Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers (Pittsburg, KS) and the visiting Baxter Springs Lions (Baxter Springs, KS), saw St. Mary's-Colgan's basketball squad overcome Baxter Springs by a tally of 42-32.

With the victory, St. Mary's-Colgan improves its record to 7-0 on the campaign. The Panthers host Humboldt (Humboldt, KS) to confront the Cubs in a non-league challenge on Friday, January 5. The Cubs come into the challenge with a record of 6-0. Humboldt won 61-45 in their recent non-league challenge against Neodesha (Neodesha, KS)

Next up, the Lions confront the Columbus Titans (Columbus, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 12. Baxter Springs will attempt to improve on its 2-3 season record.