The Manistique Emeralds basketball squad (Manistique, MI), was crushed 70-31 in Monday's non-league battle with the host Pickford Panthers (Pickford, MI)

With the victory, Pickford advances its record to 8-1 on the year. The Panthers travel to Sault Area (Sault St. Marie, MI) to meet the Blue Devils in a non-league battle on Thursday, January 16. The Blue Devils enter the battle with a record of 1-8. Sault Area lost 55-38 in their recent non-league battle against Alpena (Alpena, MI)

The Emeralds now own a 2-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Iron Mountain for a Mid-Peninsula battle on Thursday, January 16. Manistique will meet a Mountaineers squad coming off a 56-55 non-league win over Kingsford (Kingsford, MI). The Mountaineers record now stands at 8-2.