The Baraga Vikings basketball team (Baraga, MI), was nudged 42-38 in Friday's non-league battle with the host Ontonagon Gladiators (Ontonagon, MI)

The Gladiators now possess a 1-1 record. They put it on the line next when they host Ewen-Trout Creek for a Copper Mountain - Porcupine battle on Monday, December 4. Ontonagon will confront a Panthers team coming off a 62-48 non-league loss to Houghton (Houghton, MI). The Panthers record now stands at 0-1.

The Vikings (1-1) will now prepare for their battle against Jeffers (Painesdale, MI). The Jets come into the non-league battle with a 2-0 record. In their last battle, Jeffers edged Dollar Bay (Dollar Bay, MI), 78-42, in a league battle.