Fans at Saturday's non-league battle between the The Dalles Riverhawks (The Dalles, OR) and the visiting Bend Lava Bears (Bend, OR), witnessed The Dalles's basketball squad hold off Bend by a count of 75-69.

With the victory, The Dalles advances its record to 1-2 on the year. The Riverhawks travel to Corbett (Corbett, OR) to meet the Cardinals in a non-league battle on Tuesday, December 9. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Corbett lost 69-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Elmira (Elmira, OR)

In their next game, the Lava Bears battle the Klamath Union Pelicans (Klamath Falls, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 9. Bend will attempt to improve on its 1-2 season record.