Selkirk Rangers (Ione, WA) backers went home thrilled Tuesday as they saw their basketball team tip the visiting Valley Christian Panthers (Spokane, WA), 61-55 in a league contest.

The Rangers (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against Wellpinit (Wellpinit, WA). The Redskins go into the 1B Northeast contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, Wellpinit nipped Oakesdale (Oakesdale, WA), 69-60, in a non-league game.

With the loss, Valley Christian falls to 0-1 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to St. George's (Spokane, WA) to clash with the Dragons in a non-league outing on Wednesday, December 3. The Dragons enter the outing with a record of 0-1. St. George's lost 71-56 in their recent non-league outing against Colville (Colville, WA)