The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union Royals (Marcus, IA) and the host West Sioux Falcons (Hawarden, IA), observed Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union's basketball team knock off West Sioux by a score of 64-46.

The Royals (6-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Gehlen Catholic (Le Mars, IA). The Jays come into the War Eagle challenge with a 5-4 record. In their last challenge, Gehlen Catholic prevailed over George-Little Rock (George, IA), 66-24, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Falcons battle the Westwood Rebels (Sloan, IA) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 3. West Sioux will attempt to improve on its 1-5 season record. The Rebels come into the challenge with a 5-3 record after their 86-31 non-league win over Whiting (Whiting, IA).