VOLLEYBALL

Wolverines earn shot at second straight section title

The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines were left with just one more bridge to cross Tuesday night in Park Rapids after beating rival Perham 3-0 for the South Section 8AA championship.

By Brian Hansel , November 06, 2009

Defense has been key to WDC success on court

Sue Volkmann and her Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines opened Section 8AA volleyball action in the cross-hairs of a lot of clubs.

By Brian Hansel , October 30, 2009

Thursday Scorecard 10/29

Volleyball Section 8AA Wadena-Deer Creek 25-25-25, Pequot Lakes 14-14-9 Kelsi Crawford 14 kills, Brittney Noon 11 kills; Courtney Volkman 26 ace sets, 7 blocks, 4 ace serves; Mandy Perkins 11 digs, Hope Theisen 8 digs; Rachel Craig 7 blocks Next: Pelican Rapids at WDC, Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. Section 5A Verndale over Eagle Valley 3-0 Individual Leaders Ace Serves Trista Finck 3 Blocks Elizabeth Johnson 3 Kills Trista Finck 17 Set Assists Brittany Kern 13 Crystal Haskin 12 Digs Theresa Moenkedick 9 Next Game vs. Verndale at Sebeka, Friday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m.

By Brian Hansel , October 30, 2009

Wolverines finish strong, look to postseason

Courtney Volkmann had nine serving aces and Kelsi Crawford contributed 13 kills as Wadena-Deer Creek wrapped up the regular season Tuesday night with a 3-0 victory over Frazee.

By Brian Hansel , October 23, 2009

Tuesday Scorecard 10/20

Volleyball Wadena-Deer Creek 25-25-25, Frazee, 12-7-12 Wolverines end regular season with 24-3 overall record, 8-0 section record Section 8AA playoffs begin Thursday, Oct. 29 Football Verndale 40, Chokio-Alberta/Herman-Norcross 14 Pirates end regular season with 8-0 record for second straight year Section 4, Class Nine-man playoffs begin Tuesday, Oct. 27

By Brian Hansel , October 21, 2009

Monday Scorecard 10/19

Cross Country Park Rapids Invitational Boys Team Results: Perham 28, Pequot Lakes 84, Thief River Falls 89, Warroad 123, Bagley/Fosston 153, Roseau 160, West Central Area 189, Pelican Rapids 199, Wadena-Deer Creek 235, Park Rapids 239, Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 273, Lake of the Woods 258 Individual Results Sam Stoll (Perham), first, 15:57.78 Neil Janson (WDC), 17th, 17:25.00 Shane Motschenbacher (WDC), 45th, 18:43.91 Tony Ross (WDC), 56th, 19:02.12 Joey Pate (WDC), 65th, 19:42.88 Forrest McQuiston (WDC), 70th, 20.04.43 Girls Team Results: Perham 45, Park Rapids Area 72, Lake of the Woods 109, Roseau 120, Warroad 126, Pequot Lakes 149, West Central Area 163, Thief River Falls 204, Hawley/Ulen-Hitterdal 232, Lake Park-Audubon 272, Pelican Rapids 273 Individual Results Maddie McClellan (Perham), first, 14:06.23 Hannah Toedter (WDC), 27th, 16:08.68 Mary McGrane (WDC), 33rd, 16:26.94 Volleyball Wadena-Deer Creek 20-25-25-25, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 25-15-21-16

By Brian Hansel , October 20, 2009

Verndale volleyers win 3-2 squeaker from Laporte

Trista Finck had 24 digs, eight kills and four aces Monday as the Pirates edged Laporte in five.

October 16, 2009

Wolverines build steam heading into season finale Tuesday with Frazee

Hope Theisen dug out 20 defensive saves, Brittany Noon racked up 13 kills and Courtney Volkmann contributed 28 assists and five ace serves Monday night as Wadena-Deer Creek swept Breckenridge 25-18, 25-14, 25-11.

