Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Minden Whippets (Minden, NE) and the host Wood River Eagles (Wood River, NE), saw Minden's basketball squad hold off Wood River by a tally of 50-49.

With the victory, Minden improves its record to 10-10 on the campaign. The Whippets travel to Roncalli Catholic (Omaha, NE) to confront the Crimson Pride in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 18. The Crimson Pride come into the challenge with a record of 14-6.

Next up, the Eagles confront the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals (Doniphan, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 10. Wood River will attempt to improve on its 12-9 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 20-1 record after their 53-52 non-league loss to Holdrege (Holdrege, NE).