kills while teammates Erica Richards and Amanda Perkins finished with 11 kills each.

Pequot Lakes statistics

Kari Daudt 4 ace serves, 4 digs

Calida Cogan 4 kills, 1 set assist, 8 digs

Jessica Gallaway 5 ace serves, 35 set assists, 2 digs

Teresa Parker 22 kills, 7 blocks

Flecia Foster 3 ace serves, 3 blocks, 12 digs, 8 kills,

Becky Swanson 1 dig, 1 kill

Chelsa Schwegel 1 ace serve, 12 digs, 6 kills

Courtney Markham 4 ace serves, 7 digs

Kristen Willer 6 digs, 3 kills

Pine River-Backus statistics

Jenny Schrupp 4 digs

Chelsea Dabill 2 kills, 1 dig

Erica Richards 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 1 block

Erin Cusac 1 ace serve, 20 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs

Kayla Hamilton 6 kills, 1 dig

Amanda Perkins 4 ace serves, 11 kills, 5 digs

Amber Bauman 4 digs

Lara Marvin 1 ace serve, 2 kills, 5 digs, 35 set assists

Overall -- PL 14-12, PR-B 14-7. Next match -- PL vs. Walker-Hackensack-Akeley in Grand Rapids 5:30 p.m. Friday.

CL-B 25 25 25

Aitkin 21 13 14

DEER RIVER -- The Aitkin Gobblers volleyball team was eliminated from the West Section 7, Class 2A playoffs Wednesday in three games by Cass Lake-Bena.

Senior setter Talia Otto ended her high school career with 13 set assists, 11 digs and an ace serve in the effort.

Aitkin statistics

Amy Duffy 1 set assist, 1 dig, 1 ace serve,

Talia Otto 13 set assists, 11 digs, 1 ace serve

Brittany Swanson 1 dig

Ashley Heins 5 kills, 7 digs

Melissa Hasskamp 2 kills, 1 block, 8 digs

Kelly Steffens 5 kills, 2 blocks

Erin Eno 2 digs

Erin Carlson 3 kills, 12 digs

Angie Carlson 3 digs

Jodi Oxborough 3 digs, 2 ace serves

Overall -- A 10-13.

Deer River 25 25 25

C-I 19 18 17

DEER RIVER -- Crosby-Ironton ran in to a buzz saw Wednesday, losing to the Deer River Warriors 3-0 in West Subsection 7, Class 2A quarterfinal volleyball play.

The Rangers were led by Jenna Kovatovich's 12 kills, 18 digs and seven blocks while teammate Brianna Wynn added nine kills and 21 digs.

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Brianna Wynn 1 ace serve, 9 kills, 21 digs, 1 block

Emily Perrine 1 ace serve, 2 kills, 5 set assists, 7 digs

Christina Lashyro 18 set assists, 11 digs

Korie Bedard 1 ace serve, 9 digs

Jenna Kovatovich 12 kills, 18 digs, 7 blocks

Katie Sandberg 1 kill, 2 digs

Chelsea Lundgren 3 kills, 5 digs, 7 blocks

Ana Anderson 1 ace serve, 4 digs

Maggie Sandberg 2 digs

Overall -- CI 9-16.