Story byWest Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. Joe Brown, West Central Tribune, Willmar, Minn. Fri, December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM UTC·2 min readDec. 5—KERKHOVEN — Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg will lean on its standout guards to lead an inexperienced squad this season. The Fighting Saints hope they can emulate their 25-4 record last season following the graduation of four key players in Madelynn Luft, Emily Wagner, Emily Zurn and Savannah Petersen. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd that's going to begin with 5-foot-6 senior guard Acelynn Hacker and 5-6 junior guard Leah Wagner."Outside of Acelynn and Leah, we have very little varsity experience so we will lean on them heavily, especially early in the season," said KMS head coach Justin Johnson, who goes into his seventh season with a 110-76 record. Assistant coaches are Samantha Gjerde and Cassandra Thorson. Johnson continued, "We feel we have other girls ready to step up and fill roles to be a very competitive team once again.
