The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings (Vinton, IA) and the visiting Oelwein Huskies (Oelwein, IA), observed Vinton-Shellsburg's basketball team overcome Oelwein by a score of 62-43.

The Vikings (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against South Tama County (Tama, IA). The Trojans come into the WAMAC - West challenge with a 1-5 record. In their last challenge, South Tama County dropped by Williamsburg (Williamsburg, IA), 62-23, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Huskies battle the Wapsie Valley Warriors (Fairbank, IA) in a North Iowa Cedar - East challenge, on Friday, December 20. Oelwein will attempt to improve on its 0-6 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 1-4 record after their 48-38 league loss to Sumner-Fredericksburg (Sumner, IA).