The Manistique Emeralds basketball squad (Manistique, MI), was crushed 81-57 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting Gladstone Braves (Gladstone, MI)

With the victory, Gladstone advances its record to 3-9 on the year. The Braves host Menominee (Menominee, MI) to meet the Maroons in a Great Northern U.P. battle on Friday, January 24. The Maroons enter the battle with a record of 8-7. Menominee lost 64-52 in their recent league battle against Kingsford (Kingsford, MI)

The Emeralds now own a 2-10 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Negaunee for a Mid-Peninsula battle on Friday, January 24. Manistique will meet a Miners squad coming off a 50-43 league loss to Iron Mountain (Iron Mountain, MI). The Miners record now stands at 8-5.