Regional volleyball: Pequot beats Pioneers – Brainerd Dispatch
PEQUOT LAKES – Alexa Pietig collected 22 set assists, 11 digs, three blocks and an ace serve for the Pequot Lakes Patriots in a 3-0 Section 6-2A, Granite Ridge Conference win over the Pierz Pioneers on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Pequot’s June Ruud added 15 kills, four ace serves and eight digs.
Pierz’s Mataya Pohlkamp recorded three blocks, four kills and a set assist and Avery Gruber recorded 13 digs and six kills.
Avery Amsden 2 kills, 2 blocks
Kate Arellano 1 ace serve, 7 digs
Josie Taylor 1 Kill, 1 Block
June Ruud 4 ace serves, 15 kills, 8 digs
Reese Laposky 1 ace serve, 4 kills, 1 dig, 4 blocks
Olivia Den Hartog 7 kills, 8 digs
Presley Crawford 3 ace serves, 6 set assists, 3 digs
Alexa Pietig 1 ace serve, 1 kill, 11 dig, 22 set assists, 3 blocks
Conference: PL 1-0. Overall: PL 1-0. Next game: Pequot Lakes hosts Albany on Tuesday, September 3rd at 7:15 p.m.
Sophie Leidenfrost 13 digs, 1 sentence template
Kari LeBlanc 5 saves, 1 kill, 12 set assists
Avery Gruber 13 Digs, 6 Kills
Alexys Hanneken 1 ace serve, 9 digs, 1 kill
Macey LeBlanc 1 dig, 3 set assists
Reagan Winscher 1 ace serve, 3 kills, 1 set assist
Natalie Knutson 2 blocks, 1 kill
Payton Stangl 1 Dig, 1 Block, 3 Kills, 1 Set Assist
Mataya Pohlkamp 3 blocks, 4 kills, 1 set assist
Conference: Prz 0-1. Overall: Prz 2-3. Next up: Pierz at Little Falls, 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3.
Staples-Motley 3, Verndale 0
STAPLES – Led by Annie Schlosser’s 23 assists, three kills, two blocks and two digs, the Staples-Motley Cardinals led to a 3-0 non-conference victory over the Verndale Pirates on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Livi Lorber contributed four assists, nine kills, two blocks and three digs.
Verndale’s Madyson Anderson recorded two ace serves, eight digs and four kills.
Staples Motley Stats
Hannah Cole 1 kill, 4 blocks, 1 dig
Annie Schlosser 1 ace serve, 23 set assists, 3 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs
Izzy Becker 1 ace serve, 4 kills, 6 digs
Livi Lorber 4 assists, 9 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs
Jade Story 13 kills, 2 blocks, 6 digs
Lilly Tyrrell 1 assist, 6 defensive actions
Miranda Schotzko 6 Blocks
Overall: SM 4-1. Next up: Staples-Motley at Foley, 7:15 p.m., Thursday, August 29.
Madyson Anderson 2 ace serves, 8 digs, 4 kills, 1 block
Brynlee Ehrmantraut 2 kills, 1 block
Emily Elfstrum 1 ace serve, 5 digs, 7 set assists, 2 kills
Kaija Madsen 2 ace serves, 6 digs, 6 kills
Aspen Orlando 2 defensive actions, 5 assists
Kiana Vertina 1 serve ace, 1 dig, 1 set assist, 2 kills
Overall: V 0-2. Next up: Verndale at Bertha-Hewitt, 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5.
Wadena-Deer Creek 3, EGF 1
WADENA – Payton Gravelle had 24 kills, four blocks and an ace for the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines as they won their season opener, 3-1, over the East Grand Forks Green Wave in a Section 8-2A matchup on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Addy Gravelle finished the game with 44 assists and eight digs for the Wolverines. Jada Dykhoff had 11 kills and 15 digs and Montana Carsten added 13 digs for WDC.
East Grand Forks 19 25 22 21
Wadena-Deer Creek 25 17 25 25
Wadena-Deer Creek Statistics
Addyson Gravelle 1 kill, 8 digs, 44 set assists,
Kennedy Ness 8 Kills, 2 Digs
Payton Gravelle 24 kills, 1 dig, 3 aces, 4 blocks
Jada Dykhoff 11 kills, 15 digs, 1 block
Montana Carsten 13 digs, 1 ace
Jenna Dykhoff 3 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces, 1 block
Ashley Pavek: 1 Kill, 1 Dig
Overall: WDC 1-0. Up next: Wadena-Deer Creek hosts Perham, Thursday, August 29, 7:15 p.m.
