The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Ladysmith Lumberjacks (Ladysmith, WI) and the host Ashland Oredockers (Ashland, WI), observed Ladysmith's basketball team overwhelm Ashland by a score of 63-31.

The Lumberjacks (2-2) will now prepare for their challenge against Spooner (Spooner, WI). The Rails come into the Heart O'North challenge with a 1-2 record. In their last challenge, Spooner trounced Cumberland (Cumberland, WI), 40-33, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Oredockers encounter the Cameron Comets (Cameron, WI) in a Heart O'North challenge, on Thursday, December 12. Ashland will attempt to improve on its 0-4 season record. The Comets come into the challenge with a 2-1 record after their 73-23 league win over Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (Chetek, WI).