Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Soldotna Stars (Soldotna, AK) and the host Bettye Davis East Anchorage Thunderbirds (Anchorage, AK), saw Soldotna's basketball squad overcome Bettye Davis East Anchorage by a tally of 41-32.

With the victory, Soldotna improves its record to 10-8 on the campaign. The Stars travel to Mountain City Christian Academy (Anchorage, AK) to confront the Lions in a 4A Northern Lights challenge on Friday, February 16. The Lions come into the challenge with a record of 14-1. Mountain City Christian Academy won 55-53 in their recent non-league challenge against Grace Christian (Anchorage, AK)

Next up, the Thunderbirds confront the South Anchorage Wolverines (Anchorage, AK) in a 4A Cook Inlet challenge, on Saturday, February 17. Bettye Davis East Anchorage will attempt to improve on its 1-12 season record. The Wolverines come into the challenge with a 8-11 record after their 80-49 league loss to Service (Anchorage, AK).