By Brian Hansel , October 16, 2009

Monday Scorecard 10/12

Volleyball Wadena-Deer Creek 25-25-25, Breckenridge 18-14-11 Kills - Courtney Volkmann-4, Kelly DeFoe-2, Rachael Carlisle-4, Brittney Noon-13, Kelsi Crawford-11, Rachel Craig-1 Defensive Digs- Courtney Volkmann-8, Rachael Carlisle-6, Brittney Noon-7, Mandy Perkins-7, Caitlin Volkmann-6, Hope Theisen-20 Serving-Courtney Volkmann-14 for 16 with 5 aces, Rachael Carlisle-12 for 12 with an ace, Brittney Noon-10 for 11, Mandy Perkins-20 for 22 with 2 aces, Caitlin Volkmann-5 for 5, Hope Theisen-8 for 8 with an ace Blocking-Kelly DeFoe-4, Rachael Carlisle-4, Rachel Craig-6 Setting Assists-Courtney Volkmann-28 Verndale 25-27-25-23-15, Laporte 7-25-21-25-9 Individual Leaders Set assists Crystal Haskin 22 Blocks Jordanna Schluttner 7 Ace Serves Trista Finck 4 Digs Trista Finck 24 Kills Ashley Richter 13 Trista Finck 8 Tennis Section 8A Team Quarterfinal Roseau 5, Wadena-Deer Creek 2 Singles 1 Abby Ness (R) def. Haley Anderson (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 2 Taylor McFarlane (R) def. Andrea Jensen (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 3 Macy Hartman (WDC) def. Megan Foley (R) 6-2, 4-6 (7-2 tiebreaker for match) 4 Bethany Tangen (R) def. Hanna Larson (WDC) 6-2, 6-2 Doubles 1 Jessica Rinkel/Sam Holweger (WDC) def. Amanda Monkman/Amy Olson (R) 7-6 (7-4) 2 Katie Olson/Ingrid Mlodak (R) def. Anna Meltzer/Molly Barrett (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 3 Jessica Acker/Tara Anderson (R) def. Michelle Weber/Paige Hartman (WDC) 6-0, 6-1

By Brian Hansel , October 13, 2009

Weekend Scorecard 10/10

Volleyball Nevis Tournament Verndale vs. Park Rapids - Lost (0-2) 14-25, 16-25 Trista Finck- 3 blocks, 3 kills Ashley Richter- 3 kills Crystal Haskin- 5/5 serving Verndale vs. Sebaka - Lost (0-2) 21-25, 21-25 Brittany Kern- 8 set assists Ashley Richter- 7 kills Teresa Moenkedick- 9 digs Seventh Place Match Verndale vs. Cass Lake - Won (2-0) 25-21, 25-12 Trista Finck- 12 kills Ashley Richter- 12 kills Crystal Haskin- 10 set assists Fifth Place Sebeka def. Pequot Lakes, 28-26, 25-20 Third Place Pine River-Backus def. Cromwell, 29-31, 25-18, 15-10 Championship Park Rapids def. Nevis, 26-24, 16-25, 15-11

By Brian Hansel , October 12, 2009

Thursday Scorecard 10/8

Tennis Park Rapids 7, Wadena-Deer Creek 0 Singles 1 Alyssa Carlson (PR) def. Haley Anderson (WDC) 6-0, 6-1 2 Mary Kading (PR) def. Andrea Jensen (WDC) 6-0, 6-1 3 Bailey LaCoursire (PR) def. Macy Hartman (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 4 Emily Klingenberg (PR) def. Paige Hartman (WDC) 7-6 (7-1), 2-6, (7-3 tiebreaker for match) Doubles 1 Julia Renner/Christina Smith (PR) def. Sam Holweger/Jessica Rinkel (WDC) 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) 2 Allie Girtz/Karly Dickinson (PR) def. Anna Meltzer/Molly Barrett (WDC) 6-0, 6-0 3 Katie Walsh/Lexi Burlingame (PR) def. Sarah Najjar/Ashley Carlson (WDC) 6-0, 6-1 Volleyball Sebeka 25-25-25, Verndale 5-14-16 Blocks Elizabeth Johnson 3 Digs Ashley Richter 4 Kills Ashley Richter 3 Ace Serves Ashley Richter 2 Set Assists Brittany Kern 4 Wadena-Deer Creek 25-25-25, Pequot Lakes 5-12-11 Wolverines win fifth straight

By Brian Hansel , October 12, 2009

Verndale volleyers post two wins

The Verndale Pirates made it two in a row Tuesday night as they swept a three-game series with the Eagles 25-20, 25-17, 25-22 at New York Mills.

By Brian Hansel , October 09, 2009

Wolverines rally past Bears 3-2

The Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines dug themselves a hole at Bertha Tuesday night before rallying for a 3-2 victory over the Bears.

By Brian Hansel , October 09, 2009

Tuesday Scorecard 10/6

Volleyball Verndale 25-25-25, New York Mills 20-17-22 Individual Leaders Digs Trista Finck 9 Blocks Elizabeth Johnson 5 Kills Ashley Richter 11 Set Assists Brittney Kern 14 Wadena-Deer Creek 23-22-25-25-15, Bertha-Hewitt 25-25-16-14-13

By Brian Hansel , October 07, 2009

Weekend Scorecard 10/3

Volleyball Pierz Tournament Wadena-Deer Creek def. Mabel-Canton 19-25, 25-22, 15-13 Wolverines won five of six matches for championship

By Brian Hansel , October 05, 2009