The crowd at Wednesday's league challenge between the Mancelona Ironmen (Mancelona, MI) and the visiting Onaway Cardinals (Onaway, MI), observed Mancelona's basketball team overwhelm Onaway by a margin of 69-23.

The Ironmen (4-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Forest Area (Fife Lake, MI). The Warriors come into the Ski-Valley challenge with a 1-6 record.

In their next game, the Cardinals battle the Bellaire Eagles (Bellaire, MI) in a Ski-Valley challenge, on Friday, January 10. Onaway will attempt to better on its 2-4 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 8-1 record after their 65-19 league win over Johannesburg-Lewiston (Johannesburg, MI).