Tabetha Allen, Klaire Storry and Morgan Becker combined for 31 kills in leading Staples-Motley to a 3-0 Mid-State Conference victory over the Park Rapids volleyball team at the Area High School gym on Thursday, Oct. 15.

Allen had a double-double with 14 kills and 10 digs while Storry had nine kills and Becker had eight kills to spark the Cardinals’ 25-11, 25-21, 25-22 victory.

Riley Pike opened Set 1 with a kill before Staples-Motley went on a 13-3 run. Marriyam Ejaz and Kate Aukes had kills as Park Rapids trailed 17-8 before the Cardinals closed out the set with an 8-3 run.

A kill and a tip by Katie Burlingame and kills by Aukes and Pike tied Set 2 at 4-4. After Staples-Motley went on a 5-0 run, kills by Aukes, Ejaz, Kendra Scholz, Burlingame and Quinn Hunter kept Park Rapids within 16-12. Kills by Ejaz and Aukes made it 17-16 before kills by Scholz and Aukes cut the gap to 22-21. Staples-Motley won the next three points to end that set.

Ejaz served an ace and had a winning tip while Scholz, Hunter and Aukes had kills as the Panthers held an 11-10 lead to start Set 3. Staples-Motley put together a 15-11 run to end the match.

Scholz (9) and Burlingame (8) combined for 17 kills while Abby Kirlin, Keely Peterson and Burlingame had eight digs apiece as the Panthers fell to 0-3 in conference matches and 0-4 overall. Ejaz (18) and Pike (13) combined for 31 set assists.

The win gave Staples-Motley a 2-0 record in conference matches to tie Pequot Lakes atop the Mid-State standings. Detroit Lakes and Aitkin are 1-1 while Crosby-Ironton sits at 1-2.

Park Rapids statistics

Serving: Kirlin 6 for 8, Pike 7 for 7 (1 ace), Scholz 10 for 10, Peterson 8 for 8, Ejaz 12 for 12 (1 ace), Burlingame 10 for 11 (1 ace).

Service points: Burlingame 6, Ejaz 5, Scholz 4, Peterson 3, Pike 2, Kirlin 1.

Attacks: Hunter 7 (3 kills), Pike 21 (4 kills), Scholz 18 (9 kills), Ejaz 11 (5 kills), Aukes 24 (8 kills), Burlingame 23 (3 kills).

Sets: Kirlin 1, Hunter 3 (1 assist), Pike 36 (13 assists), Scholz 1, Peterson 2, Ejaz 56 (18 assists), Burlingame 3.

Digs: Kirlin 8, Peterson 8, Burlingame 8, Ejaz 4, Aukes 4, Pike 3, Scholz 3.

Assisted blocks: Hunter 3, Ejaz 2, Pike 1, Scholz 1, Burlingame 1.

Serve receive: Kirlin 7 for 8, Pike 1 for 1, Peterson 23 for 25, Aukes 10 for 11, Burlingame 14 for 14.

C-I wins marathon

Jacey Rydberg, Josie Schaefer and Kallie Papenfuss had double digits in kills in helping Crosby-Ironton survive a marathon 3-2 conference win over the Panthers at Crosby on Oct. 13.

Rydberg’s 13 kills and four ace serves, Schaefer’s 12 kills, and Papenfuss’ 11 kills and three ace serves led the Rangers to a 25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 22-25, 15-13 victory. Mya Decent added eight kills and three ace serves as C-I had 54 kills and 14 ace serves in the match.

Pike, Aukes and Burlingame had 11 kills apiece for the Panthers. Scholz, Peterson and Burlingame served two aces each while Peterson served 11 points. Defensively, Peterson (18), Burlingame (18) and Aukes (10) had double digits in digs.

Park Rapids statistics

Serving: Kirlin 5 for 6 (1 ace), Pike 18 for 19 (1 ace), Scholz 16 for 19 (2 aces), Peterson 18 for 19 (2 aces), Aukes 10 for 11, Burlingame 12 for 13 (2 aces).

Service points: Peterson 11, Pike 9, Scholz 7, Burlingame 6, Kirlin 3, Aukes 2.

Attacks: Kirlin 1, Hunter 18 (4 kills), Pike 28 (11 kills), Scholz 18 (5 kills), Peterson 4, Aukes 32 (11 kills), Burlingame 43 (11 kills).

Digs: Peterson 18, Burlingame 16, Aukes 10, Scholz 7, Pike 5, Hunter 3.

Blocks (solo-assists): Hunter 0-2, Pike 1-1, Scholz 0-1, Burlingame 0-1.

Serve receive: Kirlin 9 for 11, PIke 5 for 6, Peterson 20 for 22, Aukes 16 for 17, Burlingame 23 for 24.

EGF prevails

Burlingame’s 10 service points and nine kills led the Panthers in a 3-0 loss to East Grand Forks on Oct. 10.

Scholz had seven kills and Ejaz had 24 set assists in EGF’s 25-19, 25-17, 25-22 victory at the Area High School gym. Peterson, Aukes and Burlingame had eight digs each and Ejaz added seven digs for Park Rapids.

Park Rapids statistics

Serving: Kirlin 6 for 6, Pike 3 for 3, Scholz 8 for 9 (1 ace), Peterson 9 for 9, Ejaz 7 for 9, Lange 3 for 4, Aukes 2 for 2, Burlingame 16 for 17 (1 ace).

Service points: Burlingame 10, Kirlin 3, Scholz 3, Peterson 3, Ejaz 3, Lange 2, Pike 1.

Attacks: Hunter 10 (1 kill), Pike 7 (3 kills), Scholz 21 (7 kills), Peterson 1, Ejaz 7, Lange 3, Aukes 26 (4 kills), Burlingame 21 (9 kills).

Sets: Ejaz 77 (24 assists), Peterson 5, Pike 4, Lange 2, Burlingame 2, Aukes 1.

Digs: Peterson 8, Aukes 8, Burlingame 8, Ejaz 7, Kirlin 6, Scholz 2, Lange 2, Hunter 1.

Assisted blocks: Hunter 1, Aukes 1.

Serve receive: Kirlin 5 for 6, Scholz 11 for 13, Peterson 22 for 25, Aukes 1 for 1, Burlingame 8 for 10.

Aitkin wins opener

Peterson’s 10 digs and Aukes’ eight digs led the Panthers in a 3-0 loss at Aitkin in the season opener on Oct. 8.

Burlingame (6) and Scholz (5) combined for 11 digs in Aitkin’s 25-15, 25-10, 25-15 victory.

Park Rapids statistics

Serving: Scholz 4 for 5, Peterson 9 for 10, Ejaz 4 for 5, Lange 2 for 3, Aukes 8 for 10, Burlingame 8 for 9.

Service points: Peterson 5, Aukes 4, Burlingame 4, Scholz 1.

Attacks: Hunter 2, Scholz 21 (5 kills), Peterson 1, Ejaz 7 (3 kills), Lange 6, Aukes 17 (1 kill), Burlingame 31 (6 kills).

Sets: Scholz 1, Peterson 5 (1 assist), Ejaz 71 (11 assists), Aukes 2 (1 assist), Burlingame 4 (2 assists).

Digs: Peterson 10, Aukes 8, Burlingame 7, Scholz 5, Ejaz 1.

Assisted blocks: Lange 3, Scholz 1, Ejaz 1, Aukes 1.

Serve receive: Scholz 12 for 16, Peterson 12 for 14, Aukes 12 for 12, Burlingame 10 for 12.