Fans at Monday's league challenge between the Derby Panthers (Derby, KS) and the host Newton Railroaders (Newton, KS), saw Derby's basketball squad hold off Newton by a tally of 68-66.

With the victory, Derby improves its record to 6-12 on the campaign. The Panthers host Hutchinson (Hutchinson, KS) to confront the Salthawks in a challenge on Tuesday, February 20. The Salthawks come into the challenge with a record of 1-2. Hutchinson lost 65-61 in their recent non-league challenge against Derby (Derby, KS)