The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sparta Spartans (Sparta, WI) and the visiting Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks (Galesville, WI), observed Sparta's basketball team knock off Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau by a score of 68-57.

The Spartans (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Adams-Friendship (Adams, WI). The Green Devils come into the non-league challenge with a 2-3 record.

In their next game, the Red Hawks battle the Elk Mound Mounders (Elk Mound, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record.