The Riverside Pirates (Boardman, OR) basketball were winner over the host Rainier Columbians (Rainier, OR), 50-42 in Monday's non-league bout.

The Pirates now possess a 1-0 record. They play next when they travel to Royal for a non-league bout on Friday, January 3. Riverside will play a Knights team coming off a 52-42 non-league loss to Connell (Connell, WA). The Knights record now stands at 0-4.

With the loss, Rainier falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Columbians host Warrenton (Warrenton, OR) to play the Warriors in a non-league bout on Friday, January 10. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 2-0. Warrenton won 47-30 in their recent non-league bout against Ilwaco (Ilwaco, WA)