Fink, Pirates beat the Braves

VERNDALE - Trista Fink spiked 11 kills in a 3-0 Verndale victory over Menahga in a Park Region Conference match up Thursday.

Brittany Kern and Crystal Haskin recorded 11 set assists apiece. Theresa Moenkedick tallied eight digs and Elizabeth Johnson added three blocks for the Pirates.

Menahga 17 18 24

Verndale 25 25 25

Crosby-Ironton 3, Cass Lake-Bena 2

CASS LAKE - Lacey Lindahl registered 37 set assists and 23 digs in a five-game thriller as the Crosby-Ironton Rangers topped the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers 3-2 Thursday.

Katie Swanhorst tallied 11 kills and 12 digs and Jana Anderson added 25 digs and 11 kills.

Cass Lake-Bena 19 26 25 30 13

Crosby-Ironton 25 24 17 32 15

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Katie Swanhorst 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 1 set assist, 12 digs

Lacey Lindahl 2 ace serves, 4 kills, 37 set assists, 23 digs

Marcie Hendrickson 2 ace serves, 6 kills, 1 set assist, 8 digs

Jana Anderson 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 25 digs, 1 block

Kendra Perpich 1 kill, 13 digs

Missy Foote 2 kills, 8 digs, 1 block

Sienna Miller 1 ace serve, 11 kills, 13 digs, 2 blocks

September Prushek 1 ace serve, 2 kills, 10 digs

Amy Biever 2 digs

Alyssa Lassin 4 digs

Overall: CI 8-14. Next: Crosby-Ironton vs. Moose Lake-Willow River in Subsection 1, Section 7-2A tournament 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Staples-Motley 3, Frazee 0

FRAZEE - Ashley Miles finished with 11 set assists, seven kills and five ace serves leading the Staples-Motley Cardinals to a 3-0 victory over the Frazee Hornets during non-conference play Thursday.

Abby Smith added five ace serves and Nikki Pearson had a team-high 12 kills.

Frazee 22 15 25

Staples-Motley 25 25 27

Staples-Motley statistics

Lonna Dumpprope 1 ace serve

Autumn Murray 2 set assists, 1 block, 1 ace serve, 1 kill

Abby Smith 2 set assists, 5 ace serves, 2 kills

Kelli Roline 1 set assists, 1 dig, 5 kills

Nikki Pearson 2 set assists, 2 blocks, 12 kills

Kelly Pearson 3 blocks, 1 ace serve, 5 kills

Jennifer Vasquez 1 set assist

Ashley Miles 11 set assists, 5 ace serves, 2 digs, 7 kills

Overall: SM 6-20. Next: Staples-Motley at Sauk Centre in North Subsection 6-2A tournament 7 p.m. Thursday.

Pillager 3, Henning 1

HENNING - Emily Doss compiled 25 set assists and 14 digs as the Pillager Huskies defeated the Henning Hornets 3-1 during Park Region Conference action Thursday.

Bristy Bourgoin collected 32 digs. Kaylie Hanson added 14 kills and 21 digs followed by Jackie White's 11 kills and 11 digs.

Henning 25 23 21 8

Pillager 22 25 25 25

Pillager statistics

Bristy Bourgoin 3 ace serves, 32 digs

Jackie White 11 kills, 11 digs, 2 blocks

Ally Hunstad 11 set assists, 6 ace serves, 13 digs

Breeanna Deyo 10 kills, 9 digs, 1 block

Danielle Johnson 1 ace serve, 4 digs

Shanna Pugh 1 dig

Kaylie Hanson 14 kills, 2 ace serves, 21 digs

Emily Doss 25 set assists, 1 ace serve, 14 digs, 1 block

Jasmin Massie 10 kills, 2 ace serves, 2 digs, 8 blocks

Amanda House 6 digs, 2 blocks

Conference: Pill 3-3. Overall: Pill 13-13. Next: Pillager in Section 5-1A tournament TBA.

Howard Lake-Waverly 3, Pierz -0

HOWARD LAKE - Kelsey Meyer collected 18 set assists, but the Pierz Pioneers dropped a Central Minnesota Conference game to Howard Lake-Waverly 3-0 Thursday.

Miranda Przybilla contributed nine digs and Sammi Lucking picked up nine kills for the Pioneers, who finish the regular season with a 21-8 record.

Howard Lake-W 25 25 25

Pierz 15 21 16

Conference: Prz 4-3. Overall: Prz 21-8. Next: Pierz vs. Holdingford in North Subsection 6-2A tournament 7 p.m. Thursday.