The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Omak Pioneers (Omak, WA) and the visiting Manson Trojans (Manson, WA), observed Omak's basketball team overcome Manson by a margin of 49-39.

The Pioneers (7-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Rogers (Spokane, WA). The Pirates come into the non-league challenge with a 9-3 record. In their last challenge, Rogers defeated Deer Park (Deer Park, WA), 51-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Trojans battle the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions (Winthrop, WA) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 28. Manson will attempt to better on its 12-4 season record. The Mountain Lions come into the challenge with a 7-7 record after their 59-51 non-league loss to Chelan (Chelan, WA).