The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Hempfield Area Spartans (Greensburg, PA) and the visiting Wheeling Park Patriots (Wheeling, WV), witnessed Hempfield Area's ice hockey team defeat Wheeling Park by a final score of 8-1.

The Spartans (10-3) will now prepare for their challenge against Cathedral Prep (Erie, PA). The Ramblers come into the challenge with a 1-6 record. In their last challenge, Cathedral Prep was trounced by Baldwin (Pittsburgh, PA), 4-2, in a league battle.

The Patriots now possess a 1-6 record. They play next when they travel to Armstrong for a battle on Thursday, December 4. Wheeling Park will confront a River Hawks squad coming off a 3-2 league win over Bishop McCort (Johnstown, PA). The River Hawks record now stands at 7-5.