Area Volleyball: Rangers roar past Thunder

ZIMMERMAN-Caitlyn Gutzman scooped 46 digs for the Crosby-Ironton Rangers as they defeated the Zimmerman Thunder 3-2 Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Michaela Stangel tallied 11 kills and seven blocks for the Rangers in the non-conference victory. Bailey Potter posted eight kills, six digs and four blocks.

Zimmerman 12 25 25 17 13

Crosby-Ironton 25 19 11 25 15

Crosby-Ironton statistics

Bailey Potter 8 kills, 6 digs, 4 blocks

Jacey Rydberg 2 kills, 10 set assists, 1 ace serve, 11 digs

Jordan Papenfuss 11 set assists, 1 ace serve, 1 dig

Marlee Zender 8 set assists

Caitlyn Gutzman 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 46 digs

Danielle Rydberg 3 kills, 5 ace serves, 15 digs

Madison Midthun 2 digs

Michaela Stangel 11 kills, 1 set assist, 2 ace serves, 7 digs, 1 block

Abby Arneson 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block

Mya Decent 4 kills, 6 digs, 3 blocks

Madison Bordwell 2 kills, 1 set assist

Overall: C-I 8-5. Next: Crosby-Ironton hosts Detroit Lakes 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.

Lake Region 3, Prior Lake 1

PRIOR LAKE-The Lake Region Christian School Hornets defeated Prior Lake 3-1 in a Minnesota Association of Christian Schools game Tuesday, Sept. 18 to improve to 6-1.

Lake Region 25 24 25 25

Prior Lake 8 26 8 4

Little Falls 3, Holdingford 1

HOLDINGFORD-Kerstin Knopik tallied 18 kills and six blocks for the Little Falls Flyers who defeated the Holdingford Huskers 3-1 in a Granite Ridge Conference match Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Madelyn VanRisseghem added 10 kills and eight blocks while Allie Steinmetz was credited with a 31 digs.

Holdingford 17 25 22 10

Little Falls 25 15 25 25

Little Falls statistics

Taylor Jordan 1 kill, 19 set assists, 2 ace serves, 5 digs

Madelyn VanRisseghem 10 kills, 8 blocks

Kerstin Knopik 18 kills, 1 set assist, 1 ace serve, 5 digs, 6 blocks

Kailey Ginter 4 kills, 12 set assists, 11 digs, 5 blocks

Ellie Skeesick 3 kills, 4 digs, 1 block

Abby Poser 1 ace serve, 12 digs

Allie Steinmetz 1 set assist, 31 digs

Sami Tembreull 4 kills, 1 ace serve, 10 digs

Overall: LF 6-8. Next: Little Falls hosts Zimmerman 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.

Pequot Lakes 3, Sebeka 0

PEQUOT LAKES-Brit Kratochvil hammered 15 kills to go with 18 digs for the Pequot Lakes Patriots in a 3-0 non-conference victory over the Sebeka Trojans Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Phoebe Glenn put up 24 set assists while Kate Bolz-Andolshek contributed 11 kills and five blocks. Pequot's Mariah Rickard tallied four ace serves and 17 digs.

Sebeka 13 20 9

Pequot Lakes 25 25 25

Pequot Lakes statistics

Chloe Seeling 3 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks

Mirjana Ganley 16 digs, 1 block

Britt Kratochvil 15 kills, 18 digs, 1 block

Elle Olmscheid 1 kill, 6 blocks

Maddie Morrison 1 kill, 1 block

Mariah Rickard 17 digs, 4 ace serves

Phoebe Glenn 24 set assists, 6 digs, 2 ace serves

Jenna Elfering 6 digs

Kate Bolz-Andolshek 11 kills, 3 digs, 5 blocks

Lydia Hubbard 9 kills, 4 digs, 4 blocks

Rita Ganley 15 set assists, 3 digs

Catherine Ganley 1 dig

Ella Pfeiffer 1 kill, 7 digs

Overall: PL 8-3. Next: Pequot Lakes at Staples-Motley 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.

Pillager 3, LPGE 2

LONG PRAIRIE-Kassie Gardner and Bailey Knoblauch slammed 12 kills each for the Pillager Huskies in a 3-2 non-conference win over the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Thunder Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Amelia Williams collected 46 digs for the Huskies and Maggie Schmit tipped 37 set assists while Sam Macheel served five aces.

LP-GE 25 22 16 25 12

Pillager 21 25 25 19 15

Pillager statistics

Jordyn VanVickle 8 kills, 1 block, 24 digs

Kassie Gardner 2 ace serves 12 kills, 1 block, 12 digs

Maggie Schmit 2 ace serves, 5 kills, 37 set assists, 14 digs

Bailey Knoblauch 12 kills, 2 blocks, 1 set assist, 1 dig

Danielle Kocur 5 kills, 1 set assist, 8 digs

Annie Posner 1 kill, 1 block

Julia Johnson 7 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs

Samantha Macheel 5 ace serves, 1 kill, 3 set assists, 12 digs

Amelia Williams 1 set assist, 46 digs

Overall: P 3-6. Next: Pillager at Bertha-Hewitt 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.

Foley 3, Pierz 0

FOLEY-Hannah Krych smashed nine kills for the Pierz Pioneers as they fell 3-0 to the Foley Falcons Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Jayden Smieja of the Pioneers recorded seven kills, 11 digs and an ace serve in the non-conference loss.

Foley 25 25 25

Pierz 15 18 19

Pierz statistics

Kirsten Hebler 3 digs

Brekanda Lashinski 1 kill, 1 block, 2 digs

Jayden Smieja 7 kills, 1 block, 11 digs, 1 ace serve

Amaya Rocheleau 7 set assist, 4 digs

Ashlyn Libby 3 kills, 5 digs

Hannah Krych 9 kills, 2 blocks

Emily Daiker 11 set assist, 6 digs, 2 ace serves

Katie LeBlanc 5 digs

Jade Porter 6 kills, 1 block, 12 digs

Emily Dehler 1 block, 2 set assists, 3 digs

Overall: Prz 2-6. Next: Pierz hosts Kimball 7:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.

Milaca 3, Aitkin 0

AITKIN-Ramsey Moe recorded 13 kills, three digs and five blocks for the Aitkin Gobblers as they fell 3-0 to the Milaca Wolves Tuesday, Sept. 18.

Kate Pelarski tallied 14 digs for the Gobblers in the non-conference game.

Milaca 25 25 25

Aitkin 20 11 23

Aitkin statistics

Ramsey Moe 13 kills, 3 digs, 5 blocks

Lydia Fellerman 7 kills

Kate Pelarski 14 digs

Ally Ehnstrom 11 set assists

Peyton Peterson 11 set assists, 3 digs

Overall: A 3-7. Next: Aitkin at Park Rapids 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 20.