In Monday's non-league outing, the Creston Panthers (Creston, IA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Clarinda Cardinals (Clarinda, IA), by a margin of 61-57.

The Panthers (11-7) will now prepare for their outing against Harlan (Harlan, IA). The Cyclones go into the Hawkeye Ten outing with a 9-6 record. In their last outing, Harlan got by Atlantic (Atlantic, IA), 70-46, in a league outing.

The Cardinals now own a 10-10 record. They play next when they travel to Stanton for a non-league outing on Friday, February 10. Clarinda will encounter a Vikings squad coming off a 77-57 non-league loss to Lenox (Lenox, IA). The Vikings record now stands at 10-11.