The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Des Moines North Polar Bears (Des Moines, IA) and the host Waterloo East Trojans (Waterloo, IA), observed Des Moines North's basketball team edge Waterloo East by a score of 52-50.

The Polar Bears (9-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Clarke (Osceola, IA). The Indians come into the non-league challenge with a 5-16 record. In their last challenge, Clarke was tipped by Central Decatur (Leon, IA), 57-53, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans encounter the Burlington Grayhounds (Burlington, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 15. Waterloo East will attempt to improve on its 9-13 season record. The Grayhounds come into the challenge with a 2-8 record after their 80-35 non-league loss to Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA).