Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the South Medford Panthers (Medford, OR) and the visiting Mission Hills Grizzlies (San Marcos, CA), saw South Medford's basketball squad hold off Mission Hills by a tally of 63-56.

With the victory, South Medford improves its record to 7-3 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Mountain View (Bend, OR) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 2. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 5-1. Mountain View won 45-35 in their recent non-league challenge against Liberty (Hillsboro, OR)

Next up, the Grizzlies confront the Pinewood Panthers (Los Altos Hills, CA) in a non-league challenge, on Thursday, January 4. Mission Hills will attempt to improve on its 7-6 season record. The Panthers come into the challenge with a 5-0 record after their 81-38 non-league win over Clovis North (Fresno, CA).