The Chireno Owls (Chireno, TX) basketball edged the visiting Sterling Rangers (Baytown, TX), 58-53 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Owls now possess a 10-5 record. They play next when they travel to Timpson for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Chireno will play a Bears team coming off a 64-41 non-league loss to Tyler HEAT (Tyler, TX). The Bears record now stands at 5-5.

With the loss, Sterling falls to 12-5 on the campaign. The Rangers host Beaumont United (Beaumont, TX) to play the Timberwolves in a 5A Region III District 19 bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Timberwolves go into the bout with a record of 11-4. Beaumont United lost 55-54 in their recent non-league bout against Marian (Houston, TX)