VERNDALE-Sarah Moenkedick and Sydney Weniger each had two hits including a double to lead the Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale Raiders to a 13-8 Park Region Conference win over the Pillager Huskies Tuesday.
Madison Valley and Jordyn Glenz also had two hits apiece for the Raiders and Haley Youngbauer contributed a double.
Abby Brooks doubled for the Huskies who had defeated BHV 10-9 in their season opener.
Pillager 3 4 4
B-H/Verndale 13 11 1
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6 innings
WP: Jordan Carr. LP: Abby Brooks. 2B: P-Brooks; BHV-Sarah Moenkedick, Sydney Weniger, Haley Youngbauer. Conference: BHV 1-1, Pill 2-1. Overall: BHV 1-1, Pill 2-1. Next: Bertha-Hewitt/Verndale at New York Mills 4:30 p.m. Thursday (2); Pillager at Menahga 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Pierz 16, Milaca 2
PIERZ-Brittney Boser pitched five innings recording 10 strikeouts during the Pierz Pioneers' 16-2 win over the Milaca Wolves Tuesday.
Boser went 2-4 at the plate with three RBIs, Claire Reardon also tallied two hits and three RBIs, and Brianna Meyer two hits and two RBIs.
Milaca 2 2 0
Pierz 16 15 1
WP: Brittney Boser. Overall: Prz 1-0. Next: Pierz at Paynesville 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
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DL sweeps Cardinals
STAPLES-Lisa Kossan was 3-for-3 with a home run for Staples-Motley in the first game of a double-header with the Detroit Lakes Lakers in Mid-State Conference play Tuesday as the Cardinals fell 15-4 and 13-3.
S-M's Quinn Uhlmann went 2- for 2 with a triple in Game One.
Game One
Detroit Lakes 15 11 0
Staples-Motley 4 7 7
WP: Emma Maguire. LP: Ashley Crider. 3B: Quinn Uhlmann. HR: Lisa Kossan.
Game Two
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Detroit Lakes 13 9 0
Staples-Motley 3 5 0
WP: Emma Maguire. LP: Rebecca Daly. Conference: SM 0-2. Overall: SM 0-3. Next: Staples-Motley hosts Aitkin 4 p.m. Friday.
Parkers Prairie 21,
Wadena-DC 18
PARKERS PRAIRIE-Kelsie Pierce went 5-for-6 with a double and two RBIs for Wadena-Deer Creek in its 21-18 Park Region Conference loss to the Parkers Prairie Panthers Tuesday.
W-DC's Lila Lohmiller recorded four singles and drove in a run and Lauren Soroko went 1-for 4 with three RBIs.
Parkers Prairie 21 10 2
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Wadena-Deer Creek 18 16 5
WP: Courtney Meissner. LP: Madison Barthel. 2B: Kelsie Pierce. Conference: WDC 0-2. Overall: WDC 0-2. Next: Wadena-Deer Creek at Sebeka 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Ogilvie 13, Aitkin 2
AITKIN-Taylor Ehnstrom tallied a double and RBI during the Aitkin Gobblers' 13-2 loss to the Ogilvie Lions during their Great River Conference game Tuesday.
Stephanie Blazek tripled for the Gobblers.
Ogilvie 13 13 0
Aitkin 2 5 5
WP: Alex Heines. LP: Corri Sanbeck. 2B: A-Taylor Ehnstrom. 3B: Stephanie Blazek. Conference: A 0-1. Overall: A 0-2. Next Aitkin hosts Ogilvie 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Mora 18, Crosby-Ironton 6
CROSBY-Macey Roach drove in three runs and Kaitlyn Johnson had two RBIs for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers who dropped their season opener 18-6 to the Mora Mustangs in a five-inning non-conference game Tuesday.
The Rangers committed 11 errors.
Mora 18 12 1
Crosby-Ironton 6 7 11
(5 innings)
WP: Adeline Ness. LP: Mattie Kovatovich. Overall: C-I 0-1. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Hill City 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Apollo 11, Little Falls 1
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LITTLE FALLS-Christy Masog's solo home run in the third accounted for the only Little Falls run as the Flyers dropped their season opener 11-1 to the St. Cloud Apollo Eagles in a non-conference game Tuesday.
Masog finished with two of the Flyers four hits.
Apollo 11 12 0
Little Falls 1 4 5
WP: Jordan Sterling. LP: Linzee Gerards. HR: LF-Masog. Overall: LF 0-1. Next: Little Falls at St. Cloud Cathedral 5 p.m. Thursday.