The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Olympia Bears (Olympia, WA) and the host Yelm Tornados (Yelm, WA), observed Olympia's basketball team overwhelm Yelm by a score of 72-35.

The Bears (14-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Bonney Lake (Bonney Lake, WA). The Panthers come into the 4A South Puget Sound - South challenge with a 5-10 record. In their last challenge, Bonney Lake trounced Yelm (Yelm, WA), 63-45, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Tornados battle the Bethel Bison (Spanaway, WA) in a 4A South Puget Sound - South challenge, on Wednesday, January 22. Yelm will attempt to improve on its 1-14 season record. The Bison come into the challenge with a 1-14 record after their 57-50 league loss to Graham-Kapowsin (Graham, WA).