The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Columbia Coyotes (Burbank, WA) and the visiting DeSales Irish (Walla Walla, WA), observed Columbia's basketball team overwhelm DeSales by a score of 64-23.

The Coyotes (8-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Non Varsity Opponent (, ). The come into the non-league challenge with a 44-116 record. In their last challenge, Non Varsity Opponent trounced Loving (Loving, NM), 65-36, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Irish encounter the Touchet Redhawks (Touchet, WA) in a 1B Southeast challenge, on Friday, January 10. DeSales will attempt to improve on its 4-5 season record. The Redhawks come into the challenge with a 0-5 record after their 40-19 league loss to Liberty Christian (Richland, WA).