In Thursday's non-league outing, the St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) basketball squad beat the visiting Kingsley-Pierson Panthers (Kingsley, IA), by a margin of 45-35.

The Hawks (7-0) will now prepare for their outing against Unity Christian (Orange City, IA). The Knights go into the War Eagle outing with a 4-2 record. In their last outing, Unity Christian was beaten by Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA), 67-64, in a league outing.

The Panthers now own a 4-3 record. They play next when they travel to Lawton-Bronson for a Western Valley - North outing on Tuesday, January 10.