In Saturday's league match, the visiting Stanley-Boyd Orioles basketball team scored a good 63-52 triumph over the Thorp Cardinals.

In their next game, the Orioles meet the Durand-Arkansaw Panthers (Durand, WI) in a non-league match, on Tuesday, January 2. Stanley-Boyd will attempt to move on its 5-6 season record. The Panthers enter the match with a 8-2 record after their 67-65 non-league win over Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN).

With the defeat, Thorp moves to 8-3 on the year. The Cardinals travel to Osseo-Fairchild (Osseo, WI) to meet the Thunder in a Cloverbelt - West match on Friday, January 5. The Thunder enter the match with a record of 6-3.