Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Santiam Wolverines (Mill City, OR) and the visiting Gervais Cougars (Gervais, OR), saw Santiam's basketball squad hold off Gervais by a count of 62-58.

With the victory, Santiam upgrades its record to 7-7 on the campaign. The Wolverines travel to Chemawa Indian (Salem, OR) to play the Braves in a 2A Tri-River challenge on Friday, January 19. The Braves come into the challenge with a record of 3-7. Chemawa Indian lost 70-39 in their recent league challenge against Western Christian (Salem, OR)

Next up, the Cougars play the Regis Rams (Stayton, OR) in a 2A Tri-River challenge, on Friday, January 19. Gervais will attempt to upgrade on its 10-2 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 14-0 record after their 72-32 league win over Blanchet Catholic (Salem, OR).