Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) and the visiting West Sioux Falcons (Hawarden, IA), saw St. Mary's's basketball squad hold off West Sioux by a tally of 68-62.

With the victory, St. Mary's improves its record to 16-2 on the campaign. The Hawks travel to Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA) to confront the Westerners in a War Eagle challenge on Friday, February 3. The Westerners come into the challenge with a record of 6-12. Akron-Westfield won 51-40 in their recent league challenge against Trinity Christian (Hull, IA)

Next up, the Falcons confront the Hinton Blackhawks (Hinton, IA) in a War Eagle challenge, on Friday, February 3. West Sioux will attempt to improve on its 12-5 season record. The Blackhawks come into the challenge with a 10-8 record after their 71-47 league loss to Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA).