The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Stanley Blue Jays (Stanley, ND) and the visiting New Town Eagles (New Town, ND), observed Stanley's basketball team edge New Town by a margin of 67-60.

The Blue Jays (3-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Trinity (Dickinson, ND). The Titans come into the non-league challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Trinity was tipped by Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs, ND), 60-50, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Eagles battle the Beulah Goldiggers (Beulah, ND) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, January 13. New Town will attempt to better on its 5-3 season record. The Goldiggers come into the challenge with a 5-2 record after their 67-58 non-league win over Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs, ND).