The Athens Bluejays (Athens, WI) basketball crushed the visiting Newman Fighting Cardinals (Wausau, WI), 58-31 in Thursday's non-league bout.

The Bluejays now possess a 1-1 record. They play next when they travel to Antigo for a non-league bout on Monday, December 9. Athens will play a Red Robins team coming off a 69-40 league loss to Rhinelander (Rhinelander, WI). The Red Robins record now stands at 2-1.

With the loss, Newman falls to 0-4 on the campaign. The Fighting cardinals host Amherst (Amherst, WI) to play the Falcons in a non-league bout on Monday, December 9. The Falcons go into the bout with a record of 3-0. Amherst won 46-39 in their recent league bout against Manawa (Manawa, WI)