Minnesota High School Basketball - Lake of the Woods nips Kelliher/Northome
December 11, 2018: Northome, MN 56650 Fans at Tuesday's league challenge between the Lake of the Woods Bears (Baudette, MN) and the host Kelliher/Northome Mustangs (Northome, MN), saw Lake of the Woods's basketball squad hold off Kelliher/Northome by a tally of 56-49.
With the victory, Lake of the Woods improves its record to 5-2 on the campaign. The Bears travel to Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig (Cass Lake, MN) to play the Silver Eagles in a non-league challenge on Thursday, December 13. The Silver Eagles come into the challenge with a record of 0-1. Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig lost 67-19 in their recent league challenge against Fond du Lac Ojibwe Ogichida (Cloquet, MN)
Next up, the Mustangs play the Blackduck Drakes (Blackduck, MN) in a Northwoods challenge, on Friday, December 14. Kelliher/Northome will attempt to improve on its 0-5 season record. The Drakes come into the challenge with a 2-4 record after their 75-38 league loss to Red Lake (Red Lake, MN).