The St. Mary Cardinals (Dell Rapids, SD) basketball crushed the visiting Oldham-Ramona/Rutland Rutland (Ramona, SD), 82-32 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Cardinals now possess a 9-0 record. They play next when they travel to Dawson-Boyd for a non-league bout on Saturday, January 18. St. Mary will play a Blackjacks team coming off a 100-45 league win over Renville County West (Renville, MN). The Blackjacks record now stands at 11-2.

With the loss, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland falls to 0-9 on the campaign. The Rutland host Estelline/Hendricks (Estelline, SD) to play the in a B Region 2 bout on Tuesday, January 21. The go into the bout with a record of 8-2. Estelline/Hendricks won 55-46 in their recent league bout against Deubrook (White, SD)