In Thursday's non-league outing, the West Salem Panthers (West Salem, WI) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting New Richmond Tigers (New Richmond, WI), by a count of 96-68.

The Panthers (12-3) will now prepare for their outing against Bangor (Bangor, WI). The Cardinals go into the non-league outing with a 9-5 record. In their last outing, Bangor smashed Brookwood (Ontario, WI), 70-54, in a league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 11-5 record. They play next when they travel to Eau Claire North for a Big Rivers outing on Saturday, January 27. New Richmond will clash with a Huskies squad coming off a 83-76 league win over Rice Lake (Rice Lake, WI). The Huskies record now stands at 7-7.