The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Billings West Golden Bears (Billings, MT) and the host Sentinel Spartans (Missoula, MT), observed Billings West's basketball team overwhelm Sentinel by a score of 61-33.

The Golden Bears (8-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Gallatin (Bozeman, MT). The Raptors come into the non-league challenge with a 15-6 record. In their last challenge, Gallatin trounced Hellgate (Missoula, MT), 54-39, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Spartans encounter the Hellgate Knights (Missoula, MT) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, March 14. Sentinel will attempt to improve on its 9-11 season record. The Knights come into the challenge with a 14-6 record after their 54-39 non-league loss to Gallatin (Bozeman, MT).