Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Circle Thunderbirds (Towanda, KS) and the host Mulvane Wildcats (Mulvane, KS), saw Circle's basketball squad knock off Mulvane by a count of 33-23.

With the victory, Circle upgrades its record to 15-1 on the campaign. The Thunderbirds travel to Augusta (Augusta, KS) to play the Orioles in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, February 14. The Orioles come into the challenge with a record of 11-5. Augusta lost 54-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Buhler (Buhler, KS)

Next up, the Wildcats play the Winfield Vikings (Winfield, KS) in a Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail III challenge, on Tuesday, February 14. Mulvane will attempt to upgrade on its 6-10 season record. The Vikings come into the challenge with a 3-13 record after their 97-29 non-league loss to McPherson (McPherson, KS).