Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Howe Lions (Howe, OK) and the host Vian Wolverines (Vian, OK), saw Howe's basketball squad hold off Vian by a count of 58-54.

With the victory, Howe upgrades its record to 8-15 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Broken Bow (Broken Bow, OK) to play the Savages in a non-league challenge on Friday, February 9. The Savages come into the challenge with a record of 10-9. Broken Bow won 46-40 in their recent non-league challenge against Valliant (Valliant, OK)

Next up, the Wolverines play the Keys Cougars (Park Hill, OK) in a Big Eight challenge, on Friday, February 9. Vian will attempt to upgrade on its 8-15 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 15-3 record after their 63-56 league win over Central (Sallisaw, OK).