The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Oscoda Owls (Oscoda, MI) and the host Alcona Tigers (Lincoln, MI), observed Oscoda's basketball team overwhelm Alcona by a score of 65-17.

The Owls (15-1) will now prepare for their challenge against Rogers City (Rogers City, MI). The Hurons come into the North Star - Big Dipper challenge with a 11-6 record. In their last challenge, Rogers City trounced Heston Academy (St. Helen, MI), 58-16, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Tigers encounter the Tawas Area Braves (Tawas City, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 17. Alcona will attempt to improve on its 3-13 season record. The Braves come into the challenge with a 10-6 record after their 49-17 non-league win over Whittemore-Prescott (Whittemore, MI).