Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Chewelah Cougars (Chewelah, WA) and the visiting Upper Columbia Academy Lions (Spangle, WA), saw Chewelah's basketball squad wallop Upper Columbia Academy by a tally of 55-26.

With the victory, Chewelah improves its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Cougars host Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna (Ritzville, WA) to confront the Broncos in a 2B Bi-County challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Broncos come into the challenge with a record of 8-6. Lind-Ritzville/Sprague/Washtucna won 59-55 in their recent league challenge against Northwest Christian School (Colbert, WA)

Next up, the Lions confront the Kettle Falls Bulldogs (Kettle Falls, WA) in a 2B Bi-County challenge, on Tuesday, January 16. Upper Columbia Academy will attempt to improve on its 0-7 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 60-51 league win over Chewelah (Chewelah, WA).