Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Baraga Vikings (Baraga, MI) and the visiting Republic-Michigamme Hawks (Republic, MI), saw Baraga's basketball squad wallop Republic-Michigamme by a count of 52-20.

With the victory, Baraga upgrades its record to 5-11 on the campaign. The Vikings host Ewen-Trout Creek (Ewen, MI) to play the Panthers in a non-league challenge on Wednesday, February 8. The Panthers come into the challenge with a record of 5-8. Ewen-Trout Creek lost 69-54 in their recent league challenge against Watersmeet (Watersmeet, MI)

Next up, the Hawks play the Jeffers Jets (Painesdale, MI) in a Copper Mountain - Copper County challenge, on Friday, February 10. Republic-Michigamme will attempt to upgrade on its 3-9 season record. The Jets come into the challenge with a 15-0 record after their 79-46 league win over Lake Linden-Hubbell (Lake Linden, MI).