The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Winner Warriors (Winner, SD) and the host McLaughlin Mustangs (McLaughlin, SD), observed Winner's basketball team overwhelm McLaughlin by a margin of 60-30.

The Warriors (12-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Platte/Geddes (Platte, SD). The Black Panthers come into the non-league challenge with a 10-7 record. In their last challenge, Platte/Geddes trounced Bon Homme (Tyndall, SD), 72-48, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs battle the Wakpala Sioux (Wakpala, SD) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 18. McLaughlin will attempt to better on its 4-12 season record. The Sioux come into the challenge with a 9-7 record after their 75-58 non-league loss to Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (Eagle Butte, SD).