LONG PRAIRIE – Makenna Camacho had 10 kills, five digs and two aces to lead the Pillages Huskies to a 3-1 non-league victory over the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Kalyn Karppinen finished with four aces and three kills for the Huskies and Ella Barrett added 17 set assists, four kills and two aces.
Ella Barrett 2 digs, 1 blocks, 17 set assists, 4 kills, 2 aces
Alivia Brown 8 digs, 1 set assist, 4 kills
Makenna Camacho 3 digs, 1 block, 10 kills, 2 aces
Kalyn Karppinen 3 digs, 3 kills, 4 aces
Gracie Mudgett 11 digs, 7 set assists, 2 kills, 2 aces
Bailey Rudrud 9 digs, 1 kill, 2 aces
Sophia Schrom 4 Digs, 5 Kills
Aidyn Schuett 4 digs, 1 set assist
Kate Turner 5 Digs, 1 Ass
Overall: P 2-3. Next up: Pillager at Crosby-Ironton, 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 3.
ALBANY – Kali Brigmon totaled two kills and five blocks as the Little Falls Flyers fell 3-0 to the top-ranked Albany Huskies of Class 2A in a Granite Ridge Conference game on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Kendra Robinson and Carissa Olson each had three kills for the Flyers.
Aubree Caauwe 4 sentence templates,
Brynn Thoma 2 aces, serves 1 dig
Courtney Herdering 6 sentence templates,
Kali Brigmon: 2 kills, 5 blocks
Carissa Olson 3 kills, 1 block
Annika Halvorson 2 kills, 1 block
Conference: LF 1-0. Overall: LF 1-0. Next game: Little Falls hosts Pierz on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 7:15 p.m.
Cromwell 3, Crosby-Ironton 1
CROSBY – Veronica Millsop recorded seven kills, 24 digs and two blocks for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers as they fell to the Cromwell Cardinals, 3-1, on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Sammie Hachey had 11 kills, 15 digs, three blocks and an ace for the Rangers, while Ava Bourdage had 15 digs and 27 set assists.
Cami Armburst recorded five kills and 19 digs for CI and Lucy Lewandowski finished with seven kills and 17 digs.
Crosby-Ironton 21 25 15 14
Crosby-Ironton Stats
Cami Armbrust 5 Kills, 1 Ace, 19 Digs
Veronica Millsop 7 kills, 1 set assist, 24 digs, 2 blocks
Sammie Hachey 11 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace, 15 digs, 3 blocks
Ava Bourdage 2 kills, 27 set assists, 2 aces, 15 digs 1 block
Lucy Lewandowski 7 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace, 17 digs
Avah Stroschein 1 set of assists, 2 digs
Sophia Strom 2 Kills, 4 Digs
Overall: CI 0-2. Up next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Pine River-Backus, Thursday, August 29, 7:15 p.m.
BBE 3, Pine River-Backus 0
BELGRADE – Kassidy Brostow’s 10 digs, 10 kills, six blocks and an ace serve led the Pine River-Backus Tigers to a 3-0 loss to the Belgrade Brooten-Elrosa Jaguars on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Mimi Buekcers added seven digs, five kills and three blocks and Ella Dahl had six digs, two kills, four blocks and an ace serve.
Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 25 25 25
Pine River-Backus 18 23 22
Pine River-Backus Statistics
Kaitlyn Rilea 18 digs, 3 ace serves
Caylei Johnson 19 set assists, 1 ace serve
Kassidy Bristow 10 digs, 10 kills, 6 blocks, 1 ace serve
Mimi Bueckers 7 digs, 5 kills, 3 blocks
Ella Dahl 6 digs, 2 kills, 4 blocks, 1 ace serve
Ariana Burns 8 Digs, 3 Kills
Callie Norman 2 digs, 2 kills, 1 block
Leah Eveland, 1 sentence template
Raena Hanneken 1 ace serve
Overall: PRB 2-3. Next up: Pine River-Backus at Crosby-Ironton, 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 29.
Prior Lake 3, Lake Region 0
PRIOR LAKE – Paige Nelson scored four aces for the Lake Region Christian School Hornets as they fell to Prior Lake, 3-0, in a Minnesota Association of Christian Schools game on Tuesday, Aug. 27.
Bella Stephens 1 block, 2 aces
Tamara DeVries 2 Kills, 1 Ace
Grace Gazelka 1 kill, 2 aces
Conference: LRCS 0-2. Overall: LRCS 0-2. Next game: Lake Region hosts St. Francis on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at 5:30 p.m.