VERNDALE-Mac Schluttner's 23 points pushed him past the 1,000 career mark and helped the Verndale Pirates win the Park Region Conference with Tuesday's 73-44 victory over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines.
It's the first conference win for Verndale in 32 seasons.
Schluttner becomes the eighth player in program history to reach 1,000 and the first since Dallas Ehrmantraut in 2013.
Jordan Brownlow added 14 points and Tyler Willis scored nine for Verndale, which improved to 12-1 in the conference.
W-DC 19 25-44
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Verndale 40 33-73
WADENA-DEER CREEK
Bereket Loer 4, Jonathan Pantages 8, Matt Goeden 5, Thomas Quincer 6, Lucas Doyle 2, Ryan Olson 6, Noah Ross 3, Dacotah Mittag 3, Henry Fitzsimmons 7. FG 16-49 (32 percent), FT 6-15 (40 percent). 3-point 6-18 (33 percent). Conference: 6-7. Overall: 11-12. Next: hosts New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Friday.
VERNDALE
Taylor Willis 6, Kyle Schmitz 8, Luke Weniger 3, Mac Schluttner 23, Jordan Brownlow 14, Skylar Goddard 2, Nathan Sabinash 6, Andrew Barrett 2, Dan Deppa , Tyler Willis 9. FG 27-56 (48 percent), FT 9-11 (81 percent). 3-point 10-24 (41 percent). Conference: 12-1. Overall: 16-6. Next: hosts Sebeka 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Schluttner 1000 point, secures outright park region championship for the first time 32 years
Pequot Lakes 74, DGF 46
DILWORTH-Gage Westlund tallied 29 points to help the Pequot Lakes Patriots snap a three-game losing streak with Tuesday's 74-46 victory over the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels.
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Zach Sjoblad added 12 points for the Patriots.
Dilworth-GF 27 19-46
Pequot Lakes 45 29-74
DILWORTH-GLYNDON-FELTON
Kyle Rothschadl 10, Nick Lund 4, Brandon Ciak 2, Tanner Tahran 5, Nathan Leitner 4, Nathan Brown 1, Ryan Poehls 3, Ethan Edeen 11.FT 11-16 (69 percent).
PEQUOT LAKES
Austin Young 2, Adam Casanova 9, Gage Westlund 29, Cody Huss 9, Andy Voges 4, Zach Sjoblad 12, Tyler Manley 4, Zach Senst 2. FT 8-12 (67 percent). Overall: 13-10. Next: at Esko 7:15 p.m. Friday.
Pierz 65, Paynesville 55
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PIERZ-Matt Tautges registered 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Pierz Pioneers, who snapped a four-game losing streak with a 65-55 Central Minnesota Conference victory over the Paynesville Bulldogs Tuesday.
Peter Schommer added 17 points and Preston Rochleau had 12 for the Pioneers, who beat Paynesville 62-59 Jan. 12.
Paynesville 26 29-55
Pierz 34 31-65
PIERZ
Peter Schommer 17, Lukas Otte 7, Matt Tautges 22, Preston Rocheleau 12, Christopher Marshik 1, Nick Scholl 6. FG 20-70 (28 percent), FT 16-25 (64 percent). 3-point 9-19 (47 percent). Conference: 3-8. Overall: 3-20. Next: hosts Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
Pillager 60, Bertha-Hewitt 50
PILLAGER-Ryan Foehrenbacher poured in 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Pillager Huskies past the Bertha-Hewitt Bears 60-50 in Tuesday's Park Region Conference game.
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Braeden Wangsness added 16 points and Ridge Hunstad had 10 for the Huskies, who have won three straight and six of their last seven.
Pillager beat the Bears 62-42 Jan. 19.
Bertha-Hewitt 27 23-50
Pillager 32 28-60
BERTHA-HEWITT
Cody Brown 3, Zac Araca 4, Austin Mattson 9, William Harren 1, Luke Follmer 19, Jerry Lamb 2, Brett Jansen 12. FT 13-20 (65 percent).
PILLAGER
Braeden Wangsness 16, Ridge Hunstad 10, Damian Fink 2, Ryan Foehrenbacher 32. FT 16-22 (73 percent). Conference: 9-4. Overall: 15-9. Next: at Henning 7:30 p.m. Friday.
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Staples-Motley 72, Walker-HA 54
STAPLES-Gavin Smith scored a game-high 26 points to lead the Staples-Motley Cardinals past the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves 72-54 in Tuesday's non-conference game.
Jack Fietek added 11 points for the Cards, while Josh Lombard and Trey Skeesick each finished with nine.
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 32 22-54
Staples-Motley 34 38-72
WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY
Tyler Sea 2, Kevin Smith 14, Edgar Anderson 7, Seth Djernes 6, Brady Ginos 1, Ben Hed 1, Trapper Miller 4, Nathaniel Armstrong 19. FT 8-15 (53 percent).
STAPLES-MOTLEY
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Josh Lombard 9, Gavin Smith 26, Derek Kennedy 5, Reid Busker 4, Jack Fietek 11, Brayden Losh 4, Max Giza 2, Trey Skeesick 9, Hunter Carlson 2. FT 10-19 (53 percent). Overall: 11-10. Next: hosts Park Rapids 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
Detroit Lakes 74, Crosby-Ironton 70
DETROIT LAKES-Jack Silgen scored 21 and Noah Gindorff finished with 18 points, 26 rebounds and six blocks, but the Crosby-Ironton Rangers suffered their first Mid-State Conference loss with Tuesday's 74-70 defeat to Detroit Lakes.
It was DL's 10th-straight victory. The Lakers haven't lost since C-I beat them 78-68 Jan. 13.
The loss snaps C-I's three-game win streak, but the Rangers already wrapped up the conference title last week.
Trey Jacobs tallied 16 points and Jonathan Jacobson scored 12 for the Rangers.
Detroit Lakes 36 38 -74
Crosby-Ironton 34 36-70
DETROIT LAKES
Isaac Cihak 18 Jackson Haire 2, Tanner Doppler 12, Adam Daggett 26, Jacob Bettcher 5, Jake Kerzman 10. FG 26-55 (47 percent), FT 18-24 (75 percent). 3-point 4-13 (31 percent).
CROSBY-IRONTON
Jack Silgen 21, Evan Edmundson 3, Trey Jacobs 16, Jonathan Jacobson 12, Noah Gindorff 18. FG 28-64 (44 percent), FT 7-9 (78 percent). 3-point 7-29 (24 percent). Conference: 7-1. Overall: 20-2. Next: at Hinckley-Finlayson 7:30 p.m. Friday.
