Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Doniphan West Mustangs (Highland, KS) and the host Linn Bulldogs (Linn, KS), saw Doniphan West's basketball squad hold off Linn by a tally of 53-52.

With the victory, Doniphan West improves its record to 5-6 on the campaign. The Mustangs travel to Blue Valley (Randolph, KS) to play the Rams in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 28. The Rams come into the challenge with a record of 3-7. Blue Valley won 57-41 in their recent non-league challenge against Wakefield (Wakefield, KS)

Next up, the Bulldogs play the Washington County Tigers (Washington, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 22. Linn will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 45-42 non-league loss to Onaga (Onaga, KS).