The crowd at Saturday's non-league bout between the Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] Cougars (Turtle Lake, ND) and the visiting Bishop Ryan Lions (Minot, ND), saw Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky]'s volleyball squad nip Bishop Ryan by a tally of 2-1.

With the win, Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] upgrades its record to 3-0 on the year. The Cougars travel to Standing Rock (Fort Yates, ND) to play the Warriors in a B - Region 5 bout on Tuesday, September 12. The Warriors go into the bout with a record of 0-3. Standing Rock lost 2-0 in their recent non-league bout against New England (New England, ND)

The Lions now own a 5-4 record. They play next when they travel to Towner-Granville-Upham for a non-league bout on Saturday, September 9.