Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Imbler Panthers (Imbler, OR) and the host Pine Eagle Spartans (Halfway, OR), saw Imbler's basketball squad wallop Pine Eagle by a tally of 76-29.

With the victory, Imbler improves its record to 17-2 on the campaign. The Panthers host Joseph (Joseph, OR) to confront the Eagles in a 1A Old Oregon challenge on Saturday, January 20. The Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 5-13. Joseph won 35-27 in their recent league challenge against Powder Valley (North Powder, OR)

Next up, the Spartans confront the Cove Leopards (Cove, OR) in a 1A Old Oregon challenge, on Saturday, January 20. Pine Eagle will attempt to improve on its 2-15 season record. The Leopards come into the challenge with a 16-5 record after their 53-46 league win over Wallowa (Wallowa, OR).