In Thursday's non-league contest, the host IKM/Manning Wolves basketball team scored a good 66-51 win over the Exira-EHK Spartans.

The Wolves (5-4) will now prepare for their contest against Tri-Center (Neola, IA). The Trojans come into the Western Iowa contest with a 8-2 record. In their last contest, Tri-Center defeated Missouri Valley (Missouri Valley, IA), 83-52, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Spartans battle the Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center (Guthrie Center, IA) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, January 11. Exira-EHK will attempt to better on its 2-6 season record. The come into the contest with a 6-0 record after their 63-50 league win over Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA).