BAXTER-Courtney Russell slammed 12 kills and scooped nine digs to lead the Brainerd Warriors to a 2-0 victory over Mabel-Canton in the championship of the Brainerd Big Axe Tournament Saturday.
Avery Eckman added 11 kills and nine digs and Cara Helgeson tallied 27 set assists as Brainerd finished 2-1 in pool play with a 2-0 victory over Thief River Falls and Zimmerman and a 2-0 loss to Monticello.
The Pine River-Backus Tigers finished third with a 2-0 win over TRF's in the third-place match.
The Tigers were led by Bailey Wynn's 33 kills and 41 digs. Emma Bachus added 46 digs and Alyssa Semler slammed 36 kills.
After a 2-0 loss to M-C, PR-B defeated Dassel-Cokato 2-1 and Detroit Lakes 2-0.
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Brainerd Results
Brd def. Thief River Falls 25-13, 25-19
Brd def. Zimmerman 25-18, 25-14
Brd def. Mabel-Canton 25-23, 25-18
Brainerd statistics
Cara Helgeson 27 set assists
Lillee Hardee 2 kills, 3 blocks, 2 digs, 1 ace
Courtney Russell 12 kills, 9 digs
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Jenna Meyer 9 digs
Eleanor Peabody 9 digs
Avery Eckman 11 kills, 9 digs
Overall: Brd 11-12. Next: Brainerd at Bemidji 7 p.m. Monday.
Pine River-Backus results
Mabel-Canton def. PRB 25-20, 25-15
PRB def. Dassel-Cokato 25-21, 22-25, 15-12
PRB def. Detroit Lakes 25-17, 25-15
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PRB def. Thief River Falls 25-20, 25-17
Pine River-Backus statistics
Alyssa Semmler 36 kills, 2 set assists, 6 blocks, 2 digs
Anna Downie 1 kill, 1 block, 3 digs, 2 aces
Anna Felthous 11 kills, 9 blocks, 7 digs
Ariana Kramp 2 digs, 1 ace
Bailey Wynn 33 kills, 4 blocks, 41 digs, 3 aces
Emma Barchus 46 digs, 3 aces
Gabby Rainwater 16 kills, 3 blocks, 29 digs, 3 aces
Jaime Johnson 8 kills, 2 set assists, 3 blocks, 8 digs
Olivia Adkins 1 set assist, 13 digs
Rylie Hirschey 6 kills, 80 set assists, 4 blocks, 17 digs, 3 aces
Overall: PRB 18-6. Next: Pine River-Backus at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
