The Wakefield Cardinals routed the visiting Republic-Michigamme Hawks basketball team by a final score of 81-37 in Thursday's league game.

In their next game, the Cardinals face the Dollar Bay Bays (Dollar Bay, MI) in a non-league game, on Monday, January 16. Wakefield will attempt to move on its 4-4 season record. The Bays enter the game with a 3-4 record after their 67-49 non-league loss to Houghton (Houghton, MI).

The Hawks now own a 2-5 record. They play next when they travel to Wright for a non-league test on Monday, January 16. Republic-Michigamme will encounter a Red Devils squad coming off a 64-58 non-league loss to Jeffers (Painesdale, MI). The Red Devils record now stands at 5-2.