The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Mankato East Cougars (Mankato, MN) and the visiting Red Wing Wingers (Red Wing, MN), witnessed Mankato East's ice hockey team defeat Red Wing by a final score of 14-1.

The Cougars (3-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Austin (Austin, MN). The Packers come into the Big 9 challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, Austin was routed by Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN), 7-0, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Wingers battle the Hastings Raiders (Hastings, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Red Wing will attempt to upgrade on its 0-5 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 3-0 record after their 1-0 non-league win over Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN).