The Houghton Gremlins (Houghton, MI) basketball crushed the host Ontonagon Gladiators (Ontonagon, MI), 75-36 in Wednesday's non-league bout.

The Gremlins now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they host L'Anse for a Western Peninsula bout on Friday, December 20. Houghton will play a Purple Hornets team coming off a 61-42 non-league win over Watersmeet (Watersmeet, MI). The Purple Hornets record now stands at 5-1.

With the loss, Ontonagon falls to 1-5 on the campaign. The Gladiators travel to Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen, MI) to play the Panthers in a Copper Mountain - Porcupine bout on Thursday, December 19. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 1-3.