The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Crandon Cardinals (Crandon, WI) and the visiting Wabeno/Laona Rebels (Wabeno, WI), saw Crandon's basketball team beat Wabeno/Laona by a tally of 43-28.

The Cardinals now possess a 8-1 record. They play next when they travel to Coleman for a non-league bout on Friday, December 20. Crandon will play a Cougars team coming off a 33-31 league win over Suring (Suring, WI). The Cougars record now stands at 4-3.

With the loss, Wabeno/Laona falls to 4-4 on the campaign. The Rebels host Edgar (Edgar, WI) to play the Wildcats in a non-league bout on Friday, December 27. The Wildcats go into the bout with a record of 2-6.