Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Rochester Warriors (Rochester, WA) and the visiting Shelton Highclimbers (Shelton, WA), saw Rochester's basketball squad hold off Shelton by a count of 47-43.

With the victory, Rochester upgrades its record to 9-9 on the campaign. The Warriors host Castle Rock (Castle Rock, WA) to play the Rockets in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 29. The Rockets come into the challenge with a record of 6-11. Castle Rock lost 57-37 in their recent league challenge against Seton Catholic (Vancouver, WA)

Next up, the Highclimbers play the Aberdeen Bobcats (Aberdeen, WA) in a 2A Evergreen challenge, on Wednesday, January 31. Shelton will attempt to upgrade on its 1-11 season record.