The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres (Sartell, MN) and the visiting Osseo Orioles (Osseo, MN), observed Sartell-St. Stephen's basketball team edge Osseo by a score of 60-55.

The Sabres (5-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Elk River (Elk River, MN). The Elks come into the AAAA Section 8 challenge with a 0-4 record. In their last challenge, Elk River was tipped by Rogers (Rogers, MN), 77-67, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Orioles encounter the Brainerd Warriors (Brainerd, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 28. Osseo will attempt to improve on its 3-5 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 4-3 record after their 86-61 non-league win over Fridley (Fridley, MN).