Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Columbia Falls Wildcats (Columbia Falls, MT) and the visiting Loyola-Sacred Heart Rams (Missoula, MT), saw Columbia Falls's basketball squad hold off Loyola-Sacred Heart by a tally of 61-59.

With the victory, Columbia Falls improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Wildcats host Polson (Polson, MT) to confront the Pirates in a A Northwest challenge on Thursday, January 26. The Pirates come into the challenge with a record of 8-3. Polson won 55-54 in their recent non-league challenge against St. Ignatius (St. Ignatius, MT)

Next up, the Rams confront the Florence-Carlton Falcons (Florence, MT) in a B District 6 challenge, on Monday, January 23. Loyola-Sacred Heart will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record. The Falcons come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 48-42 non-league win over Corvallis (Corvallis, MT).