The Sierra Pacific Golden Bears basketball squad (Hanford, CA), was nudged 41-38 in Saturday's non-league battle with the visiting Mt. Whitney Pioneers (Visalia, CA)

With the victory, Mt. Whitney advances its record to 7-3 on the year. The Pioneers travel to Redwood (Visalia, CA) to meet the Rangers in a non-league battle on Saturday, January 4. The Rangers enter the battle with a record of 0-0.

The Golden Bears now own a 1-2 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Kingsburg for a battle on Wednesday, January 15. Sierra Pacific will meet a Vikings squad coming off a 43-31 non-league win over Dinuba (Dinuba, CA). The Vikings record now stands at 10-2.