The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Stephen-Argyle Central Storm (Stephen, MN) and the host McGregor Mercuries (McGregor, MN), observed Stephen-Argyle Central's basketball team overwhelm McGregor by a score of 62-36.

The Storm (4-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Sacred Heart (East Grand Forks, MN). The Eagles come into the non-league challenge with a 8-3 record. In their last challenge, Sacred Heart trounced Mahnomen/Waubun (Mahnomen, MN), 83-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Mercuries encounter the Cromwell Cardinals (Cromwell, MN) in a A Section 7 challenge, on Thursday, January 16. McGregor will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a 11-2 record after their 63-27 non-league win over Barnum (Barnum, MN).