The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Cotter Ramblers (Winona, MN) and the host Chatfield Gophers (Chatfield, MN), observed Cotter's basketball team edge Chatfield by a margin of 73-66.

The Ramblers (9-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha, MN). The Falcons come into the non-league challenge with a 3-11 record. In their last challenge, Wabasha-Kellogg edged LeRoy-Ostrander (LeRoy, MN), 44-35, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Gophers battle the Zumbrota-Mazeppa Cougars (Zumbrota, MN) in a AA Section 1 challenge, on Monday, January 13. Chatfield will attempt to better on its 6-9 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 7-10 record after their 58-35 non-league win over La Crescent (La Crescent, MN).