Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted/Holy Trinity (Howard Lake, MN) and the visiting Watertown-Mayer Royals (Watertown, MN), saw Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted/Holy Trinity's basketball squad hold off Watertown-Mayer by a count of 68-63.

With the victory, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted/Holy Trinity upgrades its record to 15-4 on the campaign.

Next up, the Royals play the Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Lakers (Howard Lake, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, February 9. Watertown-Mayer will attempt to upgrade on its 10-12 season record. The Lakers come into the challenge with a 15-5 record after their 76-65 non-league win over Dassel-Cokato (Cokato, MN).