The crowd at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Hibbing Bluejackets (Hibbing, MN) and the visiting North Branch Vikings (North Branch, MN), observed Hibbing's basketball team overwhelm North Branch by a score of 80-57.

The Bluejackets (7-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake, MN). The Rebels come into the non-league challenge with a 4-4 record.

In their next game, the Vikings encounter the Cambridge-Isanti Bluejackets (Cambridge, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. North Branch will attempt to improve on its 2-7 season record. The Bluejackets come into the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 63-48 league loss to Forest Lake (Forest Lake, MN).