Fans at Saturday's league challenge between the Cove Leopards (Cove, OR) and the visiting Joseph Eagles (Joseph, OR), saw Cove's basketball squad hold off Joseph by a score of 47-40.

With the victory, Cove improves its record to 7-2 on the campaign. The Leopards host Wallowa (Wallowa, OR) to play the Cougars in a 1A Old Oregon challenge on Friday, January 23. The Cougars come into the challenge with a record of 8-4. Wallowa won 56-28 in their recent league challenge against Pine Eagle (Halfway, OR)

Next up, the Eagles play the Wallowa Cougars (Wallowa, OR) in a 1A Old Oregon challenge, on Saturday, January 24. Joseph will attempt to improve on its 3-4 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 9-4 record after their 46-45 league win over Cove (Cove, OR).