The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Northwestern Area Wildcats (Mellette, SD) and the host Webster Bearcats (Webster, SD), observed Northwestern Area's basketball team edge Webster by a score of 37-36.

The Wildcats (13-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Great Plains Lutheran (Watertown, SD). The Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 13-4 record. In their last challenge, Great Plains Lutheran was tipped by Groton (Groton, SD), 55-34, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Bearcats encounter the Leola/Frederick Titans (Leola, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 15. Webster will attempt to improve on its 10-9 season record. The Titans come into the challenge with a 5-15 record after their 43-28 non-league loss to Herreid/Selby (Herreid, SD).