Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Galena Bears (Galena, MO) and the visiting Bronaugh Wildcats (Bronaugh, MO), saw Galena's basketball squad knock off Bronaugh by a count of 68-56.

With the victory, Galena upgrades its record to 8-8 on the campaign. The Bears travel to School of the Ozarks (Point Lookout, MO) to play the Patriots in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 19. The Patriots come into the challenge with a record of 9-4. School of the Ozarks won 53-24 in their recent non-league challenge against Exeter (Exeter, MO)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Liberal Bulldogs (Liberal, MO) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 20. Bronaugh will attempt to upgrade on its 10-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 7-10 record after their 60-35 non-league loss to St. Mary's-Colgan (Pittsburg, KS).