The Southland girls basketball team opened its season on a strong note as it beat Wabasha-Kellogg (0-1 overall, 0-1 Three Rivers) 64-52 in Adams Tuesday.

The Rebels (1-0 overall, 1-0 Three Rivers) were led by Sydney Bendtsen, who had 24 points and 11 rebounds, and McKendry Kennedy had 16 points and eight steals.

“We got off to a pretty nice start. We had nice contributions from the entire team,” Southland head coach Dean Bendtsen said.

WK 20 32 — 52

Southland 36 28 — 64

Southland scoring: Sydney Bendtsen, 24; McKendry Kennedy, 15; Kaysie Allen, 6; Olivia Gray, 6; Gabby Smith, 4; Meredith Heimer, 3; Karina Vasquez, 2; Kelsey Lamp, 2