The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Hale Eagles (Hale, MI) and the host Atlanta Huskies (Atlanta, MI), observed Hale's basketball team knock off Atlanta by a score of 51-41.

The Eagles (3-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Hillman (Hillman, MI). The Tigers come into the North Star challenge with a 7-5 record. In their last challenge, Hillman prevailed over Mio-Au Sable (Mio, MI), 47-43, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Huskies encounter the Heston Academy Patriots (St. Helen, MI) in a North Star challenge, on Monday, January 20. Atlanta will attempt to improve on its 0-8 season record. The Patriots come into the challenge with a 7-2 record after their 60-43 non-league win over Tawas Area (Tawas City, MI).