The crowd at Tuesday's non-league contest between the Wingate Bears (Fort Wingate, NM) and the visiting Thoreau Hawks (Thoreau, NM), witnessed Wingate's football squad edge Thoreau by a tally of 26-22.

The Bears (1-0) will now prepare for their contest against Bloomfield (Bloomfield, NM). The Bobcats enter the non-league contest with a 1-0 record. In their last contest, Bloomfield got by Newcomb (Newcomb, NM), 50-0, in a non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Hawks battle the Tohatchi Cougars (Tohatchi, NM) in a non-league contest, on Saturday, October 5. Thoreau will attempt to better on its 0-2 season record.