In Thursday's non-league outing, the Tanalian Lynx (Port Alsworth, AK) basketball squad beat the host Newhalen Malamutes (Newhalen, AK), by a margin of 43-35.

The Lynx (14-5) will now prepare for their outing against Chief Ivan Blunka (New Stuyahok, AK). The Eagles go into the 1A Aleutian Chain outing with a 10-9 record. In their last outing, Chief Ivan Blunka defeated Manokotak (Manokotak, AK), 37-29, in a league outing.

The Malamutes now own a 19-4 record. They play next when they host Bristol Bay for a non-league bout on Thursday, March 2. Newhalen will play a Angels squad coming off a 51-22 non-league win over Ninilchik (Ninilchik, AK). The Angels record now stands at 11-7.