Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Sidney Red Raiders (Sidney, NE) and the host Chadron Cardinals (Chadron, NE), saw Sidney's basketball squad wallop Chadron by a count of 58-35.

With the victory, Sidney upgrades its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Red Raiders travel to Brush (Brush, CO) to play the Beetdiggers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, December 2. The Beetdiggers come into the challenge with a record of 0-0.

Next up, the Cardinals play the Bayard Tigers (Bayard, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 2. Chadron will attempt to upgrade on its 0-1 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 47-19 non-league loss to Crawford (Crawford, NE).