Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the St. Marys Bears (St. Marys, KS) and the visiting Olpe Eagles (Olpe, KS), saw St. Marys's basketball squad overcome Olpe by a tally of 61-51.

With the victory, St. Marys improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Nemaha Central (Seneca, KS) to play the Thunder in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 5. The Thunder come into the challenge with a record of 1-0. Nemaha Central won 40-33 in their recent non-league challenge against Centralia (Centralia, KS)

Next up, the Eagles play the Bluestem Lions (Leon, KS) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, December 4. Olpe will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Lions come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 89-39 non-league loss to Remington (Whitewater, KS).