Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kindred Vikings (Kindred, ND) and the visiting Grafton Spoilers (Grafton, ND), saw Kindred's basketball squad hold off Grafton by a tally of 74-68.

With the victory, Kindred improves its record to 13-1 on the campaign. The Vikings travel to Northern Cass (Hunter, ND) to confront the Jaguars in a A Region 1 challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a record of 12-3. Northern Cass won 64-44 in their recent non-league challenge against Carrington (Carrington, ND)

Next up, the Spoilers confront the Four Winds/Minnewaukan Indians (Fort Totten, ND) in a A Region 2 challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Grafton will attempt to improve on its 10-2 season record. The Indians come into the challenge with a 10-3 record after their 62-31 league win over Thompson (Thompson, ND).