The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Stuart Broncos (Stuart, NE) and the visiting Valentine (Valentine, NE), observed Stuart's basketball team knock off Valentine by a score of 50-41.

The Broncos (12-4) will now prepare for their challenge against North Central (Bassett, NE). The Knights come into the non-league challenge with a 8-8 record. In their last challenge, North Central dropped by Anselmo-Merna (Merna, NE), 56-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the encounter the Broken Bow Indians (Broken Bow, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 24. Valentine will attempt to improve on its 5-11 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 11-4 record after their 54-50 non-league win over Gothenburg (Gothenburg, NE).