The crowd at Thursday's non-league bout between the Buckley Bears (Buckley, MI) and the visiting Manton Rangers (Manton, MI), observed Buckley's softball team prevail over Manton by a tally of 14-1.

The Bears (11-4) will now prepare for their bout against Bear Lake (Bear Lake, MI). The Lakers go into the non-league bout with a 0-14 record.

In their next game, the Rangers clash with the Traverse City Christian Sabres (Traverse City, MI) in a non-league bout, on Friday, May 23. Manton will attempt to advance on its 8-9 season record. The Sabres go into the bout with a 11-13 record after their 16-0 non-league win over Mason County Eastern (Custer, MI).