The Ontonagon Gladiators basketball team (Ontonagon, MI), dropped 57-45 in Thursday's league battle with the visiting Johnston Speedboys (Bessemer, MI)

The Speedboys now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Calumet for a non-league battle on Monday, December 4. Johnston will battle a Copper Kings team coming off a 41-39 league win over Hancock (Hancock, MI). The Copper Kings record now stands at 1-0.

The Gladiators (0-1) will now prepare for their battle against Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen, MI). The Panthers come into the Copper Mountain - Porcupine battle with a 0-1 record. In their last battle, Ewen-Trout Creek dropped by Houghton (Houghton, MI), 62-48, in a non-league battle.