The crowd at Monday's league challenge between the Hale Eagles (Hale, MI) and the host Hillman Tigers (Hillman, MI), observed Hale's basketball team edge Hillman by a score of 62-56.

The Eagles (7-5) will now prepare for their challenge against Posen (Posen, MI). The Vikings come into the North Star - Little Dipper challenge with a 5-6 record. In their last challenge, Posen was tipped by Mio-Au Sable (Mio, MI), 52-41, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Atlanta Huskies (Atlanta, MI) in a North Star - Little Dipper challenge, on Friday, January 24. Hillman will attempt to improve on its 7-4 season record.