Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Park Rapids Panthers (Park Rapids, MN) and the host Bertha-Hewitt Bears (Bertha, MN), saw Park Rapids's basketball squad wallop Bertha-Hewitt by a tally of 81-53.

With the victory, Park Rapids improves its record to 6-4 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, MN) to confront the Rebels in a AA Section 8 challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Rebels come into the challenge with a record of 2-4. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton lost 73-47 in their recent non-league challenge against Detroit Lakes (Detroit Lakes, MN)

Next up, the Bears confront the Underwood Rockets (Underwood, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 2. Bertha-Hewitt will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record.