Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Rugby Panthers (Rugby, ND) and the visiting Dunseith Dragons (Dunseith, ND), saw Rugby's basketball squad hold off Dunseith by a tally of 61-56.

With the victory, Rugby improves its record to 6-10 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Carrington (Carrington, ND) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 10. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 1-18. Carrington lost 74-41 in their recent league challenge against Hillsboro/Central Valley (Buxton, ND)

Next up, the Dragons confront the Bottineau Braves/Stars (Bottineau, ND) in a A Region 3 challenge, on Tuesday, February 13. Dunseith will attempt to improve on its 3-16 season record. The Braves/Stars come into the challenge with a 10-7 record after their 65-28 league win over Rugby (Rugby, ND).