The crowd at Tuesday's league challenge between the South Ridge Panthers (Culver, MN) and the host Cook County Vikings (Grand Marais, MN), observed South Ridge's basketball team edge Cook County by a score of 69-62.

The Panthers (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Cherry (Iron, MN). The Tigers come into the A Section 7 challenge with a 2-0 record. In their last challenge, Cherry edged Barnum (Barnum, MN), 91-58, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Vikings battle the Floodwood Polar Bears (Floodwood, MN) in a A Section 7 challenge, on Friday, December 6. Cook County will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Polar Bears come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 87-25 league loss to Cromwell (Cromwell, MN).