Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Big Bay de Noc Black Bears (Cooks, MI) and the host Republic-Michigamme Hawks (Republic, MI), saw Big Bay de Noc's basketball squad knock off Republic-Michigamme by a tally of 66-51.

With the victory, Big Bay de Noc improves its record to 13-3 on the campaign. The Black Bears host Tournament Team (, ) to play the in a non-league challenge on Monday, February 26. The come into the challenge with a record of 4-21.

Next up, the Hawks play the Hancock Bulldogs (Hancock, MI) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, February 20. Republic-Michigamme will attempt to improve on its 3-16 season record. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a 4-16 record after their 80-31 non-league loss to Iron Mountain (Iron Mountain, MI).