Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Wabeno/Laona Rebels (Wabeno, WI) and the visiting Crandon Cardinals (Crandon, WI), saw Wabeno/Laona's basketball squad hold off Crandon by a tally of 44-42.

With the victory, Wabeno/Laona improves its record to 10-6 on the campaign. The Rebels travel to Elcho (Elcho, WI) to confront the Hornets in a Northern Lakes challenge on Monday, January 22. The Hornets come into the challenge with a record of 1-7.

Next up, the Cardinals confront the Medford Raiders (Medford, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 23. Crandon will attempt to improve on its 13-3 season record. The Raiders come into the challenge with a 7-11 record after their 74-40 league loss to Lakeland (Minocqua, WI).