The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kiona-Benton Bears (Benton City, WA) and the host Naches Valley Rangers (Naches, WA), observed Kiona-Benton's basketball team edge Naches Valley by a margin of 59-54.

The Bears (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Wapato (Wapato, WA). The Wolves come into the non-league challenge with a 3-0 record. In their last challenge, Wapato edged Wahluke (Mattawa, WA), 84-56, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Rangers battle the Mabton Vikings (Mabton, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 14. Naches Valley will attempt to better on its 2-1 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 3-2 record after their 69-57 non-league win over Cle Elum-Roslyn (Cle Elum, WA).