Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Thunderbirds (Winthrop, MN) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad tip the visiting Lester Prairie Bulldogs (Lester Prairie, MN), 59-56 in a league bout.

With the win, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop upgrades its record to 11-9 on the season. The Thunderbirds travel to Sleepy Eye (Sleepy Eye, MN) to play the Indians in a A Section 2 bout on Monday, February 20. The Indians go into the bout with a record of 19-6. Sleepy Eye won 63-31 in their recent league bout against Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther/Truman (Granada, MN)