Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (Cass Lake, MN) and the host Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN), saw Cass Lake-Bena's basketball squad knock off Mahnomen/Waubun by a count of 91-72.

With the victory, Cass Lake-Bena upgrades its record to 3-6 on the campaign. The Panthers host Blake (Minneapolis, MN) to play the Bears in a non-league challenge on Friday, December 29. The Bears come into the challenge with a record of 5-2. Blake won 91-75 in their recent non-league challenge against Patrick Henry (Minneapolis, MN)

Next up, the Thunderbirds play the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders (Lake Park, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Mahnomen/Waubun will attempt to upgrade on its 3-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 87-57 league win over Breckenridge (Breckenridge, MN).