Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Craig Panthers (Craig, AK) and the visiting Kake Thunderbirds (Kake, AK), saw Craig's basketball squad hold off Kake by a tally of 34-30.

With the victory, Craig improves its record to 5-4 on the campaign. The Panthers host Metlakatla (Metlakatla, AK) to confront the Chiefs in a 2A Southeast challenge on Friday, February 2. The Chiefs come into the challenge with a record of 10-2. Metlakatla won 51-46 in their recent league challenge against Haines (Haines, AK)

Next up, the Thunderbirds confront the Klawock Chieftains (Klawock, AK) in a 1A Southeast challenge, on Sunday, January 28. Kake will attempt to improve on its 2-5 season record. The Chieftains come into the challenge with a 12-2 record after their 43-29 league win over Angoon (Angoon, AK).