Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Park Rapids Panthers (Park Rapids, MN) and the visiting Hawley Nuggets (Hawley, MN), saw Park Rapids's basketball squad overcome Hawley by a tally of 66-58.

With the victory, Park Rapids improves its record to 10-10 on the campaign. The Panthers host Thief River Falls (Thief River Falls, MN) to confront the Prowlers in a AA Section 8 challenge on Friday, February 2. The Prowlers come into the challenge with a record of 4-14. Thief River Falls lost 63-60 in their recent league challenge against Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon, MN)

Next up, the Nuggets confront the Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Rebels (Glyndon, MN) in a AA Section 8 challenge, on Tuesday, February 6. Hawley will attempt to improve on its 9-10 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 7-13 record after their 56-51 non-league win over Kindred (Kindred, ND).