Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Kimball Longhorns (Kimball, NE) and the visiting Hemingford Bobcats (Hemingford, NE), saw Kimball's basketball squad overcome Hemingford by a tally of 63-44.

With the victory, Kimball improves its record to 13-7 on the campaign. The Longhorns host Minatare (Minatare, NE) to confront the Indians in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 10. The Indians come into the challenge with a record of 4-14. Minatare lost 64-25 in their recent non-league challenge against Cody-Kilgore (Cody, NE)

Next up, the Bobcats confront the Bayard Tigers (Bayard, NE) in a D1 District 12 challenge, on Monday, February 12. Hemingford will attempt to improve on its 7-13 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 6-16 record after their 57-34 non-league loss to South Platte (Big Springs, NE).