The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers (New Richland, MN) and the host Medford Tigers (Medford, MN), observed New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's basketball team overwhelm Medford by a score of 68-17.

The Panthers (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Triton (Dodge Center, MN). The Cobras come into the non-league challenge with a 5-0 record. In their last challenge, Triton trounced Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN), 76-38, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Randolph Rockets (Randolph, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 6. Medford will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 0-2 record after their 85-59 non-league loss to United Christian Academy (Bloomington, MN).