Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hankinson Pirates (Hankinson, ND) and the host Medina/Pingree-Buchanan (Medina, ND), saw Hankinson's basketball squad wallop Medina/Pingree-Buchanan by a count of 54-32.

With the victory, Hankinson upgrades its record to 3-0 on the campaign. The Pirates host Tri-State co-op [Rosholt/Fairmount/Campbell-Tintah] (Rosholt, SD) to play the Tigers in a B District 1 challenge on Thursday, December 21. The Tigers come into the challenge with a record of 1-2.

Next up, the play the Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] Bison (Rogers, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, December 21. Medina/Pingree-Buchanan will attempt to upgrade on its 1-4 season record. The Bison come into the challenge with a 1-1 record after their 61-52 non-league win over Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter (Napoleon, ND).