The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Edmond Gaels (Fort Dodge, IA) and the host Northwest Webster Cougars (Manson, IA), observed St. Edmond's basketball team overcome Northwest Webster by a score of 60-43.

The Gaels (4-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Webster City (Webster City, IA). The Lynx come into the non-league challenge with a 2-10 record. In their last challenge, Webster City defeated Southeast Valley (Gowrie, IA), 61-21, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the Emmetsburg E'Hawks (Emmetsburg, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Northwest Webster will attempt to improve on its 4-10 season record. The E'Hawks come into the challenge with a 8-5 record after their 66-43 non-league loss to Forest City (Forest City, IA).