Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Pine Eagle Spartans (Halfway, OR) and the visiting Joseph Eagles (Joseph, OR), saw Pine Eagle's basketball squad overcome Joseph by a tally of 48-35.

With the victory, Pine Eagle improves its record to 2-13 on the campaign. The Spartans host Wallowa (Wallowa, OR) to confront the Cougars in a 1A Old Oregon challenge on Saturday, January 13. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 7-10. Wallowa lost 49-27 in their recent league challenge against Imbler (Imbler, OR)

Next up, the Eagles confront the Cove Leopards (Cove, OR) in a 1A Old Oregon challenge, on Saturday, January 13. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 4-11 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 13-5 record after their 51-36 league win over Powder Valley (North Powder, OR).