Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Shelby Coyotes (Shelby, MT) and the visiting Cascade Badgers (Cascade, MT), saw Shelby's basketball squad knock off Cascade by a tally of 70-62.

With the victory, Shelby improves its record to 10-3 on the campaign. The Coyotes host Chester-Joplin-Inverness (Chester, MT) to play the Hawks in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 26. The Hawks come into the challenge with a record of 11-0. Chester-Joplin-Inverness won 70-68 in their recent league challenge against Big Sandy (Big Sandy, MT)

Next up, the Badgers play the Simms Tigers (Simms, MT) in a C District 10 challenge, on Friday, January 26. Cascade will attempt to improve on its 6-3 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 1-5 record after their 63-40 league loss to Dutton-Brady (Dutton, MT).