The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the Nyssa Bulldogs (Nyssa, OR) and the host Vale Vikings (Vale, OR), observed Nyssa's basketball team overcome Vale by a score of 62-42.

The Bulldogs (11-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Burns (Burns, OR). The Hilanders come into the 3A Eastern Oregon challenge with a 11-4 record. In their last challenge, Burns dropped by Pleasant Hill (Pleasant Hill, OR), 59-46, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings battle the La Grande Tigers (La Grande, OR) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 21. Vale will attempt to improve on its 5-8 season record. The Tigers come into the challenge with a 4-11 record after their 65-49 non-league loss to Redmond (Redmond, OR).