Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Owen-Withee Blackhawks (Owen, WI) and the visiting Neillsville Warriors (Neillsville, WI), saw Owen-Withee's basketball squad overcome Neillsville by a tally of 72-57.

With the victory, Owen-Withee improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Blackhawks host Thorp (Thorp, WI) to confront the Cardinals in a non-league challenge on Monday, January 9. The Cardinals come into the challenge with a record of 5-6. Thorp lost 64-39 in their recent league challenge against Osseo-Fairchild (Osseo, WI)

Next up, the Warriors confront the Independence Indees (Independence, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 9. Neillsville will attempt to improve on its 4-4 season record. The Indees come into the challenge with a 4-5 record after their 44-40 league win over Alma Center Lincoln (Alma Center, WI).