The Ewen-Trout Creek Panthers routed the visiting Ontonagon Gladiators basketball team by a final score of 52-15 in Friday's league game.

In their next game, the Panthers face the Johnston Speedboys (Bessemer, MI) in a Freelance game, on Monday, December 18. Ewen-Trout Creek will attempt to move on its 2-1 season record. The Speedboys enter the game with a 3-1 record after their 43-41 non-league win over Chassell (Chassell, MI).

With the defeat, Ontonagon moves to 0-3 on the year. The Gladiators host Calumet (Calumet, MI) to face the Copper Kings in a non-league game on Tuesday, January 2. The Copper Kings enter the game with a record of 2-2.