PILLAGER-Aitkin's Naomi Lane scored a team-high 10 points to lead the Gobblers over the Pillager Huskies 40-27 in the opening round of the Section 7-2A tournament Tuesday.
Gabby Martin and Bethany Gielow each scored 11 points to lead the Huskies, who lost their fifth straight game and finished the season at 18-9.
The Gobblers avenged a regular-season loss to Pillager and will now face the Esko/Hinckley-Finlayson winner in the quarterfinals Saturday.
Pillager 13 14-27
Aitkin 14 26-40
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PILLAGER
Gabby Martin 11, Bethany Gielow 11, Emma Litke 5. FT 6-16 (38 percent). Overall: Finish 15-12.
AITKIN
Jillian MacDonald 8, Samantha Forster 1, Taylor Ehnstrom 7, Naomi Lane 10, Kaija Davies 4, Maggi Fellerman 5, Ramsey Moe 4, McKenna MacDonald 1. FT 13-23 (57 percent). Overall: 18-9. Next: vs. Esko/Hinckley-Finlayson winner in Section 7-2A quarterfinals at Minnesota-Duluth 7:15 p.m. Saturday.
Pequot Lakes 76, MLWR 40
PEQUOT LAKES-Corina Ruud posted 26 points for the Pequot Lakes Patriots who eliminated the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels 76-40 in the opening round of the Section 7-2A tournament Tuesday.
Karli Skog added 15 points and Olivia Lane contributed 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Patriots who have won their last four games and are 20-7.
Moose Lake 18 22-40
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Pequot Lakes 40 36-76
MOOSE LAKE-WILLOW RIVER
Ellie Schaumburg 4, Brooke Wegge 3, Charis Blacklock 4, Laura Walker 2, Natalie Mikrot 13, Ella Rhoades 2, Tori Walczynski 2, Ally Bode 4, Kennedy Janke 6. FT 5-10 (50percent). 3-point 5.
PEQUOT LAKES
Addie Hubbard 2, Molly Dotty 2, Karli Skog 15, Olivia Lane 12, Kristin Skog 4, Lyndsey Johnson 2, Corina Ruud 26, Hannah LaRock 2, Lola Rysavy 3, Sam Littman 8. FT 2-12 (17 percent). Overall: 20-7. Next: Barnum/Crosby-Ironton winner vs. Pequot Lakes in Section 7-2A quarterfinals at Minnesota-Duluth 1 p.m. Saturday.
Alexandria 62,
Little Falls 33
ALEXANDRIA-Sophia Sowada scored 12 points as the Little Falls Flyers fell to top-seeded Alexandria 62-33 in the quarterfinals of the Section 8-3A tournament Tuesday.
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The No. 8-seeded Flyers trailed the Cardinals, who are ranked sixth in Class 3A and are 23-4 overall, by 22 points at the half.
Alexandria 43 19-62
Little Falls 18 15-33
ALEXANDRIA
Emma Ziegler 8, Kendall Kohler 23, Kelby Olson-Rodel 1, Maggie Slagle 2, Kiyana Miller 5, Kara Thomson 7, Emma Schmidt 2, Courtney Gould 2, Kayla Feldhake 8, Kaye Paschke 4. FG 24-55 (44 percent), FT 10-15 (67 percent). 3-point 4-13 (31 percent).
LITTLE FALLS
Megan Kirk 2, Kacy Steinmetz 4, Rachel Tembreull 6, Terra Motschke 3, Destiny Young 3, Sophia Sowada 12, Kali Mammenga 3. FG 12-27 (44 percent), FT 5-12 (42 percent). 3-point 4-9 (44 percent). Overall: Finish 2-25.
