Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Imbler Panthers (Imbler, OR) and the visiting Wallowa Cougars (Wallowa, OR), saw Imbler's basketball squad wallop Wallowa by a tally of 53-12.

With the victory, Imbler improves its record to 8-5 on the campaign. The Panthers travel to Joseph (Joseph, OR) to confront the Eagles in a 1A Old Oregon challenge on Thursday, January 19. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 11-3. Joseph lost 49-38 in their recent league challenge against Cove (Cove, OR)

Next up, the Cougars confront the Pine Eagle Spartans (Halfway, OR) in a 1A Old Oregon challenge, on Saturday, January 14. Wallowa will attempt to improve on its 2-8 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 5-6 record after their 62-36 league loss to Joseph (Joseph, OR).