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But I certainly digress here. That's what happens when nostalgia tugs at me sometimes.
We are stressing the Fighting Saints of Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg today, Wednesday, another most chilly day in the northland. KMS is turning heads in girls basketball. Neal Hofland reminded me just now that they are undefeated.
And who was their most recent opponent? It was our MACA Tigers. And we did not fare any better than any of the other KMS foes (victims). MACA was the victim in a 59-47 loss at the hands of the Fighting Saints on Tuesday. The game was here in Motown.
Another fine job by the local YouTube broadcast crew. Who pays for all that? A knowledgeable friend told me this morning he's pretty sure it's "The Sports Boosters."
It's only 9 a.m. but I have already picked up a lot this morning from Neal and this other individual. Sometimes this is the best way to gather news.
"Sports Boosters" would be a private source. So I responded by saying school stuff seems to be increasingly supported by private $. And that is wonderful, I would opine. Definitely more accountability. High quality standards are a given. As opposed to what? As opposed to the old government monopoly sense about our public schools. My, how that could be depressing. The people who work inside such a system get "ossified." They are defensive, self-centered (and self-important) and can be downright rude, in-your-face. I have seen a fair amount of that in my lifetime.
The YouTube on behalf of MACA Tiger sports is totally inspired by comparison. I think this helps keep standards high for team performances too. Nothing wrong with a little pressure to win, although I remember a time when the school faculty would gnash their teeth at such a thought. "School is about academics, not sports." Well, go sit under a cow.
Congrats to KMS having such a stellar season. How stellar? The Fighting Saints are 11-0. They have won all seven times at home, but on Tuesday their success was here in Motown for our fans to appreciate. Here's how the Saints have done in some other recent games: 57-48 over Monte, 68-30 over Benson and 71-58 over Lakeview. Hofland told me this morning (when we often see each other at DeToy's) that "we missed too many 'bunnies.' " That's the way it goes sometimes.
KMS led at halftime 35-29. We were still in it.
The big gun for the Saints was Acelynn Hacker with 24 points. She connected three times on 3-pointers. Leah Wagner scored 14 and made one '3'. Then we see the Luft girls - Mamie and Maddie - Mamie with nine points and Maddie with seven. Emily Zurn had three points with her 3-pointer, and Emily Wagner scored two. The Luft girls led on the boards, each with 12 rebounds.
Mamie Luft led in assists with five. Hacker stole the ball three times. Maddie Luft blocked three shots.
I am assuming the Lufts are sisters. This is another of those cases where a newspaper cannot use first initials to distinguish between sisters! The West Central Tribune went with "Mam." and "Mad." but I would suggest it isn't worth the trouble - yours truly would just type out the full names each time.
Oh my goodness, the WC Trib short-shrifts MACA again! They have "stats not available" for Motown. This happens all the time. Aren't we all getting sick of it? If I didn't know any better, I'd think the MACA coaching staff was negligent. But I think it's a case of the WC Trib not wanting to put itself out for MACA.
I just wish the Morris coaches would find an online home for posting game stats on a timely basis, like within 24 hours after a game. We cannot rely on the Morris newspaper. We used to get good service from the radio station and its website when Brett Miller was at the station. All good things come to an end?
The KMS game was played on Tuesday, so when will a wrap appear in the Morris paper? Next Tuesday? Unacceptable.
The Minnewaska Area girls express keeps rumbling along. On Tuesday the story was an overwhelming 86-28 win over Benson. The Benson Braves? Apparently so.
You didn't need to be a psychic to predict the outcome of this game at 'Waska. Minnewaska fans could just sit back and enjoy. The Lakers got on top 52-10 by halftime.
How much longer will Benson be the "Braves?"
This was a night for Alia Randt to really shine. This Laker made four 3-pointers and scored 20 points. Lauryn Ankeny was right behind with 19 points and she made one '3'. Lauren Stryhn, a name I am not familiar with, made double figures with her 11 points, so congrats Lauren. Sydney Dahl's contribution was nine.
Also scoring: Megan Thorfinnson 8, Jayda Kolstoe 6, Carly Jergenson 5, Amber Peabody 4, Addyson Kath 2 and Olivia Danielson 2. Stryn joined the long-range shooting attack with three 3-pointers. Thorfinnson and Jergenson each made one '3'.
Thorfinnson with her six rebounds led there. Her three assists led there. Oh and she was tops in steals too: 6. Randt, Stryn and Dahl each had one blocked shot.
The Lakers now own a 10-2 record.
Click on the link below to read my summary of the Lakers' big 79-22 win over Rocori. This post is on my companion blog "Morris of Course." Minnewaska is special too, "of course."
- Brian Williams - morris mn minnesota - bwilly73@yahoo.com
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