Fans at Monday's non-league contest between the Pine River-Backus Tigers (Pine River, MN) and the visiting Staples-Motley Cardinals (Staples, MN), observed Pine River-Backus's volleyball team notch a victory over Staples-Motley by a score of 3-0.

With the win, Pine River-Backus improves its record to 4-3 on the season. The Tigers host Verndale (Verndale, MN) to encounter the Pirates in a non-league battle on Tuesday, September 9. The Pirates go into the battle with a record of 1-2. Verndale won 3-1 in their recent league battle against Bertha-Hewitt (Bertha, MN)

The Cardinals now have a 2-6 record. They take the field next when they travel to Perham for a Heart O'Lakes challenge on Thursday, September 11. Staples-Motley will meet a Yellowjackets team coming off a 3-1 non-league loss to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, MN). The Yellowjackets record now stands at 2-4.