Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Floodwood Polar Bears (Floodwood, MN) and the host Kelley Mariners (Silver Bay, MN), saw Floodwood's basketball squad wallop Kelley by a count of 70-31.

With the victory, Floodwood upgrades its record to 12-5 on the campaign. The Polar Bears travel to Kelley (Silver Bay, MN) to play the Mariners in a A Section 7 challenge on Friday, February 2. The Mariners come into the challenge with a record of 0-16.

Next up, the Mariners play the Nashwauk-Keewatin Spartans (Nashwauk, MN) in a A Section 7 challenge, on Thursday, February 1. Kelley will attempt to upgrade on its 0-16 season record. The Spartans come into the challenge with a 2-16 record after their 82-41 non-league loss to Ely (Ely, MN).