In Thursday's league outing, the Buckley Bears (Buckley, MI) basketball squad felled the visiting Onekama Portagers (Onekama, MI), by a margin of 53-35.

The Bears (8-5) will now prepare for their outing against Benzie Central (Benzonia, MI). The Huskies go into the Northwest outing with a 8-2 record. In their last outing, Benzie Central thwarted Suttons Bay (Suttons Bay, MI), 75-32, in a league outing.

The Portagers now own a 5-5 record. They play next when they host Bear Lake for a non-league outing on Saturday, January 20. Onekama will encounter a Lakers squad coming off a 69-57 league loss to Mason County Eastern (Custer, MI). The Lakers record now stands at 3-8.