The crowd at Thursday's league bout between the Iron Mountain Mountaineers (Iron Mountain, MI) and the visiting Manistique Emeralds (Manistique, MI), saw Iron Mountain's basketball team top Manistique by a tally of 59-44.

The Mountaineers now possess a 3-12 record. They play next when they travel to Westwood for a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4.

With the loss, Manistique falls to 2-10 on the campaign. The Emeralds host St. Ignace (St. Ignace, MI) to play the Saints in a non-league bout on Tuesday, February 4. The Saints go into the bout with a record of 13-1. St. Ignace won 84-13 in their recent league bout against Engadine (Engadine, MI)