The crowd at Wednesday's non-league challenge between the Cusick Panthers (Cusick, WA) and the visiting Rosalia Spartans (Rosalia, WA), observed Cusick's basketball team knock off Rosalia by a score of 45-27.

The Panthers (5-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Curlew (Curlew, WA). The Cougars come into the non-league challenge with a 2-7 record. In their last challenge, Curlew dropped by Waterville (Waterville, WA), 50-21, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Dayton Bulldogs (Dayton, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 10. Rosalia will attempt to improve on its 2-6 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 36-28 non-league win over Prescott (Prescott, WA).