In Thursday's non-league outing, the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines (Wadena, MN) basketball squad overwhelmed the host Verndale Pirates (Verndale, MN), by a margin of 73-48.

The Wolverines (1-2) will now prepare for their outing against New York Mills (New York Mills, MN). The Eagles go into the non-league outing with a 0-2 record.

The Pirates now own a 0-3 record. They play next when they travel to Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] for a A Section 5 outing on Friday, December 8. Verndale will clash with a Huskies squad coming off a 82-40 league loss to Braham (Braham, MN). The Huskies record now stands at 0-1.