Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Buckley Bears (Buckley, MI) and the host Frankfort Panthers (Frankfort, MI), saw Buckley's basketball squad overcome Frankfort by a tally of 44-33.

With the victory, Buckley improves its record to 9-6 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Glen Lake (Maple City, MI) to confront the Lakers in a Northwest challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Lakers come into the challenge with a record of 9-3. Glen Lake lost 60-51 in their recent league challenge against Benzie Central (Benzonia, MI)

Next up, the Panthers confront the Suttons Bay Norsemen (Suttons Bay, MI) in a Northwest challenge, on Tuesday, January 30. Frankfort will attempt to improve on its 9-5 season record. The Norsemen come into the challenge with a 5-7 record after their 39-37 league win over Leland (Leland, MI).