The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Western Panthers (Parma, MI) and the visiting Harper Creek Beavers (Battle Creek, MI), observed Western's basketball team overwhelm Harper Creek by a score of 65-24.

The Panthers (4-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Belleville (Belleville, MI). The Tigers come into the non-league challenge with a 4-0 record. In their last challenge, Belleville trounced Churchill (Livonia, MI), 78-24, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Beavers encounter the Lakeview Spartans (Battle Creek, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, December 27. Harper Creek will attempt to improve on its 3-3 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 44-41 league win over Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI).