Fans at Friday's non-league challenge between the Marquette Redmen (Marquette, MI) and the visiting Alpena Wildcats (Alpena, MI), saw Marquette's basketball squad wallop Alpena by a tally of 77-47.

With the victory, Marquette improves its record to 1-0 on the campaign. The Redmen host Negaunee (Negaunee, MI) to confront the Miners in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, December 14. The Miners come into the challenge with a record of 1-0.

Next up, the Wildcats confront the Escanaba Eskymos (Escanaba, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 10. Alpena will attempt to improve on its 0-1 season record. The Eskymos come into the challenge with a 0-1 record after their 67-50 league loss to Kingsford (Kingsford, MI).