Kittitas Coyotes (Kittitas, WA) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Columbia Coyotes (Burbank, WA), 35-33 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Kittitas upgrades its record to 1-0 on the season. The Coyotes travel to White Swan (White Swan, WA) to play the Cougars in a non-league bout on Friday, January 6. The Cougars go into the bout with a record of 5-4. White Swan won 61-50 in their recent league bout against Chief Leschi (Puyallup, WA)

Next up, the Coyotes play the Warden Cougars (Warden, WA) in a 2B Eastern Washington - East bout, on Friday, January 6. Columbia will attempt to upgrade on its 1-3 season record. The Cougars go into the bout with a 4-3 record after their 82-49 non-league win over Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna (Ritzville, WA).