Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Mary's Hawks (Remsen, IA) and the host Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA), saw St. Mary's's basketball squad wallop Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union by a tally of 63-22.

With the victory, St. Mary's improves its record to 17-1 on the campaign. The Hawks host Akron-Westfield (Akron, IA) to confront the Westerners in a War Eagle challenge on Friday, February 2. The Westerners come into the challenge with a record of 13-4. Akron-Westfield won 49-42 in their recent non-league challenge against Trinity Christian (Hull, IA)

Next up, the Royals confront the Gehlen Catholic Jays (Le Mars, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 2. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will attempt to improve on its 4-12 season record.