Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND) backers were in high spirits Monday as they witnessed their basketball squad thwart the visiting Glenburn Panther (Glenburn, ND), 57-43 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Bottineau upgrades its record to 3-3 on the season. The Braves/Stars travel to Westhope/Newburg (Westhope, ND) to clash with the Sioux in a B Region 6 District 11 bout on Thursday, January 27. The Sioux go into the bout with a record of 4-4.

Next up, the Panther clash with the Max Cossacks (Max, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 7. Glenburn will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record.