Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Upton Bobcats (Upton, WY) and the visiting Newell Irrigators (Newell, SD), saw Upton's basketball squad wallop Newell by a tally of 71-41.

With the victory, Upton improves its record to 7-1 on the campaign. The Bobcats host Moorcroft (Moorcroft, WY) to confront the Wolves in a 2A North East challenge on Thursday, January 18. The Wolves come into the challenge with a record of 0-8. Moorcroft lost 63-22 in their recent non-league challenge against Faith (Faith, SD)

Next up, the Irrigators confront the Edgemont Moguls (Edgemont, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Newell will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Moguls come into the challenge with a 2-7 record after their 40-33 non-league win over New Underwood (New Underwood, SD).