North Dakota High School Basketball - Oakes nips South Border co-op [Wishek/Ashley]
January 31, 2022: Wishek, ND 58495 Oakes Tornadoes (Oakes, ND) backers were pleased Monday as they saw their basketball squad hold off the host South Border co-op [Wishek/Ashley] Mustangs (Wishek, ND), 45-39 in a non-league bout.
With the victory, Oakes upgrades its record to 5-7 on the campaign. The Tornadoes travel to LaMoure/Litchville-Marion (LaMoure, ND) to play the Loboes in a B Region 3 District 5 bout on Tuesday, February 1. The Loboes come into the bout with a record of 6-2. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion won 54-50 in their recent non-league battle against Enderlin (Enderlin, ND)
The Mustangs (5-8) will now prepare for their battle against Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Rogers, ND). The Bison come into the non-league battle with a 2-10 record. In their last battle, Barnes County North co-op [North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] was nudged by Edgeley/Kulm/Montpelier (Edgeley, ND), 53-51, in a league battle.