Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars (Turtle Lake, ND) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Kidder County co-op [Steele/Tappen] Pirates (Steele, ND), 51-30 in a non-league bout.

With the win, Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] upgrades its record to 8-6 on the season. The Cougars host Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] (Elgin, ND) to clash with the in a non-league bout on Thursday, February 1. The go into the bout with a record of 5-9. Grant County co-op [Carson/Elgin-New Leipzig/Mott-Regent] won 47-40 in their recent league bout against Hettinger/Scranton (Hettinger, ND)