The Northwest Webster Cougars (Manson, IA) basketball were winner over the visiting Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire Titans (Ruthven, IA), 69-55 in Friday's non-league bout.

The Cougars now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they travel to Greene County for a non-league bout on Monday, January 13. Northwest Webster will play a Rams team coming off a 65-55 league win over South Hamilton (Jewell, IA). The Rams record now stands at 3-7.

With the loss, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire falls to 3-7 on the campaign. The Titans host North Union (Armstrong, IA) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Tuesday, January 14. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 4-7. North Union won 53-48 in their recent non-league bout against Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner, IA)