Warren-Alvarado-Oslo Ponies (Warren, MN) supporters left the game satisfied Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad notch a victory over the visiting Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds (Mahnomen, MN), 61-50 in a league match.

With the victory, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo advances its record to 5-0 on the year. The Ponies host Win-E-Mac (Erskine, MN) to face the Patriots in a A Section 8 match on Saturday, December 14. The Patriots enter the match with a record of 0-4. Win-E-Mac lost 79-32 in their recent league match against Fertile-Beltrami (Fertile, MN)

The Thunderbirds now own a 1-8 record. They put it on the line next when they host Badger/Greenbush-Middle River for a non-league match on Friday, December 13. Mahnomen/Waubun will face a Gators squad coming off a 49-38 league win over Northern Freeze co-op [Marshall County Central/Tri-County] (Newfolden, MN). The Gators record now stands at 2-2.