Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Seymour Owls (Seymour, IN) and the host Columbus East Olympians (Columbus, IN), saw Seymour's basketball squad hold off Columbus East by a tally of 54-51.

With the victory, Seymour improves its record to 11-5 on the campaign. The Owls travel to North Harrison (Ramsey, IN) to confront the Cougars in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 7. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 4-11. North Harrison lost 44-36 in their recent non-league challenge against Floyd Central (Floyds Knobs, IN)

Next up, the Olympians confront the Bedford North Lawrence Stars (Bedford, IN) in a Hoosier Hills challenge, on Tuesday, January 10. Columbus East will attempt to improve on its 5-10 season record. The Stars come into the challenge with a 16-3 record after their 76-57 non-league win over Castle (Newburgh, IN).