The Olympia Bears (Olympia, WA) basketball edged the host Bethel Bison (Spanaway, WA), 43-36 in Thursday's league bout.

The Bears now possess a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Yelm for a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 18. Olympia will play a Tornados team coming off a 57-25 non-league loss to Black Hills (Tumwater, WA). The Tornados record now stands at 1-5.

With the loss, Bethel falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Bison host Spanaway Lake (Spanaway, WA) to play the Sentinels in a 4A South Puget Sound - South bout on Wednesday, December 18. The Sentinels go into the bout with a record of 1-3. Spanaway Lake lost 52-32 in their recent league bout against Bonney Lake (Bonney Lake, WA)