Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Chadron Cardinals (Chadron, NE) and the visiting Sidney Red Raiders (Sidney, NE), saw Chadron's basketball squad hold off Sidney by a tally of 48-46.

With the victory, Chadron improves its record to 13-6 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Sturgis Brown (Sturgis, SD) to confront the in a non-league challenge on Saturday, February 15. The come into the challenge with a record of 8-5. Sturgis Brown lost 76-57 in their recent non-league challenge against Riggs (Pierre, SD)

Next up, the Red Raiders confront the Mitchell Tigers (Mitchell, NE) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, February 15. Sidney will attempt to improve on its 14-6 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 10-10 record after their 63-44 non-league win over Ogallala (Ogallala, NE).