(Tribune photo by Tom Larson)
KMS guards Haylie Helms (1) and Sam Dunn, left, hound Ortonville’s Morgan Messmer during the first half of a non-conference game Monday night in Kerkhoven. The Saints allowed just 11 second-half points in a 65-29 win over the Trojans.

Girls basketball: KMS marches past Ortonville to pick up 10th win

KERKHOVEN — The KMS girls basketball team took control of the game early and warmed up for a busy week with a 65-29 non-conference victory over Ortonville on Monday.
KMS’s Maddi Strandberg scored 15 points to lead the Saints and Sam Dunn scored 14 points and pulled down a team-high 6 rebounds.
Ali Clark had 11 points and 5 rebounds, Ali Krieger scored 7 points and Jenna Berget hit two 3-pointers and joined teammate Courtney Olson with 6 points.
The Saints improved to 10-3 and got to work on some plays and schemes in anticipation of tonight’s Camden Conference game at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton and Friday’s home conference game against Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, said head coach Brady DeBaere.
KMS 65, Ortonville 29
Ortonville (4-9) 18 11 — 29
KMS (10-3) 35 30 — 65
ORTONVILLE – 12-44 FG (1-11 3-pt); 4-5 FT; 13 rebounds; 14 fouls … Scoring: Brenna Giese 11, Jenae Schneider 3, Amanda Goergen 4, Kendra Fryer 2, Morgan Messmer 4, Camille Scholberg 5 … 3-point shots: Schneider 1 … Rebound leaders: NA … Assist leaders: NA … Steal leaders: NA
KMS – 24-51 FG (3-5 3-pt); 16-23 FT; 36 rebounds; 11 fouls … Scoring: Haylie Helms 4, Aubrey Akerson 1, Ali Krieger 7, Sam Dunn 14, Maddi Strandberg 15, Jenna Berget 6, Courtney Olson 6, Ali Miller 1, Ali Clark 11 … 3-point shots: Krieger 1, Berget 2 … Rebound leaders: Dunn 6, Clark 5 … Assist leaders: NA … Steal leaders: NA