The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the McKinleyville Panthers (McKinleyville, CA) and the visiting Del Norte Warriors (Crescent City, CA), observed McKinleyville's basketball team overcome Del Norte by a margin of 43-28.

The Panthers (16-8) will now prepare for their challenge against Fortuna (Fortuna, CA). The Huskies come into the Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5 challenge with a 13-10 record. In their last challenge, Fortuna dropped by Arcata (Arcata, CA), 49-37, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Warriors battle the Eureka Loggers (Eureka, CA) in a Humboldt-Del Norte - Big 5 challenge, on Friday, January 31. Del Norte will attempt to better on its 13-11 season record. The Loggers come into the challenge with a 15-3 record after their 42-38 league win over McKinleyville (McKinleyville, CA).