In Thursday's non-league contest, the host Ada-Borup/Norman County West Cougars basketball team scored a close 45-38 triumph over the Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds.

The Cougars (1-1) will now prepare for their contest against Hawley (Hawley, MN). The Nuggets go into the non-league contest with a 1-3 record. In their last contest, Hawley was tipped by Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, MN), 66-55, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Thunderbirds battle the Lake Park-Audubon Raiders (Lake Park, MN) in a non-league contest, on Friday, December 6. Mahnomen/Waubun will attempt to better on its 1-5 season record. The Raiders go into the contest with a 2-1 record after their 59-26 league win over Norman County East/Ulen-Hitterdal (Twin Valley, MN).