STAPLES — Tabetha Allen contributed 11 kills for the Staples-Motley Cardinals who defeated the Crosby-Ironton Rangers 3-0 in a Mid-State Conference match Thursday, Oct. 8.

S-M’s Hiedi Lombard added three ace serves and 18 digs.

Kallie Papenfuss and Josie Schaefer each contributed six kills for C-I.

Staples-Motley 25 25 25

Crosby-Ironton 13 11 15

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Kallie Papenfuss 6 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 5 digs

Haylee Hanson 1 block

Jo Glomski 1 dig

Madi Bodle 9 digs

Jacey Rydberg 1 kill, 8 set assists, 1 ace serve, 4 digs

Karlee Ahonen 1 kill

Katie Kovatovich 1 kill, 1 ace serve, 3 digs

Mya Decent 3 kills, 5 set assists, 1 ace serve, 2 digs

Josie Schaefer 6 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 2 blocks

Staples-Motley statistics

Ava Schneider 1 ace serve, 5 digs, 7 set assists

Leah Bestland 2 ace serves, 5 digs, 8 set assists

Bo Erholtz 1 dig, 1 kill

Morgan Becker 6 digs, 4 kills

Tabetha Allen 11 kills, 5 digs, 1 set assist

Brooke Heldman 2 digs, 1 kill

Klaire Storry 2 ace serves, 1 set assist, 3 kills, 1 block

Libby O’Neil 3 digs

Heidi Lombard 3 ace serves, 18 digs, 1 set assist

Conference: C-I 0-1, S-M 1-0. Overall: C-I 0-1, S-M 1-0. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Park Rapids 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13; Staples-Motley hosts Swanville 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10.

Aitkin 3, Park Rapids 0

AITKIN — Noelle Jones collected nine kills, six blocks and a dig as Aitkin defeated Park Rapids 3-0 in a Mid-State Conference game Thursday, Oct. 8

Rae Nyberg tallied five kills, three blocks and three ace serves and Teagan Piecek posted seven kills.

Park Rapids 15 10 15

Aitkin 25 25 25

Aitkin statistics

Trista Brandt 1 dig

Ally Ehnstrom 26 set assists, 1 dig

Noelle Jones 9 kills, 6 blocks, 1 dig

Lydia Fellerman 6 kills, 1 block, 1 set assist, 4 ace serves, 4 digs

Sarah McMillian 4 digs

Kate Pelarski 1 kill, 1 set assist, 9 digs

Rae Nyberg 5 kills, 3 blocks, 3 ace serves

Jessica Much 2 ace serves, 6 digs

Teagan Piecek 7 kills

Conference: A 1-0. Overall: A 1-0. Next: Aitkin at Greenway 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13.

Little Falls 3, Milaca 1

MILACA — Kerstin Knopik smashed 13 kills and Taylor Jordan put up 22 set assists for the Little Falls Flyers who opened their season with a 3-1 Granite Ridge Conference win over the Milaca Wolves Thursday, Oct. 8.

Milaca 25 15 12 20

Little Falls 13 25 25 25

Conference: LF 1-0. Overall: LF 1-0. Next: Little Falls hosts Foley 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

Pine River-Backus 3, Blackduck 0

BLACKDUCK — Jamie Johnson produced 12 kills, eight digs and three ace serves for the Pine River-Backus Tigers who opened their season with a 3-0 win over the Blackduck Drakes in a Northland Conference match Thursday, Oct. 8.

Rylie Hirschey put up 19 set assists and eight digs and Olivia Adkins finished with 10 set assists, seven digs and six kills.

Blackduck 13 13 16

Pine River-Backus 25 25 25

Pine River-Backus statistics

Rylie Hirschey 19 set assists, 8 digs, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace serve

Jamie Johnson 8 digs, 12 kills, 3 ace serves

Olvia Adkins 10 set assists, 7 digs, 6 kills, 1 block, 1 ace serve

Hanna Barchus 11 digs, 7 kills, 3 blocks, 1 ace serve

Claire Dahl 8 digs, 4 ace serves

Chloe Andrus 1 dig, 4 kills

Emily Hanneken 1 set assist, 2 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace serve

Rylee Norman 2 digs

Cate Travis 1 dig

Conference: PRB 1-0. Overall: PRB 1-0. Next: Pine River-Backus hosts Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13.

New York Mills 3, Verndale 1

NEW YORK MILLS — Tess Jones paced the Pirates with nine ace serves, seven kills, four blocks and six set assists in Verndale’s 3-1 Park Region Conference loss to the New York Mills Eagles Thursday, Oct. 8.

New York Mills 25 20 25 25

Verndale 17 25 22 19

Verndale statistics

Dreamer Saltzman 2 kills

Madison Schmitz 1 ace serve4, 10 set assists, 5 kills

Reagen Ludovissie 2 set assists, 4 kills, 1 block

Aubrey Hess 1 ace serve, 2 set assists, 1 kill, 1 block

Kaliyah Brownlow 2 set assists, 4 kills, 1 block

Tess Jones 9 ace serves, 6 set assists, 7 kills, 4 blocks

Mallory Uselman 1 ace serves, 1 set assist

Conference: V 0-1. Overall: V 0-1. Next: Verndale hosts Pillager 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

Foley 3, Pierz 1

FOLEY — Brekanda Lashinski led the Pierz Pioneers with seven kills and Kiara Olesch added 20 set assists and six kills in a 3-1 Granite Ridge Conference loss to the Foley Falcons Thursday, Oct. 8.

Foley 23 25 25 26

Pierz 25 18 23 24

Pierz statistics

Emily Herold 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 2 digs

Maddie Poster 9 set assists, 3 ace serves, 3 digs

Brekanda Lashinski 7 kills, 1 ace serve, 2 digs, 1 block

Ashley Kimman 5 kills, 3 digs, 1 block

Alissa Girtz 3 kills, 1 set assist, 4 blocks

Courtney Strohmeier 3 kills, 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 1 dig, 6 blocks

Kiara Olesch 6 kills, 20 set assists, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Emily Sadlovsky 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 14 digs

Emily Dehler 3 kills, 1 set assist, 6 blocks

Ellie Fischer 6 kills, 2 ace serves, 1 dig, 3 blocks

Conference: Prz 1-0. Overall: Prz 1-0. Next: Pierz hosts Milaca 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13.