Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Killdeer Cowboys (Killdeer, ND) and the visiting Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] Cougars (Belfield, ND), saw Killdeer's basketball squad hold off Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] by a tally of 62-60.

With the victory, Killdeer improves its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Cowboys travel to Washburn (Washburn, ND) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, December 20. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 0-2.

Next up, the Cougars confront the Lemmon Cowboys (Lemmon, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 5. Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record.