The Iron Mountain Mountaineers basketball team (Iron Mountain, MI), was overwhelmed 53-31 in Monday's league battle with the host Ishpeming Hematites (Ishpeming, MI)

The Hematites now possess a 9-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gwinn for a Mid-Peninsula battle on Wednesday, February 1. Ishpeming will confront a Modeltowners team coming off a 36-29 non-league win over Manistique (Manistique, MI). The Modeltowners record now stands at 5-6.

The Mountaineers (0-12) will now prepare for their battle against Manistique (Manistique, MI). The Emeralds come into the non-league battle with a 3-12 record. In their last battle, Manistique was overwhelmed by Gwinn (Gwinn, MI), 36-29, in a non-league battle.