Area Volleyball: PRB takes tournament in Crosby

CROSBY -- Jamie Johnson, Emma Barchus and Hannah Barchus combined for 92 kills to lead Pine River Backus to five wins at the 34th Annual Barb Neprud Tournament Saturday, Sept 14.

The Tigers defeated Aitkin and Silver Bay in Pool Play and then defeated Ada-Borup, Hermantown and Milaca in the Gold Bracket to improve to 14-1 overall.

Mya Decent spiked 15 kills for Crosby-Ironton as they finished 3-1 to finish in sixth place.

Kerstin Knopik tallied 40 kills for Little Falls as they won both of their matches in Pool Play and grabbed the fifth place spot.

Final Standings: 1-Pine River-Backus, 2-Milaca. 3-Ada-Borup, 4-Hermantown, 5-Little Falls, 6-Crosby-Ironton, 7-Aitkin, 8-Verndale, 9-Barnum, 10-Upsala, 11-Onamia, 12-Deer River, 13-Silver Bay, 14-Cass Lake-Bena, 15-East Central

Crosby-Ironton 3-1

Verndale 3-2

Aitkin 2-2

Little Falls 2-2

Pine River-Backus 5-0

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Bailey Potter 15 kills, 1 set assist, 7 ace serves, 10 digs, 5 blocks

Caitlyn Gutzman 2 set assists, 9 ace serves, 61 digs

Cassidy Holtzleicer 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 1 dig

Haylee Hanson 2 kills, 1 dig

Jacey Rydberg 6 kills, 71 set assists, 4 ace serves, 24 digs, 6 blocks

Jocelyn Glomski 2 ace serves, 2 digs

Kalli Papenfuss 15 kills, 9 ace serves, 14 digs

Karlee Ahonen 1 kill

Madilyn Bodle 1 set assist, 7 digs

Katie Kovatovich 8 kills, 1 dig

Madison Bordwell 10 kills, 3 ace serves, 2 blocks, 8 digs

Mya Decent 20 kills, 1 set assist, 3 ace serves, 3 blocks, 20 digs

Aitkin statistics

Libbie Boser 4 ace serves, 17 digs,

Jessica Much 11 digs, 2 ace serves

Lydia Fellerman 18 kills, 1 set assist, 5 ace serves, 12 digs

Kate Pelarski 2 set assists, 3 ace serves, 42 digs

Noelle Jones 13 kills, 1 set assist, 6 ace serves, 2 blocks, 1 dig

Allison Ehnstrom 1 kill, 49 set assists, 9 digs, 1 ace serve

Sarah McMillian 6 kills, 1 block

Raelene Nyberg 8 kills, 5 blocks

Teagan Piecek 15 kills, 1 dig, 2 blocks

Little Falls statistics

Taylor Jordan 3 kills, 67 set assists, 1 ace serve, 23 digs

Madelyn VanRisseghem 17 kills, 1 dig, 1 block

Kerstin Knopik 40 kills, 1 set assist, 7 ace serves, 23 digs, 11 blocks

Josie Sobiech 1 set assist, 3 ace serves, 2 digs

Chloe Laager 6 digs

Jayden Spillum 7 kills, 5 ace serves, 7 digs, 1 block

Emma Holey 23 digs

Ellie Skeesick 6 kills, 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 24 digs, 1 block

Cadence Greenwaldt 1 set assist, 6 digs, 1 block

Samantha Tembreull 7 kills, 2 set assists, 3 ace serves, 25 digs, 1 block

Pine River-Backus statistics

Claire Dahl 7 ace serves, 37 digs

Emma Barchus 25 kills, 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 32 digs, 2 blocks

Hannah Barchus 21 kills, 3 set assists, 10 digs, 4 blocks

Anna Felthous 17 kills, 2 set assists, 1 ace serve, 8 digs, 5 blocks

Jaime Johnson 46 kills, 2 set assists, 4 ace serves, 50 digs, 7 blocks

Olivia Adkins 19 kills, 3 set assists, 2 ace serves, 46 digs, 7 blocks

Rylee Norman 1 dig

Ali Gravelle 3 digs

Rylie Hirschey 8 kills, 102 set assists, 2 ace serves, 30 digs, 4 blocks

Conference: CI 0-1, V 0-2, A 0-1, LF 0-4, PRB 2-0. Overall: CI 9-4, V 4-10, A 4-4, LF 3-10, PRB 14-1. Next: Crosby-Ironton at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16; Verndale hosts Nervis 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17; Aitkin hosts Greenway 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17; Little Falls hosts Pierz 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19; Pine River-Backus at Clearbrook-Gonvick 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24.