Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI) and the visiting Calumet Copper Kings (Calumet, MI), saw Houghton's basketball squad wallop Calumet by a tally of 68-37.

With the victory, Houghton improves its record to 11-6 on the campaign. The Gremlins travel to Ishpeming (Ishpeming, MI) to confront the Hematites in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 30. The Hematites come into the challenge with a record of 9-5. Ishpeming lost 53-28 in their recent non-league challenge against Munising (Munising, MI)

Next up, the Copper Kings confront the Hancock Bulldogs (Hancock, MI) in a Western Peninsula challenge, on Friday, January 26. Calumet will attempt to improve on its 6-5 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 3-9 record after their 53-35 league loss to West Iron County (Iron River, MI).