The Sterling Black Bears (Sterling, KS) basketball toppled the visiting Meade Buffaloes (Meade, KS), 64-44 in Saturday's non-league bout.

The Black Bears now possess a 3-1 record. They play next when they travel to Hoisington for a non-league bout on Tuesday, December 17. Sterling will play a Cardinals team coming off a 55-39 non-league win over St. John (St. John, KS). The Cardinals record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Meade falls to 2-2 on the campaign. The Buffaloes travel to Kiowa County (Greensburg, KS) to play the Mavericks in a Southern Plains-Iroquois bout on Tuesday, December 17. The Mavericks go into the bout with a record of 4-0. Kiowa County won 64-53 in their recent non-league bout against Ellinwood (Ellinwood, KS)