Columbia Bruins (White Salmon, WA) fans went home pleased Wednesday as they observed their basketball team knock off the visiting King's Way Christian Knights (Vancouver, WA), 44-33 in a league challenge.

The Bruins (4-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Kalama (Kalama, WA). The Chinooks come into the 1A Trico challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Kalama prevailed over Stevenson (Stevenson, WA), 61-28, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights encounter the Castle Rock Rockets (Castle Rock, WA) in a 1A Trico challenge, on Friday, December 20. King's Way Christian will attempt to improve on its 3-2 season record. The Rockets come into the challenge with a 3-3 record after their 48-38 league loss to La Center (La Center, WA).