In Thursday's league outing, the Chewelah Cougars (Chewelah, WA) basketball squad nipped the visiting Upper Columbia Academy Lions (Spangle, WA), by a margin of 51-46.

The Cougars (6-9) will now prepare for their outing against Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna (Ritzville, WA). The Broncos go into the 2B Bi-County outing with a 6-8 record. In their last outing, Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna was tipped by Northwest Christian School (Colbert, WA), 59-44, in a league outing.

The Lions now own a 0-7 record. They play next when they host Kettle Falls for a 2B Bi-County outing on Tuesday, January 16. Upper Columbia Academy will encounter a Bulldogs squad coming off a 77-53 league win over Chewelah (Chewelah, WA). The Bulldogs record now stands at 12-2.