The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the Washburn Castle Guards (Washburn, WI) and the visiting Mellen Granite Diggers (Mellen, WI), observed Washburn's basketball team overwhelm Mellen by a score of 66-28.

The Castle Guards (15-7) will now prepare for their challenge against Hurley (Hurley, WI). The Northstars come into the Northern Lights challenge with a 9-12 record.

In their next game, the Granite Diggers battle the Winter Warriors (Winter, WI) in a non-league challenge, on Monday, February 17. Mellen will attempt to improve on its 11-9 season record. The Warriors come into the challenge with a 13-8 record after their 61-49 league win over Flambeau (Tony, WI).