Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Olympia Bears (Olympia, WA) and the host Emerald Ridge Jaguars (South Hill, WA), saw Olympia's basketball squad wallop Emerald Ridge by a count of 63-42.

With the victory, Olympia upgrades its record to 9-3 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Curtis (University Place, WA) to play the Vikings in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Vikings come into the challenge with a record of 10-2. Curtis won 75-43 in their recent league challenge against Sumner (Sumner, WA)

Next up, the Jaguars play the Rogers Rams (Puyallup, WA) in a 4A South Puget Sound - South challenge, on Saturday, January 7. Emerald Ridge will attempt to upgrade on its 3-6 season record. The Rams come into the challenge with a 6-6 record after their 105-74 league win over Bethel (Spanaway, WA).