Blair Bears (Blair, NE) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they saw their softball squad achieve victory over the host Malcolm Clippers (Malcolm, NE), 9-1 in a non-league challenge.

The Bears now sport a 9-2 record. They take the field next when they host Ashland-Greenwood for a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 27. Blair will face a Bluejays squad coming off a 8-5 non-league win over Freeman (Adams, NE). The Bluejays record now stands at 3-1.

With the loss, Malcolm falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Clippers travel to Cozad (Cozad, NE) to face the Haymakers in a non-league challenge on Saturday, August 27. The Haymakers enter the challenge with a record of 2-2. Cozad lost 4-1 in their recent league challenge against Gothenburg (Gothenburg, NE)