The Wabeno/Laona Rebels (Wabeno, WI) basketball edged the visiting Crandon Cardinals (Crandon, WI), 72-67 in Thursday's league game.

The Rebels now possess a 9-7 record. They play next when they travel to Kickapoo for a non-league game on Saturday, January 25. Wabeno/Laona will confront a Panthers team coming off a 53-48 non-league loss to Nekoosa (Nekoosa, WI). The Panthers record now stands at 8-5.

With the loss, Crandon falls to 7-7 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Florence (Florence, WI) to confront the Bobcats in a Northern Lakes game on Tuesday, January 28. The Bobcats go into the game with a record of 5-8.