St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) supporters left the game satisfied Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad nudge the visiting Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA), 39-33 in a league match.

With the victory, St. Mary's advances its record to 1-0 on the year. The Hawks host Trinity Christian (Hull, IA) to face the Tigers in a War Eagle match on Thursday, December 5. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 1-0. Trinity Christian won 49-44 in their recent league match against Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (Hartley, IA)

The Jays now own a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Akron-Westfield for a War Eagle match on Friday, December 6. Gehlen Catholic will face a Westerners squad coming off a 48-46 league win over West Sioux (Hawarden, IA). The Westerners record now stands at 1-1.