The crowd at Saturday's league challenge between the McLoughlin Pioneers (Milton-Freewater, OR) and the visiting Nyssa Bulldogs (Nyssa, OR), observed McLoughlin's basketball team edge Nyssa by a score of 34-33.

The Pioneers (6-10) will now prepare for their challenge against Umatilla (Umatilla, OR). The Vikings come into the 3A Eastern Oregon challenge with a 13-5 record. In their last challenge, Umatilla edged Vale (Vale, OR), 65-35, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Bulldogs encounter the Riverside Pirates (Boardman, OR) in a 3A Eastern Oregon challenge, on Saturday, February 1. Nyssa will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Pirates come into the challenge with a 16-4 record after their 58-55 league win over Burns (Burns, OR).