AITKIN - Ellie Michaletz pounded 16 kills and recorded two blocks to lead the Aitkin Gobblers past the Pierz Pioneers 3-0 in a non-conference matchup Tuesday night.
Taylor Ehnstrom tipped 25 set assists for the Gobblers who improved to 2-0.
Pierz 14 21 20
Aitkin 25 25 25
Aitkin statistics
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Ally Bright 4 kills, 2 digs
Samantha Stiernagle 3 digs
Taylor Ehnstrom 1 ace serve, 5 digs, 25 set assists
Taylor Crotty 2 ace serves, 1 dig
Ellie Michaletz 16 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs
Maggi Fellerman 5 kills, 1 block, 2 set assists, 3 digs
Shelly Stephani 3 digs
Brooke Miller 5 kills, 1 block, 2 digs
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Rebecca Jensen 5 kills, 1 block
Overall: A 2-0, Prz 0-1. Next: Aitkin at Isle 7:30 p.m. Thursday; Dassel-Cokato at Pierz 7:15 p.m. Thursday.
Pequot Lakes 3, Wadena-DC 0
PEQUOT LAKES - Josie Florell and Morgan Lohmiller put up 11 set assists apiece for Pequot Lakes in the Patriots' 3-0 win over the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines Tuesday night.
Brittny Bzdok and Corina Ruud each had eight kills for the Patriots in the non-conference match.
Wadena-DC 10 18 13
Pequot Lakes 25 25 25
Pequot Lakes statistics
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Amanda Nies 4 digs
Josie Florell 11 set assists, 3 digs
Brittny Bzdok 1 ace serve, 8 kills, 8 digs
Quinn Kratochvil 1 set assist
Karli Skog 1 set assist
Morgan Lohmiller 1 ace serve, 6 kills, 11 set assists
Corina Ruud 8 kills, 4 blocks
Laura Squires 2 ace serves, 3 kills, 16 digs
Samantha Littman 2 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks
Barbara Miller 1 kill, 5 digs, 3 blocks
Emily Stevens 1 ace serve, 4 digs
Overall: PL 2-0, WDC 0-1. Next: Pequot Lakes at Pillager 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8; Perham at Wadena-Deer Creek 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Pine River-Backus 3,
Laporte 0
LAPORTE - Allison Anderson recorded 11 digs and Annie Semmler 25 set assists to help the Pine River-Backus Tigers defeat the Laporte Wildcats 3-0 in their season opener and Northland Conference match Tuesday.
Laporte 22 21 21
PR-Backus 25 25 25
Pine River-Backus statistics
Annie Semmler 4 digs, 2 kills, 1 block, 25 set assists, 1 ace serve
Allison Anderson 11 digs, 5 kills, 4 blocks, 2 ace serves
Bailey Wynn 3 digs, 8 kills, 2 blocks
Miah Hansen 6 digs, 5 kills, 2 blocks, 2 set assists
Emma Mills 2 digs, 6 kills, 7 blocks, 4 set assists
Conference: PRB 1-0. Overall: PRB 1-0. Next: Pine River-Backus hosts Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8.
Verndale 3, Parkers Prairie 0
VERNDALE - The Glenz sisters, Shania and Jordyn, combined for 28 kills in the Verndale Pirates' 3-0 season-opening win over Parkers Prairie Tuesday.
Shania Glenz had 16 kills, two ace serves and three digs while Jordyn finished with 12 kills and six digs.
Sarah Moenkedick had a team-high 11 digs and Haley Stinar contributed 15 set assists and 10 digs for the Pirates.
Parkers Prairie 15 5 15
Verndale 25 25 25
Verndale statistics
Allison Olsson 1 kill, 2 set assists, 1 dig
Alyssa Thompson 4 digs
Shania Glenz 12 kills, 6 digs
Jordyn Glenz 16 kills, 2 ace serves, 1 set assist, 3 digs
Sarah Moenkedick 1 kills, 1 ace serve, 11 digs
Morgan Glenz 3 kills, 3 digs
Molly Holman 1 dig
Haley Stinar 2 kills, 2 ace serves, 15 set assists, 10 digs
Megan Dougherty 2 ace serves, 13 set assists, 3 digs
Alexys Thompson 1 set assist
Alexys Steege 7 digs
Overall: V 1-0. Next: Verndale at Crosby-Ironton 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Long Prairie-GE 3,
Staples-Motley 0
STAPLES - The Staples-Motley Cardinals dropped their season opener 3-0 to the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder Tuesday night.
Overall: SM 0-1. Next: Staples-Motley at New York Mills 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
