Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Vermillion Tanagers (Vermillion, SD) and the visiting Lennox Orioles (Lennox, SD), saw Vermillion's basketball squad hold off Lennox by a count of 47-42.

With the victory, Vermillion upgrades its record to 18-4 on the campaign. The Tanagers host Winner (Winner, SD) to play the Warriors in a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 29. The Warriors come into the challenge with a record of 16-4. Winner won 61-26 in their recent non-league challenge against Todd County (Mission, SD)