The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Washburn Cardinals (Washburn, ND) and the visiting North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] Bearcats (Cando, ND), observed Washburn's basketball team overwhelm North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] by a score of 92-56.

The Cardinals (10-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Hettinger/Scranton (Hettinger, ND). The Black Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Hettinger/Scranton trounced South Heart (South Heart, ND), 68-52, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Cavalier Tornadoes (Cavalier, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 3. North Star co-op [Cando/Bisbee-Egeland/Munich/Starkweather] will attempt to improve on its 3-7 season record. The Tornadoes come into the challenge with a 1-11 record after their 48-42 league win over Drayton/Valley-Edinburg (Drayton, ND).