The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia] Wolverines (Eveleth, MN) and the host Grand Rapids Thunderhawks (Grand Rapids, MN), observed Rock Ridge co-op [Eveleth-Gilbert/Virginia]'s basketball team overwhelm Grand Rapids by a score of 79-30.

The Wolverines (19-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Superior (Superior, WI). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 7-11 record. In their last challenge, Superior trounced Hermantown (Hermantown, MN), 63-60, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Thunderhawks encounter the Cloquet Lumberjacks (Cloquet, MN) in a AAA Section 7 challenge, on Thursday, January 30. Grand Rapids will attempt to improve on its 3-20 season record. The Lumberjacks come into the challenge with a 6-12 record after their 65-39 non-league loss to Proctor (Proctor, MN).