Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Girard Trojans (Girard, KS) and the visiting St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers (Pittsburg, KS), saw Girard's basketball squad overcome St. Mary's-Colgan by a tally of 53-44.

With the victory, Girard improves its record to 8-3 on the campaign. The Trojans travel to Chanute (Chanute, KS) to play the Blue Comets in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 30. The Blue Comets come into the challenge with a record of 8-4. Chanute won 58-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Parsons (Parsons, KS)

Next up, the Panthers play the Baxter Springs Lions (Baxter Springs, KS) in a Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee challenge, on Tuesday, January 31. St. Mary's-Colgan will attempt to improve on its 6-7 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 4-7 record after their 49-45 league loss to Riverton (Riverton, KS).