The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the Sherman Huskies (Moro, OR) and the visiting Echo Cougars (Echo, OR), observed Sherman's basketball team knock off Echo by a score of 62-53.

The Huskies (17-4) will now prepare for their challenge against Ione/Arlington (Ione, OR). The Cardinals come into the 1A Big Sky challenge with a 6-12 record. In their last challenge, Ione/Arlington prevailed over Mitchell/Spray/Wheeler (Mitchell, OR), 59-41, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Cougars encounter the Nixyaawii Community Eagles (Pendleton, OR) in a 1A Old Oregon challenge, on Thursday, February 6. Echo will attempt to improve on its 16-8 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 20-2 record after their 75-21 league win over Griswold (Helix, OR).