The crowd at Monday's non-league challenge between the Cusick Panthers (Cusick, WA) and the visiting Oakesdale Nighthawks (Oakesdale, WA), observed Cusick's basketball team knock off Oakesdale by a score of 48-37.

The Panthers (8-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Northport (Northport, WA). The Mustangs come into the non-league challenge with a 1-6 record. In their last challenge, Northport dropped by Curlew (Curlew, WA), 31-28, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Nighthawks battle the Waitsburg/Prescott Cardinals (Waitsburg, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Oakesdale will attempt to improve on its 6-6 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 46-31 non-league win over Colton (Colton, WA).