With first round Lewis and Clark Conference Tourney play opening this Saturday, the Winside girls and boys basketball teams played a non-conference opponent.
From Winside, the Wildcats hosted Bancroft-Rosalie a member of the East Husker Conference on Thursday.
The Winside girls lost 59-32 while the Winside boys dropped an 85-29 decision against the visiting Panthers.
In the girls game, Winside dropped their fifth straight falling to 4-14 as Bancroft-Rosalie improved to 9-8 winning back-to-back.
Winside leaders were sophomore Hadleigh Schutt with 11 points as freshman Bridget Marotz tallied nine points.
During the boys outing, Winside lost their 13th straight falling to 1-16 as Bancroft-Rosalie improved to 14-2 winning their fourth straight.
Winside leaders were junior Caleb Offner with 10 points as sophomore Brayden Lurz added nine points.
