The crowd at Friday's non-league challenge between the Grantsburg Pirates (Grantsburg, WI) and the visiting Birchwood Bobcats (Birchwood, WI), observed Grantsburg's basketball team overwhelm Birchwood by a score of 75-47.

The Pirates (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Bayfield (Bayfield, WI). The Trollers come into the non-league challenge with a 2-1 record.

In their next game, the Bobcats encounter the Winter Warriors (Winter, WI) in a Lakeland - East challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Birchwood will attempt to improve on its 1-1 season record. The Warriors go into the bout with a 0-3 record after their 80-35 non-league loss to Webster (Webster, WI).