St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers (Pittsburg, KS) boosters left the game satisfied Friday as they witnessed their basketball squad triumph over the host Columbus Titans (Columbus, KS), 72-26 in a league match.

With the victory, St. Mary's-Colgan upgrades its record to 1-0 on the year. The Panthers host Lamar (Lamar, MO) to face the Tigers in a non-league match on Tuesday, December 10. The Tigers enter the match with a record of 0-0.

The Titans now sport a 0-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Southeast for a non-league match on Monday, December 9. Columbus will face a Lancers squad coming off a 53-28 non-league win over Erie (Erie, KS). The Lancers record now stands at 1-0.