The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Newkirk Tigers (Newkirk, OK) and the host Pawnee Black Bears (Pawnee, OK), observed Newkirk's basketball team edge Pawnee by a score of 38-37.

The Tigers (4-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Chisholm (Enid, OK). The Longhorns come into the 89er - West challenge with a 3-5 record. In their last challenge, Chisholm edged Blackwell (Blackwell, OK), 50-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Black Bears encounter the Woodland Cougars (Fairfax, OK) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Pawnee will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 40-31 league loss to Barnsdall (Barnsdall, OK).